Tuesday, September 13

Trading posts - Fall wreaths

After a long break over the summer, Amie (Kitty Cats and Airplanes) finally met again for a long overdue crafty afternoon. On the menu: Fall wreaths. Amie had bought a great wreath at one of our Goodwill expeditions but somehow it stayed at her place so the first thing we did was to run to Home Depot to grab a couple of pieces of pipe insulation to make a low-cost support. Not perfect but it does the job.

Amie helped me to turn out fabric tube after fabric tube so that I could get started on my project.


 Sewing a length of yarn inside each long tube  made the job way easier

Amie loved learning a new trick ... and making silly faces for the camera.

 Then she went to work on her wreath ... twisting gazillion yards of yarn.

 That's a LOT of yarn

 and this is what I did with my fabric tubes. Yes it's braided around the wreath support. Since I'm stashbusting, I couldn't buy ribbon but the fabric tubes worked out great.


And for the final touch, a few felt rosettes

 We had a great time as usual and finished the day sharing a pizza and ice cream with the hubbies and Bug of course.

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24 comments:

  1. ooh great idea with the piping! I can never find big enough wreath supports!! And I LOVE your braided fabric wreath, it is so beautiful! Is there a tutorial in the making?.... x

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  2. Very nice and love the colors! thanks for sharing! :) POP ART MINIS

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  3. This wreath is gorgeous! I'm collecting ideas and hope to finally make my own wreath this fall - hopefully in time for Halloween. Thanks for sharing your tutorial :-)

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  4. Wow this is awesome! I'm definitely adding this to my Must Make list. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. What a great project, and so much fun to work with someone. The wreaths are awesome.
    Hugs,
    Ellen

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  6. This looks great! I love Amie's blog! I'm a new follower. I hope you'll stop by!

    http://theloops13.blogspot.com/

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  7. OMG- how beautiful..Love it..Hello there.. I'm following ya /linking per beyond the picket fence hop..Lovely blog you have here.Can't wait to read more.. Hope you can stop by & visit me sometime / follow back.. TY So much.. Have a great week.Marilyn from http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com

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  8. Cute wreaths--really unique! Thanks for linking up to Share the Love Wednesday!
    Mary

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  9. Both wreaths turned out great! How cool is it that you have a crafting friend! I'm on my own around here. A wreath is definitely on my fall agenda!

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  10. Wow! You girls know how to work it! Both wreaths are beautiful!!! I wish one of them were on my front door :) Thanks for sharing this...I needed some wreath inspiration. I can't leave my summer one up much longer :(

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  11. The braiding looks gorgeous! And I love how the colors pop!

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  12. Oh I love the richness of the color and the texture and it's stunning on your door! Thanks for sharing at this week's BFF Open House!

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  13. Beautiful wreath, Carolyn! I absolutely love the colors you used!

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  14. I like the colors in your fall wreath. Good choices! :)

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  15. Wow! That's absolutely gorgeous, well done x

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  16. Pipe insulation? Brilliant! What a fun day of crafting with a friend and such lovely results!

    Thank you for sharing your great ideas and creativity at Rook No. 17!

    Jenn

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  17. That is such a beautiful wreath! I love the colours! and your thrifty use of pipe insulation!!


    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit! Remember the voting is now open – if you want to head over and vote for your project! The most voted link will get a full post feature/promotion next week!
    Hope you have a great week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    Round Tuit 67 voting

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  18. What a cute wreath! And I love the door knocker. So fun.

    xoxo

    Allison @ House of Hepworths

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  19. Super cute! I love the color choices and the effect of the braiding! I would love for you to link up to my door decor challenge at One Artsy Mama!

    http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/09/falling-for-crafts-challenge-3-door.html

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  20. what a great project! we are featuring it on the blog today, have a lovely weekend!


    Hugs,
    Lelanie

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  21. This is so CUTE! I love it. I would like to introduce myself, I am Trina the owner of www.latter-daycrafters.com I am looking for suppliers :) Take a look and let me know what you think! latterdaycrafters@gmail.com Sincerely, Trina

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  22. The votation for he final round starts today!
    http://www.to-sew-with-love.com/2011/10/crafty-saturday-on-sunday-party-no-44.html

    ^^) TSWL Ladies

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  23. What a sweet project! Please consider sharing with my readers at http://sassafrassalvation.blogspot.com/2011/12/sasss-sunday-salvation-show-4.html

    Christmas blessings!

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