Fall Wreath

I'm super excited about this post because I am in love with the outcome.  I have been seeing a lot of wreaths on blogs that I follow in addition to Pinterest.  Here are a few I stumbled across when I searched for "fall yarn wreath" images.

high-heelfootinthedoor.blogspot.com

www.indiespotting.com

www.joyous101.blogspot.com

I've had the wreath project in the back of my mind as one of those things to do...eventually.  Well, when I was doing a quick walk-through at Goodwill a few days ago I came across this wreath for $2.99 and it got me going.

To cover the wreath I wanted yarn with some texture instead of using the real thin yarn.  I headed to Joann's and WOW do they have an extensive supply of yarn.  After walking up and down the aisles (I think there were 2 and a half aisles of yarn on both sides) I decided on this one.  I purchased 2 bundles, but only ended up needing one.  I returned the unused one, and with a 40% off coupon, the yarn was $4.00.

I left the plastic covering on the wreath because it made it easier to wrap.  I would wrap a bit, then scoot the yarn together, wrap a bit, and scoot...until it was completely covered.

So onto the craftier part of this project, the felt flowers.  I did not take pictures along the way as a tutorial.  I will say that I started with the tracers below.  I ended up cutting 6 of each pattern to make the petals.  Then, using embroidery thread, I stitched the bottom of each petal in an "up, down, up down" manner until I had done that to the 6 pieces.  Next, I pulled on the string to gather the petals and tied a knot.  After that I moved the petals around, got them where I wanted them, and glued them onto the wreath.

But here's the deal, after a while I quit using the tracers and just free-handed some on a whim.  I created flowers as I went and here is the final outcome.