Easter Tie On Wreaths

In the past I have made fabric holiday wreaths using scrap fabrics and fat quarters. The wreath below I made for BOO Day and it is called a Pillow Wreath:

Rummaging through my sewing room I came across Easter fabric that I did not have a lot of but enough for a couple of wreaths. I bought some fat quarters and a yard and a half of a print at Hobby Lobby and I made two fabric wreaths for Easter. This first one I took the photo with the bow laying on it and it is not attached yet and I had not finished decorating it but the photo shows how the fabric strips are tied onto the green wire wreath form from Mikes:

Easy wreath to put together once all the fabric strips are cut to size. This wreath is also quite flat so if you have a front door with a storm door and not much space between them this flatter style would work. I used the Bowdabra for my bow -- which needs to be fluffed up once the wreath was done.

This next fabric wreath uses many of the same fabric strips as the one wreath above but these strips are tied in a knot onto a green wire wreath form from Mikes. I also tied on sparkly tulle after every row of fabric strips were tied on and that gives the wreath some sparkle and glitter:

Again I used the Bowdabra for my checkered bow and that ribbon is from Mikes. This wreath is very full and it took longer to make since you are tying each strip onto the wreath form. Once all the strips were on I made the bow. I attached that using the Bowdabra wire. Using a glue gun I added various glittered styrofoam eggs from Mikes here and there. The "Happy Easter" egg shaped sign is from Hobby Lobby and that was on sale. Between the fullness of the wreath and the bow this wreath is very "thick" and much fuller than the first tied wreath. Of course this is my favorite but I do like the flat look of the other wreath as well.  Soon enough it will be Easter so glad I finished both wreaths before the holiday.

Here is a photo to show the strips on each wreath:

and this photo shows the sparkly tulle and the fabric strips on the fuller wreath:

For the strips you can tear your fabric or use pinking sheers but I just cut my strips using a rotary tool and ruler. It is a personal preference of how you want your strips to look.  YouTube has lots of videos showing these fabric wreaths and many people call them "rag wreaths" as well. TFL

Mini Bowdabra Tool

Ordered the Mini Bowdabra Hair Bow Making Kit from Amazon for upcoming holiday projects. I do not own the original larger Bowdabra so I was happy to be able to buy a smaller version for smaller projects. The kit comes with the smaller Bowdabra plus the gold twine/wire as well as the measuring plate so you can be sure your loops/sides of your projects are even. Here is a photo of the new addition to the craft room:

This measuring plate slides over the top of the Bowdabra and one side is measurements in inches with the other side in centimeters.  You can use the Bowdabra with or without the measuring plate. First project I wanted to try is for my BOO Day treat bags. I wanted to use tulle in layers and I added pipe cleaners and a silver toned button for the centers of the two embellishments:

The orange and black one on the left has four tulle layers which you can see from the side of it:

For the back of these I used black painted clothespins from Mikes that will be used to attach these to the BOO bags:

Another shopping find -- recent trip to the Dollar Tree I found the foil poster board sheets that are sold in a package:

These sheets will come in handy for upcoming holidays with the colours in the package:

Not all the Dollar Trees in my area carry the same items so when I saw these packs at the store I bought a few so I will have plenty for holiday projects and such. Also while I was out I stopped at a Hobby Lobby store and certainly that was worth the trip .... because:

These are sealed paper pads from Prima that were in the Clearance Section -- regularly $11.99 per pad and I paid $2.99 per pad. Happy me I made the stop at Hobby Lobby for sure! 

Certainly have been busy in the craft room and I will post more items and photos of other items when I can get the photos done. TFL