Crafting A Paper Wreath

Hello Friends~ ~

I have been folding paper and glueing and glittering and just having fun. Do you want to help?
Below is the wreath about half way finished. You use an old book and tear the pages out, ouch! Hope that didn't hurt anyone. I used one I had around the house purchased many years ago at a second hand book store. I wanted a book with old yellow pages.


A word of caution here, when you dirty the edges of the book before you begin make it really dirty so that it shows up on each page if you want a grungy look. I used my old coffee filter from breakfast and rubbed the edges of the book with the damp filter with the coffee wrapped inside. I also used some cinnamon like Eileen did over at Stars Fault. I wish I had made my edges darker but all in all it looks pretty good.

Here you can see that I used black & gold glitter on the edges of the paper.
What do you think? It seems like lots of gals are making these wreaths. You might want to give it a try. Lindsay did a tutorial on making the wreath and you can access her blog from a link on Eileen's blog. Be sure to look at both blogs before you begin. Each gal made hers a little different and you can decide how you will do yours.

Here is the wreath hanging on a door into the kitchen from the office.

I also want to share another craft I did last summer. Can you spot it hanging on my shelf?

It's the little can with a hanger. I'll give you the how tos later.

My Beloved made this shelf for me last summer and I'm finally getting the finishing touches on it. I looked and looked for the perfect hooks for the shelf and just couldn't find the right thing till I spotted these at a local shop.

Have you ever seen such sweet hooks? See the little bird pirched on each one?

I love them. They were dark iron so I had to paint them white. Now I need to put

a little white paint on each nail head to finish them off.

I bought the vintage lace at a flea market last summer and it fits just right.

The shelf hangs above the desk in my office to create a sweet little space to do my work.

A close up of the little birdies.

This rooster is one of a set of bookends holding my Essential oil books on the shelf.

Love roosters. .and chickens.

Beside the books is a basket filled with yarn. I'm waiting for it to speak to me and tell me what it wants to be!

This little bottle of flowers is just waiting for spring and so am I.

This is a close up of the can. I thought it had a cute vintage label and I wanted to keep it around. I carefully cut off the lid leaving 2 small round tabs on each side of the can. I used a tin snipper to trim the tabs and round the edges. Then with a leather punch I poked a whole in the center of the tab. Run a pretty piece of ribbon through the tabs to make a handle and fill with flowers.

Have fun with these and be sure to let me know when I can come for a visit and see your results.

Happy Crafting

~ ~Ahrisha~ ~