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Have you noticed all the beautiful moss wreaths out in blogland lately? I love the fresh, Springy look of the green moss, so I decided to make my own version.
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Here's what I used:
- Styrofoam wreath form
- 2 1/2 packages of sheet moss
- branch with bird's nest
- plastic eggs
- craft paint
- silk flowers
- glue gun
- ribbon to hang
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I couldn't find any eggs that I liked, so I bought some and painted them blue and then added speckles with brown paint. (My speckling technique wasn't so great - I got more on the paint bottle than on the eggs!)
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The eggs looked like this:
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And after painting, looked like this:
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Much, much better. . .The pastel, sparkle eggs weren't really doing it for me.
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Next, I started covering the wreath form with the moss. I put the glue on the moss and then wrapped it around the wreath.
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The branch I used looked a little bare, so I added a few silk flowers. I pulled the flowers off the original stem and used the glue gun to attach them to my branch.
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I wasn't sure about the flowers at first, but I definitely like how they look now.
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I glued the eggs to the nest and then attached the branch to the wreath. I used wire and pushed it through the wreath and twisted it together on the back to attach.
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I hung the wreath with ribbon on cabinets in a nook in my kitchen.
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25 comments:
I wish I had a smidge of your talent! :)
How adorable! That is perfect for the Spring! I love it!
I LOVE it! I especially love the flowered branches and nest with eggs! It looks great hanging from those cabinet doors!
Very springy indeed. I love how the moss looks and have been very into blue eggs in nests this year myself- so this struck me right away.
What a great wreath! The eggs turned out super cute.
That is so cute! Great job!!
Love your moss wreath with the nest and eggs attached! I'm still getting over a blister from my last project with moss, but I would love to do one of these.
I really like how you made the eggs, I think I have both those colors in craft paint - and those eggs would be cute year round. Thanks for the idea!
I love the elegant simplicity of your wreath. Totally my style. The eggs are perfect and the touch of yellow....gorgeous. Beautiful!
Holly
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I am with Holly, I just love the elegant simplicity of this! Perfect touches. Thanks for linking up to Be Inspired today - your blog is lovely, I will be back!
Chelsea
absolutely adorable! way cute! I hopped over from Sew Much Ado and am so happy that I did! Please accept my invitation to drop in at my place one day this week when you get a moment. until later
Beautiful! I love the touch of yellow with the blue eggs :)
Wendy
That is so exquisite. You really are such a talented person and your photographs are beautiful. I just love visiting this blog!
Blessings and best wishes for a very Happy Easter,
Natasha.
Just love Alissa. I love the step by step photos.
It's a beautiful wreath. I love the colours. Have a wonderful Easter weekend Alissa. We are off to get some ingredients for our Good Friday Hot Cross Buns. Anything with icing is a favourite food for me : )
Dana
Beautifully simple. I love the look of the moss too!
Thanks for linking up to Make it Yours Day at My Backyard Eden!
Really cute!
Simple and sweet.
Delightfully darling!
I can do that!
this is gorgeous!
I love your wreath! So fresh and pretty. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Yours is awesome!
Beautiful! love the colors and the moss!
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What a fun spring wreath. I love it! Thanks for sharing at 'Look at me, I'm SO Crafty!' at Fun to Craft!!
What a cute project! I'll definitely have to try this in the future.
Thanks for sharing! :)
YAY! I just found you! And I'm so happy I did!! I love it!! <3
Love it! That's my style for spring! :) Looks like, I'm going out moss shopping. :)
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