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Framed Fall Wreath

A couple years ago I made a wreath with a Fall theme to it.  I loved it.  But, when we moved it got broken.  I still have the pieces awaiting repair in storage.  Since we only had a year in this house before we move again, I haven’t done a whole lot of decorating, especially seasonal decorating.  It just seems like a lot of work for something that won’t last long.  But, I always get the itch to bring some of the holidays into our home.  And I’m trying to de-stash some of my craft stuff…

I had other project that turned out in what can only be described as a hot mess.  The half-finished disaster sat around my mom’s house, and then our house, for months.  Yes, months.  I took some of those supplies and “un-messed” them into this little beauty:
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L.O.V.E.
Here’s the How:
Supplies:
– One large frame (mine’s an 11×14” frame)
– Silk leaves in Fall colors (mine are from Dollar Tree)
– Silk flowers (also from Dollar Tree and intended for a different project)
– 11”x14” of burlap (I had this on-hand from a free Swagbucks purchase on Amazon)
– Wire cutters
– Hot glue gun and glue sticks
1)  Disassemble your frame and remove the glass.  You won’t need the glass for this project.  Cover the inserts from the frame in burlap and use a little hot glue to secure it.  Reassemble the frame without the glass and with your inserts facing burlap side out.
2)  Use the wire cutters and snip as close as you can to your flower heads.  Set aside.  For the leaves, I pulled the little toppers off each branch and pulled the leaves off.  Then, I used scissors and snipped the little circular part that attached the two leaves. 
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3)  Do a rough layout of your flowers and leaves to get an idea of where you want to glue everything.  Once you kind of know what you think you want (hehehe), start gluing everything down.  Make adjustments as needed.
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That’s it.  Hang it up and enjoy the subtle hit of Autumn, despite the 92 degree temperature outside.  At least, that’s what’s outside my door… here’s hoping for cooler days soon…
Krista

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