Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Apparently even I can be crafty. ....Who knew?;)


I love wreaths!    Absolutely LOVE them.   When I sit on the sofa in my front room I can point out at least 3 different styled wreaths and that number increases dramatically at Christmas time;)    

What I don't love though - is crafts.   Of any sort.
I just don't think I have much patience for crafts, and combine that with the fact that I don't have the eye and/or ability to actually make something look cute - I'm pretty much hopeless in that department.   
So imagine my surprise when I found myself working on, and actually completing this home made paper wreath!   PAPER I say!!!

It involved cutting out every single petal and the gluing them in place to create 24 roses.    Then placing  those around a wreath frame.    Of course, I probably wouldn't have done this if I hadn't of had Downton Abbey to watch as well as an endless supply of M*A*S*H episodes to watch while working on it;)      But whatever gets the job done- that's what I say!

Now, every time I look at it, I stop to admire the vintage print on the paper, and also to give myself a proverbial pat on the back.   

It's not often that I see a craft through to the end!

6 comments:

Lorin said...

Um, Tanis, if you cut out every one of those paper petals yourself I think we can all safely say that you do indeed have the patience for crafts. Nicely done! Looks great by the way!

shauna said...

Looks great Tanis! Wanna make one for me... :P

Tanis, said...

Awe....thanks guys!!!

Not gonna lie- it totally made my fingers cramp up;) (But I'd make one again for you Shauna;)

Joanna said...

Wow Tanis! That wreath is beautiful.

Jordan and Luci said...

Awesome! I want one! And I loved all the signs. Hahha, that made me laugh.

PS Jax is back to annoyingly asking how many sleeps until we see Sam. One night as I was putting him to bed he said, "Mom, did you know Sam wins ALL the Wii games he plays?" Sam has a fan.

Dick Family said...

WOW, that's beautiful! TONS of work, but so worth it!!!