Ornament Wreath!!

I love decorating for Christmas!!! When I saw the tutorial for this ornament wreath on Eddie Ross' blog I knew I had to give it a try!

You'll need:

- a wire hanger (the flimsiest one you can find!)

- hot glue (no good craft is made without it!)

- shatter-free Christmas ornaments in the colors of your choice

(That giant container was only $10 at my favorite store! Love me some Hobby Lobby!!!)

- a big 'ol fatty piece of ribbon to hang it on your door

First, bend the hanger into a nice wreath shape, aka a circle.

Hotglue on the tops onto the ornaments- this is a very important step.... forgive me for not photographing it.

Next, slide the ornaments onto the hanger. To hide the wire, use different sizes of ornaments to fill in the gaps.

Hook the 2 ends of the hanger back together using some pliers-- you might be able to do this step without pliers, but my hanger was rediculously hard to bend.

Step back and admire your work!

Total cost of this project- $14!!!

Get crafting!

An Idea Board- All Fancied Up

Every time I look in a home decor magazine and I see something I love the thought runs through my head-- "I could make that!" It happens so often that I needed a place to put the ideas.... hence, the idea board.

This is a super-easy, super-inexpensive little project... not to mention it looks really cute, too!

I started out by buying a $6 cork board at Target. Love that place.


I lightly sanded the gloss of the edges and painted them.


Dug through my stash a scrap fabric and found a piece that was big enough. I added some scrap iron-on fleece to the back to give the board a softer feel, but that part is completely optional. Using my staple gun I attached the fabric the perimeter of the board.

Then, I cut off the excess.


Hot-glued some ribbon around the edges to cover up the staples....


I tied some more of the same ribbon to the back for a cute way to hang it on the wall.

TA-DA!! Love it! (Ignore the messy crafting area!!)

Total cost of this project- $8.