I know. You think it’s too early to start thinking about fall. I’m pretty sure you think I’m crazy. I’m so over the heat and the kidlets are back in school, and it’s almost football time. (Yay!) The start of school signifies fall everywhere except in Arizona. I’m so ready.
Yup, there it is in all it’s autumn glory. I love wreaths, as evidenced here and here. It was easy. AND…it has a little glitter on it. Of course it does. Must. Have. Sparkle.
Pier 1 Faux Mixed Leaves Wreath
It’s based off of this one that I saw at Pier 1 last year. I love it, but I can’t bring myself to buy a wreath when I know I can make one for 1/4 of the cost. Plus, I like to be able to customize my colors. Less green, more red. I really love making wreaths. I find it soothing and ridiculously simple.
Get all your supplies together. I bought a ton of different leaf bunches at Michaels and Joanns. Michael and Joann are really good friends of mine. Anyhoo…basically, I wanted a decent variety and I wanted the wreath to be full.
Make a glitter soup. That’s what I call this slurry of Decou-page, glitter and a couple of drops of water. I wanted a variety of texture with the glitter, so I used some basic gold glitter, then I added some elements from the Stampendous Encrusted Jewel Kit. The kit contains glitter, embossing powder, mica, and glass glitter. I LOVE glass glitter! Add a couple pinches to each to your glitter soup. But be sure to break up the mica between your fingers before you add it, otherwise it’ll look weird.
Paint the veins of your leaves with the glitter soup. If the soup is too thick, add water. I think I have glitter in my veins too.
When it dries, it looks like the picture above. Pretty huh? So now it’s time to at the leaves to your wreath. I didn’t take pictures of this part because it was too easy. Honestly, I didn’t want to insult your intelligence by explaining something so simple {I totally forgot to take pictures.} Fire up your glue gun and break up your leaf bunches with scissors, leaving the stems a little long. Weave the stems in to the grapevine wreath, and hot glue the leaf into place. You don’t have to glue every leaf in, but you want to make sure they stay in place and the leaves face outward. Work your way around the wreath. Ok, good, all done. So pretty!
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Lovely! Looking at colours of fall, always make me happy 🙂
xx
Mila
I love the sparkly touch! So cute and fun! Thank you so much for linking at On Display Thursday. Pinning this!
Love this festive fall wreath. We’re with you on fall though. It is never to early to start thinking about one of the best times of the year! Thanks for sharing with us at Your Designs This Time!
Erin & Emily
Love how this wreath turned out and now I’m in the mood for fall. Thank you for sharing this at the Caffeinated Crafters Link Party. Have a great week!
Super pretty! Love the way you did this!!
Hi Jessa!
We featured your wreath on the Caffeinated Crafters Link Party this week. Come and grab a button and thank you for linking up again. 🙂
Your wreath looks lovely. Thanks for the tips about adding a little sparkle to it. Glad to have you joining us for Snickerdoodle Sunday. Pinning.
This is so pretty! I can’t believe how easy it is!
Beautiful! And I am so ready for Autumn! Would love to have you share this on the Pleasures of the NW’s DIY party!
http://www.pleasuresofthenw.com/do-it-yourself-linky-party-17/
This is a great little project and I love the glitter detail!
Kate | The Organized Dream
What a pretty wreath! I can’t wait for summer to be over, it’s too hot. Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party!
Fun! I love glitter and I can’t wait to break out all my fall decorations 🙂
Very fun and festive. The sparkle makes it!
Very pretty! Love the addition of the sparkle. Visiting from Link Party Palooza.
That is really pretty. I love fall wreaths, and I always start thinking about fall at back to school time! Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty!
Lovely! Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight Party! Pinned & shared.
This is a neat idea! Something that is very simple but has a great effect for decorating.
Adorable. Thanks so much for sharing at the To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and More Link Party! Pinned this! Hope to see you link up again this Wednesday!
I love how you added the sparkle! Thanks for sharing it with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Hi Jessa,
Just wanted to stop by and let you know that this post was featured in the Create, Bake, Grow & Gather link party Fall Feature magazine at https://issuu.com/shabbyartboutique/docs/create__bake__grow___gather_party_f
I thank you for your contributions to the party.
Hugs, Kerryanne
This wreath is so pretty! It reminds me of all the fall leaves. I’ll be featuring it tonight at Merry Monday.