A Spring Project

I have been happy to welcome this great spring weather we have been having lately.  I am happy to say goodbye to the cold winter and excited for all that spring brings... colorful flowers, outside projects, and the promise of summer on its way.  In the spirit of spring, I wanted a wreath to adorn our front door.  I have a Christmas wreath and a Fall wreath, but I have been searching for a Spring/Summer wreath.  I think a beautiful wreath can be such a welcoming statement.  It's a first impression to those walking through your door, and since we currently live in a duplex that looks just like all of the other duplexes down our street, I like the character it gives our front porch. 

I have had a difficult time finding one that I like, and if I do, it is way more than I would ever spend on a wreath.  So, I decided to make one.  I found a picture of one on a website for inspiration, but it costs $189.  Yeah right!

So for my project, I started with a grapevine wreath for $4.99 from Hobby Lobby.

 

Then, I picked out some greenery and a few different kinds of flowers.  It was fun to pick out exactly what I wanted on my wreath.  And to make things even better, all of the floral stems were 50% off.  Megan decided to come along and got all the fixings to make a wreath too!  I told her it would be a good reminder to miss us when they move to Dallas.  She and Rich will think of us when they walk into their house every day. :)

So when I got home I started cutting my greenery and floral stems.  I added sprigs all in the same direction so that it spiraled like the picture I had.  After I had it all arranged how I wanted it, I started hot-gluing it all in place.  Here's a close up of the greenery and flowers I used. 

Here's the final product on our door.  I am pretty happy with it.  And the best part of all... I only spent around $25 for my new spring wreath!