The Curious Case of a Grapevine Wreath

True Story:

I was at the gas station near my work this winter filling up my car when I notice a wreath made with of grapevine sitting on top of the trash container by the pump.  Poor wreath!  It was lovely and just calling out, "take me home with you!"  So, after pumping my gas and thinking about how interesting it was to literally take something from the garbage... at a gas station, it went in the backseat of my car!  This wreath was destined for bigger and better things.

My freebie wreath then met scraps of burlap ribbon I had left over from a wedding I helped with in the fall.  We made a "picture tree" where we tied the ribbon around a beautiful oak tree and clipped childhood pictures of the couple to the ribbon.

I recycled the ribbon and used white acrylic paint and a sponge dauber to add a some pizzaz to the ribbon.  That was tied around the wreath and used to make a bow.

To add final touches to the wreath, I added the flowers made in my previous post (check out my blog Fresh Flowers) to the side of the wreath.  A few additional touches were added as well!




















First, I used quarters of Old Olive card stock to trim out grass-like blades.  A few of these were bundled and glued together before gluing to the wreath.  Next, I used the same card stock to make leaves, which were cut in an oval shape and then folded lengthwise to add dimension.  Finally, I took slivers of the Natural Composition Designer Series Paper and wrapped around a pencil to create curly spirals!

Right now, I have these fun wreath hanging in my kitchen, making everything spring-like and lovely!