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For today's hop I decided to make a Christmas Wreath. I found many examples of this online and thought I would give it a try. It was very simple to make.
Here's some directions for you. First I started off with a 1 1/2" scallop punch. You can adjust this based on the size of the wreath. This was a small foam base only about 7". I also bought a thesaurus at the $1 store. You may use a whole book depending on the size of the wreath.
After I punched out some I inked them with distressing ink (Tim Holtz- Red Barn and Shabby Shutters). Only do a portion of these at a time. You will need a ton of them but the inking is tedious and I know with me I get bored doing the same thing over and over so I took breaks and switched what I was doing. You can also mist them if you like but I was going for more color and the ink seemed to work best for that.
Use a pencil to scrunch around the bottom and then hot glue each piece to the wreath base.
I hope you all enjoy the wreath. I'd love to know if you make one yourself!
I will be giving away a little Christmas RAK to one of you all.
All you have to do is leave a comment on this post!
Now, it's time for you to head over to the fabulous Jennifer
I totally LOVE this idea! I was wanting to make some sort of wreath for my new scrapbook room for the holidays. I am definitely going to give this a try. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI totally love your wreath Jackie!!! It gorgeous! Was it very time consuming to make or did it go pretty quickly?
ReplyDeleteThis looks easy enough that I might even give it a try. Great job!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous Jackie!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and I love that you shared the directions with us! This is a project that I would love to try. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteOH WOW!!!!!!! AMAZING!!! You are sooo talented!!! LOVE IT!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just one lovely creative project!!
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Gaby
gabycreates.com
I was waiting to see what great idea you had. This is fabulous, Jackie! I just love it.
ReplyDeleteWow - that is GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteWow how effective too. That is awesome and would certainly keep little hands busy too LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this. :D
oh this is awesome!!! how fun!
ReplyDeleteCute idea!!
ReplyDeleteJackie this is such a great project! Looks like it took you some time but the result was worth it!
ReplyDeletewow I love this.....this will be awesome for the kids to do...thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteLove your wreath Jackie, I can only imagine the total time it took to make it but well worth it! Great idea to pick up the 'paper book' at the $ store...will have to put that on my shopping list.
ReplyDeleteCathy S
This project is so adorable and festive, Jackie. I love it!! That scalloped punch comes in so handy! Thanks, again, for the holiday fun!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great way to use up some patterned paper that is maybe great colors but too busy for a layout...TFS
ReplyDeleteAdorable wreath. Thanks for the instructions. Now I have a reason to buy a scalloped punch (plus I have a 50% coupon for Michaels for today).
ReplyDeleteok awesome. I really need to get a glue gun. I have been thinking about it, and this just pushed me over the edge.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful wreath. It looks like my kids would like to help with this one. They can punch, ink and poke it with the pencil. Hhhmm? Would keep them busy for quite awhile. Great job!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just BEAUTIFUL! I love that you took something from the $1 store and turned it into this!
ReplyDeleteJackie...what a beautiful wreath. Was it time consuming? Looks easy peasy though.
ReplyDeleteTFS, I might try this with my daughter.
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Beautiful! love this project It is something I could make with the kids help. Or have them work on punching while I ink it up!!! TFS
ReplyDeletekacee
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This is lovely - what an easy project!
ReplyDeleteOh this is gorgeous. Thanks for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteBurffrau @ aol dot com
Totally awesome wreath! I will have to try one for sure!
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Jackie thanks for another creative and fun project!! It would be something the whole family - younger and elder could do!
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That is beautiful. Looks like it will take a long time.
ReplyDeleteWow, this turned out really beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is absolutely fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteVery Cute! I love it! I just might have to try this. I am so loving this hope, some great ideas. thanks you so much.
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful! I'm wondering how long it took you to make. Really lovely.
ReplyDeleteLove your wreath! It looks great! Need to try this one!
ReplyDeleteI love your wreath! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! It reminds me of an hydrangea wreath.
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Very cute! I like the two colors for the inking.
ReplyDeletewreaths are probably my fav decoration. I have made others with paper but never seen this one before. It is super. I have a half eaten book thanks to the dog I was saving for something, think I found it!
ReplyDeleteJackie, The wreath is so pretty! I will be making one of these this weekend. i just love it!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! Love how you inked it red & green
ReplyDeletethat looks wonderful...what patience you have!!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely and I love how the print shows through Jackie.
ReplyDeleteOh, Jackie! The wreath is just fabulous! I can't wait to make one of these. I love how you used book print.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous wreath!
ReplyDeleteWhat a splendid idea! It looks absolutely amazing.
ReplyDeletei will definitely be making this! i love it and i already have everything i need. thankyou, thankyou
ReplyDeletesuch a pretty wreath - the time you took was well worth it :D
ReplyDeleteGreat wreath. Looks easy but takes time.
ReplyDeleteHi Jackie~
ReplyDeleteThis is very pretty! You did a wonderful job.
I love recycled crafts! I am a new stalker and cant wait to see more amazing projects.
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Bonnie C
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What a colorful and creative holiday project - just lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project! That does look easy enough for me to attempt! critterbugg365@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteLove it, thanks for sharing this idea!
ReplyDeleteVery cute and great idea. This would make great gift and just ink in their decorating colors. Love it. Thanks for sharing,
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I remember making these as a kid but using tissue paper. Love your wreath! TFS!
ReplyDeleteLOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to do this but I am afraid of the time it takes...I am running short on time these days.
TFS!!!
Alina @ http://neverstopscrapping.blogspot.com
Cute wreath, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteJackie, that came out beautiful. I just love those colors together.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous wreath, love that you shared the how to as well, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteOh My heck this is fantastic!!!
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe all that hard work!!!
I am featuring this on the Paper Issues blog tomorrow!!!
Thanks so much for sharing!!
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What a cute & creative wreath! Great idea for any season!
ReplyDeleteLOVE this project! Thanks so much for sharing the tutorial! I've got to give this a try!
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Rene'
This is incredible! Very beautiful.
ReplyDeletewow this is so neat great job on this!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Sooooooooooo cool! Thanks for sharing how you did this!! I may have to try it! :0)
ReplyDeleteOHHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVE this....It is just awesome...Thank you for the How TO!!!
ReplyDeleteHow neat! Thanks for the great idea.
ReplyDeleteI love this Jackie! I saw Ana's in the SC gallery and it said that she got the idea from you. I just had to come searching hoping for a tutorial, and you didn't disappoint! WOO! Thanks for the inspiration! :)
ReplyDeletethis is a great project! I would love to try this with my kids :D
ReplyDeleteso completely cool! i love it!
ReplyDeleteLove the look of this, but also thinking of the time it must have took! Thinking of chickening out and making a small version! :D
ReplyDeleteThis wreath tutorial is great! Thanks so much for sharing this idea.
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jeanne
love it, so cool - thanks for sharing! are the pages of the book tissue consistency, and did u count how many!?!?!?!?
ReplyDeleteI remember using a technique like this with tissue paper when i was in grade school! Very, very cool!
ReplyDeleteI just saw your tutorial over on Simply Scraping.com - loved this idea of the wreath using books and inks. I did a similar wreath years ago with tissue for a baby shower and it was so darn cute. I had forgot about that though so this reminded me again that we can do so many things and make them beautiful without costing alot of money! Thanks for taking the time to put this tutorial together. I have you bookmarked for future reference!
ReplyDeleteAngie
lovely!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is seriously cool! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing this tutorial :)
ReplyDeleteI love this and thank you for sharing! I am always looking for new ideas to make wreaths/flowers using paper. I am going to try this and also use the paper circles in some other projects.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting, glad you liked it :)
DeleteThank you for sharing this! I am always looking for new paper craft ideas and these circles are perfect for some other projects I want to do.
ReplyDeleteI am loving this wreath.I love anything handmade using book paper!Thanks for sharing.
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