Front Door Eye Candy

I have needed a new wreath for my front door for a while now, I was still sporting my spring one. 

I have seen several of these cute burlap bubble wreaths popping up all over blog land recently and thought maybe they would be perfect for these last few weeks of summer and right into fall.

I followed directions I found here 

Except that I am even cheaper a better shopper then Allison and I bought my burlap at Walmart for $3.00 bucks a yard. 

Supplies:

1 yard of burlap $2.97 at Walmart

Pins $2.97 

Wreath $2.39 on sale

Craft paint $.33 on sale

Wooden Cross $1.00

Flowers $4.19 on sale

Cat Tails $4.19 on sale

Total $18.00 bucks!

I cut a ton of squares that were about 4x4 .. I did not measure.  I used all 72 squares that I cut.

Pinch 2 ends together

Then bring in the other two ends

Then pin it to the wreath.  You want to make sure you buy pins with a large head or the burlap just slips out!

I bought tiny pins .. I ended up twisting the pin in the burlap to help them stay!

It took about 2 hours to pin them all on. 

Then I took the cat tails and pinned 3 sets with grass on.  After I liked the placement I just smothered the stems in hot glue.

I ran my finger nails down a new pieces of grass to make them curly.

Then I tore apart the stem of flowers and just glued some here and there and added some of the leaves.

After it was finished I simply glued in this pretty wooden cross I found for just a buck!  Its painted robins egg  blue.  I loved the sweet pop of color .. AND .. I am thinking of painting my front door blue!  I live in a ... take a guess .. BRICK house and think a pretty blue/teal/aqua ish door would be awesome!

Then I simply hung it on a nail already on my door!  I love that there are strings and seams in the burlap showing too .. sort of rustic .. looks used and not brand new. 

I LOVE IT!

My girlfriend and I did our wreaths together .. I wanted to share hers too!

Whats hanging on your front door??

These are the parties I link to each week!  Check them out. 

Monday: Alderberry Hill,, The Gunny Sack, The Dedicated House, Adventures of a DIY Mom, Home Stories A to Z, Making the World Cuter, Mad in Crafts, C.R.A.F.T., Keeping it Simple, Craft-O-Maniac, Lines Across, Polish The Stars, I Should Be Mopping The Floors, Rain On A Tin Roof
Tuesday:A Diamond in the Stuff, Elizabeth & Co, Romance on a Dime, The NY Melrose Familyt, The DIY Dreamer, Coastal Charm,, Not JUST a Housewife, Chef in Training, Sugarbee Crafts, Bowl Full of Lemons, Me and my Boys, Kammy's Korner, Lil' Luna, Madcap Frenzy, A Stroll Thru Life, Yellow Bliss Road
Wednesday: Polkadots on Parade, Southern Lovely, We Like To Learn As We Go, Sew Much Ado, Craft A La Mode, No Minimalist Here, From My Front Porch to Yours
Thursday: Adorned From Above, Live Laugh Rowe, A Glimpse Inside, Seven Alive, 52 Mantles, Bloom Designs, House of Hepworths, Stone Gable, Shabby Creek Cottage, The Girl creative , Craft Scrappy Happy
Friday: Shaken Togerher, Simply Designing, 504 Main, Redoux Interiors, Craftionary, Simply Sweet Home, The Grant Life, Just Us Four, Thrifty Handmade Days, My Romantic Home, Dakota Creek Chic, The Jenny Evolution
Saturday: Too Much Time On My Hands, Tutus and Tea Parties, Classy Clutter, Its Overflowing. Debbiedoos
Sunday: Nifty Thrifty Things, Flamingo Toes,  Its So Very Cheri