Changeable Wreath

This is one of those projects that turned out nearly exactly how I was hoping it would - yay!  It's also one of those projects that I think came from a brainstorm - and hopefully not a brain fart - as in, I'm hoping I didn't see it on a blog months ago and recreated it, thinking it was my own unique idea!!  I did go through my bookmarks, and I didn't see it in there, so hopefully we're safe. 

I love wreaths, I love burlap, I love fun fabrics, I love decorating.  I don't love storing tons of holiday and seasonal decorations or spending the extra money to buy new decorations for each season.  So I came up with this idea:  a changeable wreath.  I don't really like the name, but I googled synonyms for changeable, and the ones that came up - convertible, malleable, modifiable, adaptable - didn't really fit either.  So for now, it's the "Changeable Wreath."  (Although in my mind, her name is "A-wreath-a Franklin."  :)

I need to remember to take more pictures of the actual process and not just the end results.  But we'll just go with what I have.  The materials I used included:  a straw wreath, burlap, coordinating fabrics, glue gun, buttons, and velcro.  Here's the super simple directions for the wreath part:  cut strips of burlap (I cut mine about 2 or 3 inches wide).  Use your hot glue gun and wrap the strips around the wreath (overlapping a little), gluing with every turn.  I left the plastic wrap on, which is probably the way to go, because then you aren't dealing with a straw mess.  Easy, right? 

Next, I made flowers from fabric.  I used the the tutorials found here and here for a little variety.  I played around with the flowers on the wreath for awhile, and when I had them positioned how I liked them, I grouped them into 3 sections and hot glued them together.  I then put a piece of velcro on the back of each group - first just sticking it on, then after realizing the velcro pack actually read, "not recommended for fabric," I ripped it off and hot glued it on instead.  Yep, the glue gun is my friend.  I'm guessing at some point, it's going to rip off again, so what I actually recommend doing is taking the extra two minutes and sewing the velcro on.

Put the other side of the velcro in three places on your wreath (again, I hot glued)...

So here's the first version of the wreath....The Valentine's Day version...

I love the shabby look of the burlap and fabrics....(not so much the strings of glue, but just pretend you don't see those...)

The Valentine's Day version turned out so cute that you almost forgot about the BEST part, didn't you?!  You can change it up for the next occasion!!!  So, here's the March/St.Patty's Day Version...



and here's a pile of fabric waiting to be transformed to make a fun beachy/summery version...

The possibilities are endless!  Just by using fabric scraps you can totally transform the look whenever a new holiday is approaching, or even if you get sick of looking at the same old thing!  You can always add other things besides fabric flowers, of course.  I have some fun silvery berries that I want to incorporate into a winter version.

Of course I still need to find a great spot for her.  I plan on using a thin strip of burlap for that too.  I had originally planned on hanging it on the front door, but now I'm thinking an indoor spot might be better so it lasts longer.  Maybe I'll just have to make another one for the front door!

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