Baggie Wreath

Michelle, did you think I forgot this idea you gave me (along with the baggies)? Well I didn't - it just took me this long to finally make it!!! Thanks again, I love how it turned out. Initially I was going to make this for December/January - it's going to be so pretty with ornaments or snowflakes attached, but it's got a little "ghosty" feel to it and I think it's also great for Halloween. You'll definitely be seeing this a couple months from now changed up for winter!

This is a very easy project, and inexpensive - it's just 2 boxes of dollar store fold-over sandwich baggies and a wire coat hanger. No other supplies at all - not even scissors or glue. And as long as your littles can tie, this is a great kid craft too.

Bend a coat hanger into a circle, and bend the hook down a bit to form a loop for hanging. Then get to tying the baggies on...I started by folding the baggies into orderly little rectangles but realized it totally doesn't matter - just wrap a baggie around the wire and tie on. Keep going until you can't fit one more baggie and you're done. Decorate however you want - I did a Dollar Store bow and cutie spider.

a regular wire hanger made a 12" circle

don't know if it matters, but I alternated turning the bags
up and down when tying them on. 

Ronda was with us when Michelle was telling me how to make this, and she said "oh Jill is going to love this, she loves making crap out of random things" hahahahah. Yep, I do actually ;)

one year ago: Jen's caramel apple pudding shots
two years ago: vegetable soup
three years ago: how to make "bloody" candles

November Wreath

I have a compulsion of sorts to put away decorations as soon as possible after the holiday or event has passed (thanks mom) so Sunday morning down went the Halloween wreaths and up go Thanksgiving.

I wrapped 12" foam wreaths with burlap ribbon hot gluing in place; wrapped orange and white ribbon over the burlap letting most of the burlap show thru; took apart a couple fall floral/leaf bunches from Hobby Lobby and hot glued them around 3 quarters of the wreaths; added some sunflowers (again buying a floral stem of them and taking it apart) placing them over the leaves where they look best; then hot glued 2 balsa wood cutouts in the empty space on the wreath (they come undecorated in a package for you to decorate yourself - Brooke and I colored them with markers).  I tied a longer piece of the orange and white ribbon around the top of the wreath arranging it among the leaves tying the ends at the top in a knot to hang on our door. By the way, we have storm doors in front of our front doors so the wreaths are protected from the elements - I don't think I would leave this directly outside.