SPRING MINI WREATH #2

Purple and yellow are such great colors for spring!  They remind me of the Grape Hyacinths, Lilacs, Johnny Jump-ups and Sweet Williams that are some of this seasons first arrivals.  I used a little of both in this mini wreath I made for my kitchen.

 I've used some of these scrappy butterflies before and if you were one of the few followers I had last spring, you might remember this...

Scrappy Butterfly Wreath

 Those cute scrappy fabric butterflies are so easy to make and we'll get to that in a minute, but first, here are the supplies I used to make the purple mini wreath.

 First, I wrapped the purple raffia ribbon (.50 at Goodwill and given to me by a thrifty friend) around the mini grapevine wreath and tied one end to the back and made a loop for hanging.

 Next, I clipped some of the faux flowers and stuck them in the wreath, filling in some bare spots with just the flower tips.

 I like to add a little depth, dimension and sparkle to my wreaths with beads (because you all know that I don't love glitter), so I just glued them on randomly throughout.
Last, I added a scrappy little butterfly.  These are so easy to make it's not funny.  Just trace 3 butterfly shapes onto some fabric, cut them out, crinkle them up, straighten them back out and sew them together right down the center.  The crinkle, kind of makes them look fluttery.  I added a button to the front of mine.  If you need more explanation on making these, you can see my tutorial HERE.

 That's pretty much all there is to it and now I have a little wreath to remind me of the colorful beauty of spring that's to due very shortly here at Silo Hill Farm....right after the snow storm that is heading our way today!

 

Here are all 3 of the spring wreaths that I've made.....

I hope one of them inspires you to make a pretty wreath of your own!

 

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