Thursday, March 21, 2013

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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19 comments:

  1. Oh, how pretty! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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  2. This is one of my favorite's, Danni! Purple raffia ribbon and the mixture of purple beads! Love it!

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  3. Loving the flutterby addition. I will make some for my nieces baskets. I'm doing it!

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  4. I knew Gail would love this wreath with the purple and the beads. All three are very pretty. The scrappy butterflies are my favorites.

    You get snow again!?! No fair! Of course I am complaining because we had to turn the heat back on.

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  5. They are all beautiful, Danni! I love the purple in this wreath.

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  6. Wonderful wreaths. I never seem to find time to decorate wreaths anymore. Have I become lazy or is it all the time spent reading blogs? ;)

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  7. Love purple! Never had it paired up with yellow :/ Lovely surprise to see the two colors works so well together :-)

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  8. I like yellow and purple for Spring too. It reminds me of dressing my little girl up for Easter (when she WAS little ;) ).

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  9. I have got to try some butterflies. Beautiful little wreath!

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  10. I've never made a wreath before. BUT I certainly have admired all 3 of the ones you've made for spring!

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  11. Hey - between you and Tuula if I don't make a wreath I'm going to feel completely inadequate here.
    They're beautiful Danni - especially love the purple one ( and I'm not a purple person ) ( people eater? )
    love the yellow on it - I'd hang that proudly on my front door - if you were looking for a home for it?
    Hugs,
    suzan

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  12. Your wreath is beautiful Danni. I love the butterflies off to check out that tutorials

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  13. Cute wreaths! I really like the yellow and purple wreath.

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  14. The yellow and purple is gorgeous! So are the other but I love light yellow and purple together! It's probably my fave color combo because it's my favorite color and my guy's :) Love it!

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  15. I love your wreaths, Danni! Yellow and lilac purple are two of my favorite Spring colors...that wreath is full of happiness...so sweet. Oh and I love the whimsical scrappy butterfly :) Great Spring post!

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  16. Love all the wreaths. Yellow and the soft purple SCREAM spring to me. Great job on all.

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  17. this one's cute too, Danni! :) Thanks so sharing!

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  18. Danni - "The Wreath Guru"!!! Danni - I love your wreaths - you're gonna have to teach me how when we have coffee one day . I love the butterfly on this new one xxxx

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  19. Danni, your wreath is beautiful! Love the colors and that adorable butterfly. Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent! Have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Easter.
    hugs
    Kathy

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