Christmas Wreaths

I was perusing around the interwebs a couple of days ago and came across a wonderful tutorial for making a wreath, at the red thread.

Needing a few more Christmas Presents I decided to give it a try.

Here's my finished project:

They were so easy to make! The blue one is made from scrapbooking paper, and the green one from the pages of some old books I had cut up for other projects. However, the paper in the two books wasn't quite the same; one of them was much more brittle and tended to rip when curing it. It required a much more delicate approach than the blue ones.

The entire process took about an hour and a half... the longest step was choosing which papers to use!

The photo I promised...

Erin, if you are reading this and want it to be a surprise, STOP NOW! If not, then read on...


This is a close up of my standard signature. I sign all pieces I complete with a DH (Dollar Hammonds) and the date.

And this one is a small detail that I love love love!  Underneath the journalling card (blank so that Trin can fill it out)  I wrote secret wishes for her.  The title of this page is "When I grow up..."  The book is a "Book about me", with spots for her to fill out the answers to each question.  That way when she grows up she'll have a little view into her young mind.    I have two more books to do - one for each of her brothers, and then I'll drop them in the mail for them.  Very late Christmas presents... But you can't rush art! (It had been established prior to beginning that it was going to be late... I'm not a bad Aunty!)

If you want to see more pictures, you can check them out on my Flickr page.