I’m about to expose my very first blatant rip-off of my crafty career. A while back KnockKnocking was featured on Etsy and I fell in love with her wreaths. Shortly after reading her interview, I picked up some supplies at a thrift store to make my very own yarn wreath. I bought the only wreath that the thrift store had- a straw one- which coincidentally is the kind she uses- and two fake, kitschy birds.
And then the bag containing those things stayed exactly where I put them for months.
Until this weekend, that is, when I finally found some yarn that I liked. First, I rolled the two colours of yarn into balls to make the processes of wrapping the wreath much easier (less knots), and then started going around and around and around the straw, trying to avoid having any straw showing.
After a couple of hours of wrapping, my wreath looked like this:
I had to find/make some bits to have the whole thing look a bit more interesting, so that’s what I’ve been working on last night and today. I made some felt rosettes, seen below, and have added some cute buttons and will be exploring other options. I’m not sure if the birds will make it on there or not. I’ve already made and discarded two other kinds of flowers that I made from tutorials online, including this one. Keep tuned for the pictures of what it looks like when it’s all said and done.
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I can say, however, that I happily made this bird’s nest without ripping off anyone else’s idea. It’s for the window of the store where I work. All of the employees are crafty, so we’re trying to give the store a bit more personality, specifically the windows, in the hopes that it’ll draw a lot of attention. I love this bird’s nest and may want to take it home with me.
