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My front door is all ready for Summer….

After having to take down my leaves and lace felt wreath because some darling birds decided to build a nest in it and we needed to take it down for a bit to discourage such behavior (do these kinds of things only happen to me??), I was left with a blank door and a desire for something summery, glittery and pretty.

So I did what any good crafter would do. I went to Hobby Lobby, bought a straw wreath form, covered it in burlap fabric and then added an accent of navy houndstooth fabric leftover from my kids’ room window treatments. I added a glass glitter letter and glitter butterflies (all from Michaels), and hung it with some red, ruffled ribbon.

It was a snap to put together, and I love the pop of color it gives to my otherwise plain front door.

How are you getting your home décor ready for Summer?

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pom pom wreath {a tutorial}

November 15, 2012 By burlap+blue

Hello again! It’s Brooke from Lemon Drop! Have you seen all the Christmas decorations all over the place?! I am taken aback each and every year that stores start to decorate for Christmas the day after Halloween. Dumb question. They are pretty hard to miss. They got me to thinking, isn’t there an in between? Festive and bright, but not trees, stockings and candy canes? I spotted a bag of pom puff things at the store and the colors just grabbed me. There was orange (think fall and Halloween) and vibrant greens and bright pinks (think Christmas). It looked like a perfect transition color palette. Now what was I going to do with them?!

Who doesn’t love a good wreath? I used a green Styrofoam wreath as my base (but if I did it again, I might even try a grapevine wreath as you cannot glue the poms directly on the foam with a glue gun as it melts the foam). I wrapped the foam wreath in a coordinating green yarn before I started. Once that was complete, I was ready to glue. And glue. And glue. A few burn blisters later, I had myself a wreath!

Front door, entryway, wall hanging…this wreath can work anywhere. And adding a little something to it can really make it gel with the season/holiday. I chose to add a green infinity cowl from AlwaysVery (as seen above) to add a little more texture and interest. I also tried a hot pink, fleece scarf from Wal-Mart as my hanger (below). Both were nice, but the knit cowl was my favorite.