I'm a wreath junkie-
wreathes are a weakness of mine,
(along with chalkboards, and ice cream!)
Pinterest has been a great way to feed my habit-
Sometimes, just pinning a gorgeous wreath,
gives me the feeling of almost making one!
I love all wreathes created with book pages and coffee filters-
I made a coffee filter wreath
a few years back and
it still looks as good as new-
I've made crafts with book pages but never a wreath,
so with my sister's recent move,
the perfect opportunity sprang up
to fashion her a book page wreath for her new home!
Books are a huge part of her life-
she reads books, writes books and edits books-
She's the perfect candidate for a book page wreath-
I bought the wreath frame a couple of years ago
on clearance at Michael's-
on clearance at Michael's-
You can use anything as a base-
re purpose a pizza box, reshape a hanger,
anything you have around that can form a circle-
You can rip pages out of any book-
it can be a thrift store find, a duplicate
and even cookbooks, etc-
and even cookbooks, etc-
It can also be a subject with special meaning to you
or no meaning at all!
I ripped pages from an old book I had from Goodwill,
but it happened to be one of her favorite authors-
The simple process is folding the page,
depending on the page size-
depending on the page size-
Like making a paper fan- simple, right?
Make a lot - there's nothing worse than a skimpy wreath-
The size really depends on what you use as a base-
Layer the pages around the ring-
so far, so good!
I wanted to add a little extra to the wreath-
I made these rosettes a few years back,
you can see them here
and I decided to try my hand at it again-
I cut circles from the pages
Cut around the circle, making spirals-
Roll the spiral from the outside into the center,
gluing as you go-
the end of the spiral makes a flat base
for the rose to sit on-
Layer the pages around the ring-
so far, so good!
I wanted to add a little extra to the wreath-
I made these rosettes a few years back,
you can see them here
and I decided to try my hand at it again-
I cut circles from the pages
Cut around the circle, making spirals-
Roll the spiral from the outside into the center,
gluing as you go-
the end of the spiral makes a flat base
for the rose to sit on-
I love these little rosettes- if I had more patience,
they'd be all over my house!
I love the added corsage of paper rosettes-
adding just the right amount of sweetness
to complete this wreath!
Now, I get to give it away..
Take care, gotta fly-
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