Thursday, August 26, 2010

Incremental Decorating


You know those home decor blogs that constantly post pictures of makeovers--room makeovers, furniture makeovers etc., all in one post. . . this isn't one of those.  My makeovers take eons to complete and if I waited to show pictures until the projects were complete I would still not have posted anything on this blog.

But I can give details as they come.  Last year (or was it the year before? I loose track during the process of project hopping!) we started Hannah's room makeover.  I had intended to do something fun above her bed other than hang a picture, but it took me forever to get around to it. Well, it is finally complete:



I actually started this wreath months ago and then put it in a cupboard and forgot about it.

I pulled it out last week and made Hannah finish it!  It was for her room, after all.

I even took pictures of the process. . . of course those pictures where numbered among the poor deceased thousands that weren't backed up when my hard drive died (Though I am still holding out hope that some will be miraculously retrieved here soon).




So all you get is the lovely after.

I bought the frame at the Goodwill, painted it white and distressed it a little.



The wreath is made with a foam wreath bought at Joann's.  The brown part is a gagillion paper sacks punched out with a scalloped circle punch--2", I think is what I used.  I would have preferred a 3" but there wasn't one at the store I was shopping at.



Remember in grade school when you made tissue paper wreaths by taking a square of tissue paper and folding it over a pencil eraser and then gluing it to a wreath?  That's how you make it, only you use hot glue.



The butterflies are cut out of various blue scrap papers and pages from an old dictionary.  I found a butterfly shape online and used it as a template in three sizes to cut them out.


Easy peasy and only like four months to make! But I think it was worth the wait.

4 comments:

Vanessa said...

Everything you make is super cute! I need a little of your craftiness to rub off on me.

Jennifer P. said...

soooo pretty! And I agree, decorating in incriments is the only practical way to go (as long as you don't give up entirely :) )

Less is More said...

its so beautiful . i think you can put it any where inside or outside the house. i have a question do you have some designs of wall decoration and wind spinners i think its a perfect combination . thanks

Megan is Chuck. Chuck is Megan. said...

I'm still in love with this wreath. BTW, I've tried commenting several times on your House of White blog, but for whatever reason it doesn't give me the opportunity to verify the word. Just an FYI.