A Different Sort of Wreath

I love wreaths!

Do you, Glitterinas?

My newest wreath is different from any 

of the others I've made.

We attended a wedding in Indiana 

one October.

Being the born and raised Texas girl that 

I am, I went crazy for all the pretty 

leaves!

I gathered many beautiful leaves 

and pressed them in a book.

Time marched on......

Guess what I found, Glitterinas? 

I got my book off the shelf to 

read.....and out tumbled all those 

lovely leaves I had collected!

I had forgotten all about them.

Life is crazy that way, isn't it?!

I stacked them all up and knew 

I wanted to do something with them.....

......but what?

Hmmmm, a stack of very pretty, but extremely

fragile leaves.....

I took them upstairs to my 

arts and crafts desk and shuffled them around....

....arranged them in rows....

.....and then in a circle.

Oooooh, a wreath!

Then I really got the ol' creative juices 

flowing....

.....since the leaves were so fragile, I decided to 

give them a spray of polyurethane and then 

mount them each on a 

piece of seasonal paper.

Deciding which paper each leaf looked 

best on was interesting.

After arranging the paper and leaves this way,

and that way,

carefully,

I was finally happy with the matches.

Next, I used hot glue to attached each leaf.

My finger tips appreciate the help of a pencil eraser 

when tapping down hot, hot, hot glue!

Then I trimmed the paper down 

to a size that matched each leaf shape.

This leaf retained it's deep red coloring.....

......each one is still so pretty.

Arranging all the mounted leaves into 

a round, wreath shape was challenging.

I used a wire coat hanger as a base.

I felt like the standard metal wreath 

form would be too thick and heavy for this wreath.

I checked the size.....

Great!

Each leaf got glued on carefully.

Then I flipped the wreath over and 

put more hot glue on the back to make 

sure each piece was securely glued onto the wire.

Now, for a bow....

....just a simple burlap bow because 

the leaves are the star of 

this show!

The wreath also needed a hanging loop....

.....so I used some chiffon ribbon....

......easy peasy.

Then I carried my finished wreath 

around the house to find a 

place for it to live.

Right here on the pantry door!

This different sort of wreath adds a nice 

touch of fall to the kitchen.....

.....and I love remembering the 

happy wedding weekend 

when all these lovely leaves were 

gathered up!

Thank you so much for stopping by 

Pink Glitter!

I appreciate you letting me 

share my craft ideas and 

rambling thoughts.

Have a lovely fall day, Glitterinas!

Until next time,

Tammy