Thursday, November 10, 2011

Autumn Entryway

So I have had my front step decorated for a few weeks not but just finished my initial wreath last week.  I got the idea off of pinterest

My wreath with a felt flower and berries.  Totally just realized I did not tell you how I made this.  Opps - sorry about that one.  

**tutorial added**


I started with a large piece of Styrofoam and cut out an "M".  Then using a glue gun and twine I wrapped the entire form with twine, gluing down as I went to keep it from slipping.  Finally I added some silk flowers and berries and some felt flowers that I made for my orange wreath (tutorial for flowers HERE).

Yellow mums and little pumpkin (Love bright mums :) )




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11 comments:

  1. Shauna KNovember 10, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    visiting from CSI Project- what a pretty entry! super loving the felt flower on your M :D

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  2. Meredith HainsworthNovember 10, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    I love the M. D and I were thinking of doing an intertwined M and D for our new place. I suggested several layers of cardboard, but I think Styrafoam would work better.

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  3. Nickie HofferNovember 17, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    Beautiful Elizabeth!!!

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  4. DianeJuly 26, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    How and what did you do to the back for hanging? Love the idea!

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    1. UnknownJuly 26, 2012 at 2:36 PM

      Thanks for stopping by Diane! I used the twine (hot glued to the back of the letter) and hung it from a nail on the top of my door :) I love the look of twine!

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  5. corbin4August 13, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    how did you make the ends of the M look so good? i am making a R and im havin a hard time going to the ends?

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    1. UnknownAugust 14, 2012 at 6:24 PM

      Hi glad you stopped by. I did use hot glue for the whole letter. I started at the bottom of the "m" on one side and then when I finished the ends I tucked them under the wrapped twine either on the bottom or the back and secured with hot glue.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 20, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    What font did you use for the "M" wreath??

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    1. UnknownAugust 21, 2013 at 10:46 AM

      Hi :) Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

      I had gotten a decorative "M" for a wedding gift ten years ago (I think it was purchased at a Hobby Lobby or craft store like that) and used that to trace out the letter onto the styrofoam sheet before I cut it with a craft knife and then wrapped with twine. Sorry I can not be more specific on a font but hope that this is helpful information for you :)

      Thanks again for stopping by!

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  7. MelloJoy76September 1, 2013 at 6:26 PM

    thanks for the inspiration https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201339926054197&set=a.2687094150630.129374.1654718775&type=1&theater

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  8. UnknownOctober 28, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    This was my favorite DIY project! I'm actually doing a post this week on it. Would you mind if I included your photo to show my initial inspiration (with a link, of course to your page)?

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