House of Hydrangeas

As mentioned in my post here , I'm in love with yarn wreaths.  I finally got around to making mine today, and thought I'd give you the low down in case you'd never heard of such. Materials needed: -Wreath form- Mine was a 12" from JoAnn's that cost about $4.50.  (You can also use the straw wreaths as long as you keep the plastic on them.) -Spool of yarn (On sale this week at Michael's for $2.99) -Hot glue and glue gun (already owned) -Remington is not necessary :) To start, put a dab of hot glue on the wreath and press down the start of your yarn strand. Once it dries, start wrapping the yarn around the wreath, pulling it taunt and scooting it close together so as not to leave any holes showing. I found that it was faster to wrap my yarn ball through several times and then pull the yarn tightly over so I didn't have to stop every time I pulled the spool through. The key is to keep the yarn tight, so if you need to take a break for any...

Use wire (make sure the gauge isn't too low so you can easily shape it.)  You can make your words big (seen below) or small. via Amy Atlas They are great for decoration and for gift wrapping too! via Jones Design Company You can form the word by free hand or print out the word in the script you want to use and have that be your guide.  Spray paint them or wrap them in yarn or twine to achieve more colorful and playful look.