I found this cute wreath on pinterest and decided to make one for myself. I mean, polka dotted toadstools and moss....what's not to love?
If you want to make your own, here is the link to the tutorial. The one thing I would suggest is that you look CLOSELY at the moss you buy. Elizabeth's wreath has no seams....her moss must have come in large sheets. The moss I used was broken up and the few large pieces tore easily so I had to piece it together
I want to leave it outside for at least 2 months so I did make a few changes:
Even though we have a large porch, my front door takes a lot of abuse from the elements. I didn't think the fabric or card-stock would hold up so I made my toadstools out of polymer clay. Each had about 2" of coat hanger sticking out the bottom to secure the toadstools to the form.
Even though I love mine, I wish my moss wasn't pieced together. If I do another one, I'll be SURE to check the moss before buying it. Other than that, I'd call this a success.
You know me so well ...... I HAVE to have one !!! Hello Hobby Lobby, here I come :-)
ReplyDeleteI wonder where you buy sheets of moss?
Hobby Lobby has them in the wedding section
ReplyDeleteWell, I've never seen moss grow perfectly so why should it be so on a wreath? I think you did a fabulous job! Especially with the clay toadstools. Your creativity endeavors are always successful. Have a great week. Tammy
ReplyDeletewhat a sweet lidea
ReplyDeleteHi Val! I did use sheet moss actually. You can see a photo of the product I purchased here in a different tutorial I did for the Skunkboy Creatures blog...
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Thanks so much for featuring my wreath. Yours turned out just beautiful!! :)
Your wreath looks great! You need to add a little snail.
ReplyDeleteChris =]
that is super cute!!
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