Fun Spring Wreath

I saw someone make a wreath similar to this on a FaceBook group.  I fell in love with it and had to make myself one.  Then of course my mom, my sister, my daughter-in-law, my daughter, and my niece all needed one lol.  That was a lot and I am hoping my oldest doesn't think she needs one for her birthday because I don't want to make any more.

I started by cutting out the flowers.  I used the Fresh Blossoms Smooth Cardstock pack from Walmart.  Worked perfect for these flowers.  Good weight.  The flower pattern is from the Silhouette Design Store, Design ID #178393.  It took some maneuvering but I was able to get 8 flowers on my mat. 
After getting them all cut out I took my thingy (have no idea what it is called but you can see it in the picture below) and added some dimension to the first 3 petals and the center before rolling them.  It is not necessary but I wanted to make sure the outer petals curved and lay a little better.

The next step is to roll all of them up.  This takes some time.  I used my Cricut Quilling Pen that came in a die set I have.  I have heard others saying they used a bobby pin to roll them or rolled them by hand.  The quilling pen was actually quite easy and fast.

After rolling all of the flowers I used my hot glue gun and applied glue to the center of the flower.  Believe me I burn myself a lot doing this.  Be forewarned!

Hold them in place until the glue cools.

 They are so pretty when you have them all rolled.

Next comes the wreath.  I just used a 12" green foam floral wreath from Walmart. It was just a couple dollars.  I got a big bag of spanish moss.  After making all of these I kinda wish I had tried using sheet moss to see if it would be easier to wrap the wreath.  With this moss I tried to make thick strands then wrapped and glued.  It isn't easy.  This is where the burnt fingers came in.  I used a hot melt glue gun and it made the moss smoke a bit.  I just blew on it and it would quit smoking when cool.

Next came gluing on all the flowers.  I just placed them on however I liked from the center front top to center front bottom.  I just made sure mine didn't have same colors next to each other.  You can put them on however you would like.  The one I made for my daughter is actually rainbow order.  It turned out great.  

Just apply hot glue on the bottom of the finished flower and hold into place until cool.  I pushed pretty good to make sure it held to the wreath and not just the moss.  That way I knew it wasn't coming off.  I offset each flower so they fit together nicely.

To finish it up I used some wide ribbon I got clearance after Christmas.  Works perfect for this.  I just measured how long I wanted it and put a bow in it then hung it up with a command hook.  Love the way it turned out.

Edit:  Here is the link to download the file with all 8 on the mat.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gn2qq4GLbV3nxi59_X1lr4DCLmEDNaFb/view?usp=sharing

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Some past cards

I just wanted to share some past cards I have made.  I hadn't done a lot of crafting for quite a while and then decided to get things going again.  The pictures aren't great because I was just snapping photos just for me and not for a blog :)

Hope you enjoy.


This is a card I made for my brother-in-laws birthday.  I used distress inks for the background and Silhouette images for the other items.  I can't remember the stamp set used though.

This next one is a card I made for a baby shower.  I found the image on Pinterest.  I couldn't ever find who created it though.  If you know please comment below so I can give credit.  I used my Prima watercolors to paint the image.  Love how this one turned out.

This one is one I made for my son-in-law's birthday.  He likes dragons so I went with this image from How to Train Your Dragon.  Love that show.  I also found this one online and was not able to track down the artist.  Very good image.  I used my TouchNew alcohol markers to color it.  

This one is an anniversary gift for my son and daughter-in-law.  I used my Silhouette to trace the image and cut it out.  I think it is super cute.

This is just a little St. Patrick's Day decoration I made.  It is a Snap Dragon Snippets design I got from the Silhouette store.  Design id #75648

I made this shaker tag for my for my soon to be neice-in-law.  I made her a wreath with these flowers for her bridal shower gift and used some of the leftover flowers for the tag.  I think it is beautiful.

The tag was a basic on from Silhouette Design Store.  The flower is also from Silhouette Design Store.  Rolled Rosette Design ID #178393.  I will have a tutorial on the wreath in the next few days.

Last but not least are my Easter cards I made for my kids.  The stamp set is Ewe are Awesome from  Clearly Besotted.  I cut the words with my Silhouette.  That was not so much fun trying to cut such thin letters.  I wish I had a die for that haha.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my past creations and look forward to have you enjoy my future creations!

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. I love it because we got SNOW! What more could you ask for. All my kids were here and my sweet little grandson.
I finally got something I have been wanting for a while now. I ask Santa ad he said yes....a Silhouette Cameo! Yay!!!  Now I just need to figure out how it all works. Then my brother got me a wide format printer. I couldn't believe it. How awesome is he! It prints 12x12 which means I can print on the scrapbook paper then run it through the Cameo.
I did lots and LOTS of baking this year. Banana bread, pumpkin roll, caramel popcorn, and of course monkey bread for Christmas breakfast. Now it is time to play with the new toys!



Pumpkin Roll

3 eggs
1 c. sugar
2/3 c. pumpkin
1 tsp. lemon juice
3/4 c. flour
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Beat eggs at high speed for 5 min. Gradually beat in sugar. Mix in pumpkin & lemon juice. In a seperate bowl stir together dry ingredients; fold by hand into pumpkin mixture.  (Beating with a mixer will remove all the air from the mixture.). Spread in well greased & floured jelly-roll pan. Top with nuts. Bake 15 min at 350 degrees. Trn nut side down onto a towel sprinkled with powdered sugar.  Roll cake & towel up together, starting at narrow end.  Cool. Do not unroll until ready to fill.

Filling:
1 c. powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 oz. cream cheese
4 Tbsp. soft margarine

Combine powdered sugar, vanilla, cream cheese, and margarine.  Beat until smooth.  Spread over cake & re-roll.  Chill and slice OR wrap well in foil and freeze.

Hint: 1 - 28 oz. can of pumpkin is enough to make 5 recipes.


Caramel Popcorn

12 qts. popped popcorn
1 cube margarine
1 c. white corn syrup
2 1/4 c. brown sugar
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Place popcorn in a very large bowl. In 3 qt. pan melt margarine. Add corn syrup, brown sugar, and sweetened condensed milk. Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat.  Cook and stir till reaches a soft ball stage.  Pour caramel over popped corn and stir very well to coat. Store in air-tight container.