USA Wreath

Yesterday, I posted on my easy peasy bunting banner that is adding a little 4th of July spirit to our house. Well today, I have my other holiday related project to show you!

This is a minor variation to the burlap wreath I posted about last week. Instead of making a whole new wreath, I just switched out the decoration on it!

I picked up wooden U, S, & A letters at Walmart for around $1 a piece. 

I wanted them to be a little more interesting than just solid colors, so I decided to paint the U blue with white stars & the other 2 in red & white stripes to emulate Old Glory. I started out by painting each with a base coat using acrylic craft paint {blue for the U & white for the S & A}. The white took a few layers to get a nice even coat. Don't forget the edges either!

On the U, I free handed small stars with some bright white paint & a small, precise brush. If you aren't comfortable doing that, then I suggest using a stencil or even stickers. The stripes were a lot easier. I took a thin roll of masking tape & taped off stripes on the last 2 letters, then went over the non taped off areas with red paint. It took 2 layers to get intense red that I was wanting. 

After everything was dry, I hot glued pieces of floral wire to the backs of each letter. 

The last step was to attach them to my wreath! This project only cost me about $4 & just about an hour to make. Now we are truly ready to celebrate Independence Day!!

Chevron Monogram Burlap Wreath

Today I wanted to share with y'all the burlap wreath that I made for our front door! A wreath was one of the 1st things on my to do list after we got all settled in {the outside of our place definitely needed a little sprucing up}. After one failed attempt that involved a vine wreath, I found this tutorial on Pinterest & knew it was just what I had been looking for. 

I got the burlap, floral wire, & "K" at Walmart, then picked up the wire wreath form from JoAnn's {I got the medium sized one}. 

I loosely followed this great tutorial to create my burlap masterpiece. Its very easy, you just have to play around with it until you are satisfied with how it looks. 

I previously painted my "K" for the failed vine wreath disaster…. I'm completely & utterly obsessed with chevron, so I knew that was what I wanted for my wreath. I used a straight edge & just winged it a bit. I chose a bright & summery color palate, but then after some complaining that it "looked Jamaican" from Micah, I distressed it with my antiquing gel, & I actually like it a lot better.

Once my wreath was done, I hot glued a piece of wire to the back of the "K" & attached it off center on my wreath. There were already screws in our door from a past resident, so I just popped it up there & voila! All in all, this took about 30 minutes to make, some patience, and about $10. Not too shabby, huh?