Our front porch decor needed something new for winter. In fact, it could even use a little bling for Christmas, I thought. We love traditional on the inside, but the outside can be fun and daring. The mesh wreath I made for Halloween was so quick and easy I decided to try my hand at a simple mesh garland for the front door. I looked through the possibilities at the hobby store. The lime green and red kept calling my name. Hmmmm -- gray house with white trim in a neighborhood of lawns and conventional houses. Definitely daring. But -- it's only up for a month -- and in the basket it went! (And wait until you see the door swag I made to go with it!) Below is a quick step by step of how I made a simple mesh garland. Scroll down for the video version. Or click here if you want ... [Read More]
Deco Mesh
How to Make a Halloween Wreath
I love wreaths of all kinds. No idea why! I just like the looks of a lush full circle hanging on a door, a window, a mirror. It just sings! I first saw mesh wreaths on Kristen's Creations and fell in love with the fullness and possibilities! It helps that her site is full of gorgeousness and rich colors and tons of creativity and inspiration. Halloween seemed the perfect time to try my hand at making a mesh wreath. I knew I wanted to use a feather boa -- just for fun. I hesitated because I didn't want to use greenery for Halloween and the black wreaths I found weren't . . . ummm . . . fun. And fastening the mesh to the not round grapevine wreaths I found seemed rather daunting. And then. . . . I found the solution at HobLob. A sixteen inch work wreath -- two levels of ... [Read More]
