Get your gun!

 

Dear Think::

My fingers are burned and have strings of glue all over them.  Me and the girls (or should that be the girls and I) made cranberry wreaths this weekend.  Our friend Paige taught me how to make these in Tennessee and I will be forever grateful.   I love making them every Thanksgiving weekend.

I bought the foam wreaths this year at the Dollar $tore (score).  They can be kind of pricey, but since you are so good at keeping track of your 40% off coupon at Michaels you will get one cheap too.

You cover the wreath or even foam ball (makes a great kissing ball) with black trash bag strips.  Just glue the edges down.

Then just start gluing on the fresh cranberries, one at a time.  I like to put the glue on the cranberry and then put it on the wreath.  You can also put the glue on the wreath first.  The beauty of this project is that there is no fast way to do it.  No short cuts.  Just glue and stick, glue and stick, glue and stick.  It makes me slow down and just sit with the girls and chat.

I also discovered the glue sticks that are not as hot, so blisters are fewer now.
Here is my door wreath in 2005 when I was in Tennessee.
 Too bad now I can't hang it outside because of the squirrel situation.
 (they eat all my holiday outside decor)

Let me know if you have any great ideas of things that you can glue on a wreath over and over and over again.  (Wreath takes at least 2 bags of cranberries)

Happy Gluing!

Pink::

Comments

[think]

this is so darling! i would love to make it but I'm afraid we live where it is not consistently cold enough to keep it from rotting/baking. I admire your patience as well. I'm working on my front door decor and will post when I get it finished.

[LJ]

Oooh I meant to make this last year and didn't get to it. I have been eyeing magnolia trees in the area as you suggested though! Unfortunately I don't think I can reach any of their branches!

[michelle]

Your wreath is beautiful, KBC! I loved the one inside the evergreen wreath as well. Oh to be able to monogram ribbon...

This year I'm thinking of making a big glitter monogram to hang inside of my wreath.

Have you seen Martha Stewart's gumdrop wreath? I saw one that was all white and it was really cute.

[Bickies]

That is the cutest wreath. You are so paitent!

[Amy]

Beautiful. I have a fake cranberry wreath on my door. Does that count?

[Chelsea]

I love this! I have a girlfriend date tomorrow to sit down with the girls and glue! I can't wait. Thanks for the idea.