oh baby, i love your way

want to be with you night and day.

Yeah, ok - I have no idea why that song popped into my head for this post. Maybe because it has to do with love. Maybe because I'm so in love with my Valentine's wreath. Whichever, it's catchy. 

This past week I've been scrambling to finish some projects before my extended family came to see my place for the first time. This is one of 'em - our new Valentine's wreath. 

I saw this gorgeous Valentine's boxwood wreath on Pinterest, but I couldn't find any boxwood stems at Micheal's and the boxwood wreath available at Target was 40 freakin' dollars - and I'm cheap, so I opted for trusty burlap!

I thought of this wreath idea while walking through Micheal's, grabbed the supplies, and rushed home to make it! I painted the C in a flat white paint for CraneFarms, stained a few wooden hearts in Kona, poked a Queen Anne's lace (fake) flower into the burlap, tied a red gingham bow, and topped it off with a cute burlap flower pin I found at Micheal's. I really don't want to take this down!

 Have you made a Valentine's wreath this year? I'd love to see! 

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Quick Hydrangea Wreath

Need a quick project? Try making a hydrangea wreath!

These dried hydrangeas have been sitting on the bush for quite awhile to get the dark purple and green tint. I'm very lucky - the owner of the antique store I sell at has given me a ton of hydrangeas this season - my apartment is full! So full, I ran out of places to put them, so I made a wreath instead!

This wreath is SUPER SUPER simple. I had an extra grapevine wreath laying around. First, I tied some burlap around the wreath in a knot and left some excess to hang the wreath. Then, all I did was shove the stems down into the wreath in a circular pattern. The trick is to kind of shove them in in the same direction as the grapevine and try and stick them behind a secure piece of grapevine in the wreath. 

If you notice that the hydrangea falls out, just keep trying to cram it in there. I finished this wreath in about 8 minutes, but if you're patient enough, you could probably try securing the stems a little bit more with hot glue. Finish off with some hairspray to help keep the flowers intact and you're done!

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