DIY Christmas Wreath Tutorial

I went to Hobby Lobby earlier today to find ornaments for our Christmas tree and ended up spending almost an hour and half in the store and walked out with stuff to make a homemade Christmas wreath. I'm a huge fan of wreaths, and I love to change them out throughout the year depending on the season and what not. So far, I've made two of my own wreaths and I plan on making more. They are so fun and so simple!

Here's a quick DIY tutorial on how to make your own homemade wreath! Enjoy!

What you'll need:
1 wreath - your choice on what you use, I enjoy twig wreaths but anything works!
wired ribbon
decorative wire
ornament or decorative sign
holiday embellishments
hot glue gun



Using your hot glue gun, glue a piece of the wired ribbon to the back of the wreath and wrap the ribbon around the wreath:
(I leave a gap in between each wrap so that way I can use the decorative wire in the spaces)



Continue all the way around the wreath:





Next, use your decorative wire and fill the empty spaces:



Like so:



Use the ornaments string and loop it through the twigs in the center and then hot glue the remaining ornament string to the back of the wreath:
(I used a piece of paper (price tag) to make sure the string would stay in place)



Add embellishments!:
(I ended up moving mine around because I could not figure out how I wanted them)



Here's the finished product! So easy, so simple and super cute! It took me less then 30 minutes to make and cost me less then $10 dollars! Thank you Hobby Lobby for your 50% off Christmas decor sale!



I did take the little bit of decorative wire that I had left and used it to make a loop so the wreath would hang better.

I can't wait to decorate for Christmas so I can leave this on our front door but we must wait for Thanksgiving to pass!

The Versatile Blogger Award!


I have been given The Versatile Blogger Award by Tania from Horseshoes, and I couldn't be more thankful! Make sure you swing by her blog, say "Hi" and let her know I sent you!

By accepting this award I promise to:
  • Tell you 7 things about myself 
  • Pass this award on to 15 bloggers who I think deserve this award
So, with that, here are 7 things about me:
  1. I work at Starbucks and I love my job. Not just because of the free coffee but because of the relationships I have made with customers while working there. Some of them have become great friends.
  2. I have very bad road rage, I probably shouldn't share this with the public but I hate stupid drivers. If you don't know how to drive, please stay off the roads, for my sake only.
  3. I love looking at DIY projects and always dream of making them. I don't have a crafty bone in me but I like to pretend I do.
  4. I have recently been obsessed with Bath and Body Works and my bank account shows the proof.
  5. I love the rain. It reminds me of living in Seattle and those years when I was young and dumb. 
  6. The Mr. doesn't know this, but he saved me. I met him at a not very good time in my personal life and he still saw the good in me and ended up loving me anyway. Thanks Boyfriend.
  7. My parents have been together since they were in 6th grade and no matter what they think, they did an amazing job at raising us girls. Thanks Mama & Papa.
Here are 15 other bloggers that I think deserve this award:
  1. Someone In Mind
  2. Irresistible Icing
  3. Tammy's Two Cents
  4. Skylar
  5. Rinse. Repeat.
  6. The Life of the Party
  7. Keeping Up With The Rheinlanders
  8. The Back Perch
  9. Everyday Trish
  10. your wishcake.
  11. Live from Leeanne's Mind
  12. Typical Angela
  13. nienie
  14. Our Journey Home
  15. The Hubby Diaries
Go check out these awesome blogs, leave them some comment love and let them know I sent you there! Again, thank you Tania for giving me this award, I had a great time coming up with 7 things about myself

Wordless Wednesday - My Nieces

I love these two little girls more then they'll ever know.
I hope they know they have me tied around their little fingers.

A few of my favorite things...Pink Edition

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Weekend Wrap Up

We had a very fun but busy weekend and all we've done today is relax. I'd like to think that I'm always busy but we did a lot of running around this weekend, and it just wore me out. This morning afternoon when I woke up, I rolled over and realized that it was 1pm. I have no clue why I slept in that late, or why The Mr. let me sleep in that late, but it felt good.

I took the weekend off to celebrate The Mr.'s 31st birthday, which he had off as well. It's been really nice to have the last 3 days off of work, I've been able to spend time with my boyfriend, family and friends!

On Friday, we hung out at home and waited for The Mr.'s truck to be done at the shop (he has his windshield replaced) and just enjoyed a little R&R before heading out. Once his truck was done, we headed out to Hobby Lobby to look for home decor stuff and to check out all the Christmas stuff. We found a few things we liked, but are waiting until after Christmas to really start decorating our new place, otherwise people won't be getting presents. We did find Christmas cards though, and we got them for half off because all of their Christmas product was 50% off!

We headed to the mall and did a little bit of window shopping and waited for my sister to show up so we could do go to dinner. We decided to go to dinner at Tony Roma's because we felt like having a good steak kind of meal, and we all had exactly that! My lovely sister treated us to dinner, it was great time and the food did not disappoint! After dinner, The Mr. and I came out and relaxed, we ended up having friends come over and hang out for a little bit, but it ended being an early night since we knew Saturday was going to be an early and late night.

On Saturday, we headed to Othello to spend time with my family and to see the high school football playoff game. We had a great time cheering on my alumni and catching up with old friends. After the game, we hung out at my parents house and headed home early so we could get ready for The Mr.'s Birthday Hangout! The Hangout was a success and everyone had a blast! The Mr. had a great time and loved having all his friends together for his birthday! We even brought a cake into the bar and sang Happy Birthday to him really loud!

Here a few pictures of The Mr.'s Birthday Hangout! Enjoy!

Birthday Boy with his cake!
He loved his Elmo plates!
 
The Ladies
Sara & Jami
Trish & Seth (Soda was their choice of beverage)
Paul & The Mr.
Laurie & Jose
The Mr. & Me
Me & Becky
Josh & Jami
The Mr. & Jami taking a shot!
The Mr. & Me
The 3 Amgios!
Kyle & The Mr.
The Smokers

Preparing for the Holidays

I've been meaning to write a blog for a few days but I kind of feel like life has gotten a little busy and I haven't been able to sit down and write a decent post.

I should really be sleeping and fighting off this cold, but I took a nap after work and now I find myself wide awake. Lovely.

The holiday season is in full swing and I'm feeling it! We launched the famous red cups at Starbucks on the 1st and everything else will be out on the 15th. Christmas stuff is everywhere, in every store and some stores are even playing Christmas music. I, personally, am NOT ready for Christmas to be here. Don't get me wrong, I love the holidays but I'm not ready to buy gifts or deal with crowded stores.

Speaking of gifts, I'm trying to find some DIY gift ideas for a few of my friends/family members. I want something they can use all year long, not just during a certain season. I have found some great ideas, I just need to pick which one I want to do. I've never done a DIY gift, so I'm excited to get started; I'll be sure to take pictures of my projects and post a few of them once I complete them.

One of my favorite things about this time of year is all the delicious scents you can find that remind you of Christmas. I love candles, a lot, and even though I sell Scentsy I have found a candle that I think everyone needs.


Seriously, this candle is like Christmas in a jar. I went into Bath and Body Works the other day and I walked out with more then enough of these candles to get me through the season. I've already burned through a whole candle and I think I need more. Do yourself a favor and get yourself a Twisted Peppermint candle, you won't be disappointed.

One last thing, I am in the process of taking a blog designer class and will hopefully be launching a blog design business at the start of 2012. I'm super excited and will keep everyone updated on the progress, I plan on offering some new business specials, so stay tuned!

YouTube Sunday

I saw this commercial today and had to share it. I'm sure it has or will make a grown man cry.



Okay okay, maybe it made me cry.
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