Today I attempted to put up my new spring wreath. When I say “attempted”, I really mean that I froze my butt off (because it’s only 1 degree out today, which – at the time – felt like spring) only to have my fingers get so cold that they fumbled the knot on the hanging ribbon and the whole thing came crashing down at my feet.
At which point, I decided that it was NOT spring, and took the photos indoors.
Behold: my spring wreath!
Note the careful use of white, in keeping with the “look” of my current landscaping:
I call it “Bare Branches, Dirty Snow”. I’m expecting a call from National Geographic any day.
Kidding aside, I think my wreath turned out pretty well. I can’t wait until it’s warm enough to actually hang on my door!
It was SUPER simple to create. I already had the grapevine wreath, left over from last year’s spring wreath.
I tried out a couple of combinations before finally settling on the green and white theme. If I am completely honest, I was still smarting a bit from last year’s wreath failure (in which my combination of greenery and red silk peonies made for a somewhat Christmassy feel – to the point where the neighbour’s kid asked me why I still had a Christmas wreath up in July – point taken). So, I was pretty determined that this year’s effort be light and airy and NOT Christmassy.
First I thought I’d go with a funky green and white ribbon, plus the “B” (which – conveniently – is the initial for both our last names). But I really wasn’t feeling it.
Then I considered going with a pink ribbon and flower, which was pretty, but a little too girly. 
But then out of the corner of my eye I spied the super-sweet little paper flower I snagged at a wedding recently (such a cool wedding!) and thought that would look really lovely. ALL the floral details at this wedding were made out of PAPER. And most of it came from recycled copies of Jane Austen novels. How awesome is that?!
Then I remembered that I had some little white paper flowers left over from my travels in Mexico. Hooray for the zero-cost craft project!
So out came the glue gun and I got to work creating the wreath. You guys are intelligent human beings, so I won’t bore you with the gory details. Basically, glue on the greenery, position and glue on the “B” (or whatever your focal decoration is), and then go to town with the flowers. As we say, it is “simple comme ‘bonjour'”!
Here’s hoping it will warm up enough for me to actually take pictures of it in situ. Have a great week, all!
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Your wreath designs are so pretty, but it must be hard with all that snow outside 🙁 Thanks for sharing your beautiful post at Together on Tuesdays!
Thanks so much! It was really disappointing not to be able to put up my wreath today but there is a glimmer of spring now, at least…
I have honestly never thought about making a SPRING wreath but this is perfect. More important than anything, if you can DIY spring time, you can get yourself in the state of mind!
>>Sam
http://www.diyjustcuz.com
Hope it inspires you to make your own!
This is lovely! Wonderful blog, I’m thrilled I came across it at Fiesta Friday. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I used to live in Winnipeg and completely understand about the cold!! Loved seeing the process it took to get to the final one, which is just perfect. Also a Fiesta Friday co-host, please may I ask you to edit your post to include the link and a mention to Angie’s Fiesta Friday #61 post – it also ensures that you can be considered for a feature next week. Thanks for sharing your project with us!
Absolutely! I totally forgot to link up. Thanks for hosting! I’m always really inspired by the quality of the posts on FF.
I live in Montreal, so I perfectly know how do you feel… thanks for bringing your inspiring post at FF!
I’m living in ‘bare branches, dirty snow’ right now too- over it. This is such a cute DIY, I’m looking for something new for our door! Thanks for linking up today, I can’t wait to see what you’ve got for us next week!
Xoxo K
http://peeledwellness.com
I love how it turned out! Stunning! Thanks for linking up to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board.
Thank you!
The paper flowers make it! They are just that extra touch! Visiting from The Great Blog Train Linky Party!
I love this wreath! Will definitely have to try this for my place! xo
http://www.laurakasdorf.com
Verry nice wreath! I love wreaths so much :). Thank you for linking at Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party!
Your wreath is lovely. I just finished my spring wreath…a little late, but I love it 🙂 Thanks for sharing your wreath on the Spring Craft Blog Hop.
Better late than never!
This is lovely. Thanks for sharing this and your other great creations on the Spring Craft Blog Hop. Pinned and Tweeted!
Super Cute!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you again tomorrow!! Love your stuff!! Pinned!
I love your Spring wreath – so pretty. Thank you for sharing it with Share It One More Time. Cathy