~~~ PRETTY Blingy Jewelry Holder Wreath ~ Tutorial ~~~

Hi Sweet Blogging Friends!

Before I get going on my tutorial...

I wanted to apologize to everyone who has been leaving me

comments.  I have tried several times to leave comments

 and blogger was not letting me do so.

After much angst, digging  and a few bad words I

think I got things fixed!

I will  be trying to go back and visit everyone when I can.

Okay, well right now I am in the midst of what I call

a Creative STORM...where I can have about

50 projects, well maybe more like 10-20 going at once!

Its a crazy time when I get like this but oh so productive.

Glad I remembered to keep my camera close cause I will have

a few tutorials for you and some Room Sprucing or Redo's

to share over the next few weeks! So stay tuned!

Blingy Wreath Tutorial

(found in a Romantic Country Magazine)

Materials:

Straw Wreath or

Grape vine with batting glued on ( I did this)

6 Yards of a Wide Ribbon, fabric or

Satin Ribbon used for Trimming Baby Quilts

2ft 2-3" Wide ribbon to use for hanging

Glue Gun

Loads of Brooches, Pins,

Necklaces, and Braclets

Now this is so easy and I was fortunate to have everythings

as far as my materials on had.

1. I began gluing down batting and started winding the ribbon

around the wreath.  I did not glue it until I was done, but you

can.  Now I overlapped my ribbon about 1/2 the

size of the ribbon to get a good overall fit.

Keep it taut, but not to tight...it can be the trickiest part of doing this.

Making progress...keep on going...

When you have reached the end glue the edge

you cut off to the back side of your wreath.

Here are some close ups of what I have done.

Remember, there are no rules as to how to put these on.

Also, I have left room for more added bling.

Before you add anything...determine where your satin ribbon

will be for hanging.  You can glue this on to tack the hanging

ribbon in place and then leave until

you are ready to hang for tying it in a bow...

I left mine reallllly long and because I where I was

hanging this...

You are now ready to begin adding your bling!

This can take some time and thought...or

just be random.  Mine continued to evolved after I

thought it was done.

I used brooches, lapel stick pins, long strands of pearls and

even a few bracelets.  Cool thang is...

you can keep adding to this over the years!

The very last few pieces I added were sentimental.

2 all handmade

pearl necklaces that my grammy had made.  She passed away

this past Christmas so I wanted to be sure and use some

of her pieces that I have as keepsakes.  There are many

pieces of hers on this wreath and

I am so glad that I have them.

I am not going to show you where this is hanging just yet as

it has to do with my master bathroom sprucing or caziness

that is going on right now! But stay tuned!

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial...any questions or clarifications

please don't hesitate to contact me.  I hope you will share

with me if you decide to do one of these!

Happy Crafting!

Lorena