Spring Wreath

Being Spring Break, I'm feeling quite crafty.  I needed a break from knitting and crocheting, so I figured I'd take my hand at an idea I saw online.

For Christmas we had a wreath on our pantry door and the hook was still there, so I figured we needed something more spring like.

Here's the materials I used.

I started with the larger wreath.  The smaller one was intended to go on the linen closet door upstairs.  That never ended up happening.

I started winding the fur yarn around the straw wreath.  I left the plastic on the wreath because it gave a smoother surface.

Winding, winding and winding.  Did I mention I wound the yarn around the wreath? 

 

Three and a half episodes of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman later, it was wrapped.  I didn't take a picture after that.  I needed to secure the end of the yard somehow.  I ended up taking a straight pin, cut the end off and bent it into a staple shape.  Hot glue secured the flowers, add a ribbon hanger and voila!  It was finished.  I decided that one was enough and returned the rest of the supplies.  

 

Here's a closer up view of how it looked.  I ended up using 1 1/2 skeins of the fur yarn.  I like how the color turned out.  I think it was called moss or something like that.  It was a variegated green that gave the wreath some depth.  Even though it took forever, I like how it turned out. 

Next adventure, sewing!