Pinterested Life: White Winter Wreath

It's the most wonderful time of the year...almost.

I LOVE Thanksgiving. LOVE. But I don't have many Fall/Thanksgiving decorations. Naturally, instead of making some for this season, I have focused my efforts on making more Christmas/Winter decorations. I guess my philosophy is to finish one whole season before moving to the next. My house if extremely boring the rest of the year.

Yesterday, I made a pretty white winter wreath. My mother, sister-in-law and I made these for fall as well. Here is the finished product of my original wreath. I think it's pretty cool!

Since I have made 2 before this one I have come up with some tips and tricks. Regardless of the colors, here's how I made it.

Using white (or chosen colors) tulle, I cut 18" strips of Tulle. Cutting these individual can be pretty tedious. The first time I was at my moms house so we used her mat and rotary cutter. I could cut multiple at a time. That was nice. The next time was very slow...I don't like to think about it.

This time I looked around for something that was approximately 18" long and flat. It just so happens that my computer keyboard is just about 18" L! So I wrapped the tulle around it and put some rubber bands on each side of the keyboard.

Next, I cut the tulle on each end. I will note that I probably should have only done about half the amount. It took a little strategy to cut at first. I would have done it in 2 batches.

Here's what the pile of strips looked like!

I used a small wreath for this one. The first one was rather large. The size of the wire wreath doesn't affect the length of the strips, but it does the amount of strips you need to cover.

To put the strips on, fold them in half length-wise.

Slide the loo under the wire wreath form.

Pull the open end through the loop end and make it snug.

Repeat. Over and over again.

This is what it looks like when it's done.

This time, I added a step. Previously, I had just left it alone and hung it up. the strips stay if they are pulled snug enough. I just worry that when I put these away to store them for the rest of the year, they will loosen and I'll have to fix them all again.

I took a piece of tulle and started stringing it through the wreath. (Bear with me hear -- sometimes my explanations are not the greatest.) I started by going under the wire.

Then, when I pulled it back over, I crossed over the next strip strip of tulle. That way it covered any open areas of green, held down the already placed pieces, and pulled them tighter together. I did have to add more strips as I went around.