Back on Easter we spent the day enjoying the glorious weather & working on getting the yard cleaned up from the winter. That meant trimming branches from the pine tree. The hubs thought I was nuts when I was trimming all the pine needles off the branches & storing the branches all in a large tote. He really thought I was crazy when I told him I was going to craft with them. Hehehe- I spent the past weekend finally doing something with them.
He never liked the coffee filter wreath I had made for spring. He thought it looked like a giant tutu & asked me every week when I was going to make something new for above the mantle. So I finally did. I brought in the big tote, grabbed some twine & got busy. He thought the coffee filter wreath wasn’t rustic enough for this cabin. He was probably right but I was craving something a little prettier than cabin decor. So – yes, we are back to cabin decor around here. But I was able to make it pretty too.
I just laid them in the formation I wanted & started wrapping & tying until they were all holding firmly together.
Then I attached a wire by wrapping it around the top branch so that I would have something sturdy for the hook.
Then I took one of my previously made wreaths that I used to use on our old front door & tied it on there for some color.
It was far too small for our giant front door anyhow- so I was going to have to change things up regardless if I wanted to use it again.
It worked out perfectly.
So there you have it- my new rustic summer wreath. Super simple.
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Toni @ A Daily Dose of Toni says
This is just gorgeous and a great way to decorate in spring/summer.
Tammy Killough says
I love that! I’m super big on reusing branches…I have several projects I use them for also! However, this is just too adorable…. 😀 Thanks for sharing! ~Tammy
Evelyn @ My Turn for us says
I love the uniqueness of this wreath. So simple but so classy:)) Pinning!! Just dropping in from Lets Get Social Sunday to thank you for joining in and to follow you via Pinterest!
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Kristy, Life-n-Reflection says
Love it! I have wreaths all over our home. I just love to change them up!
emily says
What a neat wreath, very bright for summer!
Kim Cunningham says
You are so creative. Your poor coffee filter wreath! 🙂 I do love this, and it is charming!
Kimberly says
That is beautiful! And looks perfect!
Angela says
I love how you used the wood! Thanks for linking with HickoryTrail
Angela
Sue Anderson says
Oh, yeah. That looks great with the wood “framing.”
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Tamar says
Love it! It goes so nicely on the stone hearth!
Sharon says
I’m a rustic girl at heart — I love this! You are so creative and I am not, so I’m totally amazed!
Marie Oliveira says
Love this idea of putting branches behind the wreath. I checked out the coffee filter post and I love that one too! And thanks so much for linking up with us at Pin It Tuesday! Hope to see more from you next week!
Kim says
This is so pretty! The entire mantle is so inviting. I love the frame around the wreath…I really adds so much, especially against the stone fireplace. I have a stone fireplace, I think I may try this, as a plain flowered wreath just seems a bit out of place up there. Thanks for the inspiration!
Tonya says
Lovely wreath and photo of it. 🙂
Milena Yancheva says
That is adorable!
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Miranda says
love this! so stinkin cute! [the whole mantel!]
Linda@With A Blast says
Totally love this wreath! Thank you for sharing at our All My Bloggy Friends Party ! Can’t wait to see what you will bring us on Tuesday 🙂
T'onna says
Cool wreath! I’m pinning it!
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