In celebration of their perseverence, I was inspired to make a spring wreath to welcome guests into my home. Actually, it was to remind us of the promise of Spring as we travel back and forth to work.
Because I don't have a ton of time, I decided on the super easy version of this project. And then I went to my local Michael's to pick up my supplies:
- Styrofoam wreath (I chose the rounded rather than the flat variety)
- One package Spanish Moss (because the greener moss was way too expensive)
Some hot glue (because I have no idea where mine is right now)- A tiny nest (because nothing says Spring like nestlings!)
- Some turquoise ribbon
- And the thing that caused me the most trouble - tiny eggs for my nest
The first step is to attach the Spanish moss to the styrofoam wreath form with hot glue. I beaded the glue along the wreath and pressed the moss into the glue. Be careful not to burn your fingers as you're doing this.As I mentioned above, the thing that gave me the most trouble was finding the right size and color of
eggs. I'd hoped I could find some flower sprays with the eggs already attached in a tasteful robin's egg blue with brown speckles. I had no such luck. After searching the store for wooden eggs, then paper eggs and even a turn around the clay aisle (to make eggs), I settled on the glitter-laden eggs from the floral sprays in the Easter displays at the front. Since only one of the eggs had the glittery goodness, I had to walk around and find some glitter paint that would give me the same effect on the non-glitter egg that was included in the spray.Having found the glitter paint, I spread it over the surface of the non-glittery egg to create a more uniform looks. Once that dried, I glued it into the nest and then glued the nest into the now Spanish moss covered wreath.
And that is how I now have a touch of Spring on my front door with less than an hour invested in the hunting, gathering and making of the wreath.
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