Fall Wreath and Mantle

Yet again, Pinterest has inspired some craftiness in me! I decided that I wanted to have a cute fall mantle and I wanted to make a wreath, both of which I've accomplished for very little money.

I purchased the items below plus some florist's wire for about $15, not bad when the going price for a store-bought wreath is over $20.

It was pretty simple actually - I used wire cutters to snip the flowers off  with enough stem to poke into the branches, placed them where I wanted, and voila! That was it!

Here's the finished product:

It's a little bottom heavy but that's because I couldn't decide in what direction it would hang or where I would tie the bow...I could re-do it but I think it looks fine as-is. I think I might add a bigger bow at the top next time, it seems a little small compared to the flowers, but since it was my first time tying a bow like that I wasn't sure how much ribbon I'd need.

Here's my fall mantle so far...it's a work in progress though! I still need to add some vertical pieces in the background because it's a little too low. Either way, it's make my house feel a little more home-y :)

Watch out for more projects coming up! Adrian has challenged me to sew at least Gabriel, but preferably all of us, Halloween costumes. Since I don't even know how to thread my new sewing machine this could get very interesting...