Making Something Pretty With What Was on Hand

It was Jan. 2013...we'd been in our new home less than 2 weeks...living out of boxes..I was desperate to ditch the unpacking and create something pretty for my new home...

Valentine's Day was just a few weeks away...

I was barely through unpacking the necessities, let alone my boxes of craft supplies.





I simply tied strips of various red ribbon around my wreath, filling in the gaps with white tulle.

The berry picks were a last-minute burst of inspiration...they worked perfectly to fill in the gaps...it doesn't matter that some of the white styrofoam is still showing because the wreath is red and white.


I hung a mini red clearance frame and made a white felt flower to dangle inside. No real rhyme or reason...it just seemed to go and I was using the bare necessities that I had on hand.


All in all, I think it turned out really cute...not a heart in sight  (unless you count the mini clothespin I just added!)

and I didn't even have to leave the house...


I hung it again this year, but added an empty black frame for some extra pizzazz :)



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