Upon first seeing a ruffled wreath made with circles of felt, I knew I needed to have one. I put it off a while, as it seemed pretty labor-intensive (and was—it wasn’t difficult, but did take a chunk of time). I used this tutorial—well, once I got the gist of what I was going to do I didn’t really need to follow the tutorial exactly.
To save my sanity, I invested in a circle cutter for fabric, and it worked amazingly! I feel more ruffly flowers in my future—but not for a while. I’m taking a little break.
But I did break my own personal cardinal rule of crafting: never make something that requires a pair. I always get tired after one and don’t typically go on to make another. This is why I don’t knit socks. That, and I can’t knit in the round.
Anyway, I persisted and ended up with a matched set.
I enjoy them, which is good—they’re pretty the only Christmas decoration that made it up this year besides the sad tree in the corner.
I love it! They are so elegant and simple. Beautiful in red! I read the blog with the white ones but I love this look!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the middle of making the white one... One question: what size wreath did you use? The 12 inch ones looked too small, so i bought a 16 inch... but now i'm wondering if that's too big?
ReplyDeleteI think mine are probably 12 inches--I think the felt fluffs it out a bit more. I would just choose a size based on where you think you will put it: I was going to hang them in a pair, and in the center of the doors. If I was hanging it alone or in a larger space, I probably would have used a larger one. Have fun!
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