The Laursens

CAUTION!! Object in picture is way cuter than it appears!


A few weeks ago I was totally inspired by a beautiful tulle wreath that Courtney made, over at Between U & Me. I rarely meet people who are as obsessed with tulle as I am. (did you SEE my wedding dress. Hello.) But when I do, its instant BFF! So I've been dreaming about doing one and I finally did!

After a mere, say four-ish hours of work??? But WELL worth it, I absolutely love it!

Here's what I did:

I began with a wreath i found at a thrift store for a dollar. Nice.
I bought five yards of black tulle and cut strips about 3 inches thick and cut to the length I though would look good.
One spool of orange ribbon.

I wrapped the entire wreath in tulle so I had a black base to begin.
I then cut my orange ribbons, spaced them evenly and tied them in a double knot spaced evenly around the wreath. (See pic below.)
I then took my strips of tulle and cut each end to create points. (hence the four hour timeline!)
I then began tying, and tying, and tying some more until it was as full as I wanted it! I used all but maybe half a yard of the original five yards!


My hubs plopped down in our 'dining' room with me and cleaned his guns....for those of you married to hunters, you know. Hunting season! He's so sweet, its great having a partner to share hobbies with, even if we have different hobbies.
Once it was done I used my Cricut and cut out several size spiders and hot glued them on. I also added a little bling with some table rhinestones I had left over from the wedding!

Tah dah!!!!!!!!!! The pictures absolutely do not do it justice. It appears blury, but its only the tulle and the shadows. Its so cute, I even took it to work Monday for 'Show and Tell.' Yes, I brought back show and tell, just so I could show it off. ;-)
Thanks, and I hope you like it! Its holiday season, so go make some wreaths!!!!!!
Love and blessings,

Dyna