Remembering Our Veterans

Oh my goodness

it's been awhile since I posted anything!

I've been a little busy behind the scenes

trying to get a few projects completed for

the downstairs bathroom.

I thought that I would take a break and

make a Patriotic wreath in honor of Memorial Day

to display on our front door.  I've been wanting to

make a patriotic wreath for some time and just

never got around to it until now.

A while back a co-worker ask me if I would

like to have a couple of old wreaths that were

her mother-in-law's.  She knew that I was a crafty person

and thought about me before she hauled them off to

the Thrift store to donate. This is one of the wreaths
that she brought me. I knew that I would make good use of this wreath.
I disassembled this wreath and made a new one.

This is what I turned it into!

What a difference huh?

The only thing I purchased for this wreath was

an American flag which costs me $20.00 from Home Depot.

Everything else was recycled or leftovers from other projects.

This is what it looks like with our screen door closed.

I love that you can still see the wreath through the screen.

This was a really quick and easy wreath to make.

It literally took me 45 minutes to make!

I know I say that about everything I do, but this really was easy.

Do you want to make one?

I'll show you how with a step-by-step tutorial.

You will need a wreath form. Mine measures 16 inches.

I recycled an old wreath and saved the flowers.

I purchased this size flag from Home Depot.

Remove the flag from the package and iron it to get all of the

wrinkles out.  Lay the flag out on a flat surface with the right side facing down.

Fold in half lengthwise.

Using your hands press a seam in the flag on the bottom.

Unfold the flag and fold the top and bottom towards the center hand pressed seam.

Using a hot glue gun, glue the bottom seam closed (the end with the stars).

Grab your wreath and lay it on top of the flag.

Place a glob of glue on the star and stripe corners and wrap around the wreath

and attach, being careful not to burn your fingers.

Tuck, fold and glue the center in place.

Turn the wreath over so that the flag is facing up.

Gather the flag on the right side and attach to the 

wreath in the upper right hand corner of the wreath with a zip tie.

Attach a bow to the zip tie area.

I make my own bows but you can purchase already made bows at craft stores.

Add a few sprigs of greenery and flowers.

TA DA!

A new Patriotic wreath.

This wreath will stay on our front door until Fall.

A big THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts goes out to all

of the Veterans who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. 

You are not forgotten!

Until Next Time,

Veronica