Wreaths, Wreaths and More Wreaths!

Turns out, the demand for wreaths around Christmas time was more vast than even I had hoped! I ended up making TWELVE wreaths in two months! Plus a couple other (LARGE) projects, to be shown in a later post:) In addition to the three wreaths I previously posted, check out the other wreaths I made this year:)

This red chevron one was probably the most popular wreath I made, I had two order for it!

Mini wreath for the MIL!

Can't wait for next year and new wreaths!

~Rachael Leigh

Home Decor

Samuel and I moved into our apartment a little over two months ago. At first it was crazy getting into a routine with work and getting all settled - but after about a month, I finally started planning some decor. For the past couple years I've pinned things on Pintrest, hoping for the day I had my own place to decorate. So a few weeks back, my sweet hubby hung some frames and mirrors. I don't have pictures of all the wall decor, but this is by far my favorite arrangement. More decor to come!

~Rachael Leigh

First Burlap Wreath

As you may have read in my "About Me" section, my husband and I got married 6 months ago. We had the dream theme for our wedding, Vintage/Shabby Chic/Southern (if you can really call that a theme). This being said, I have TONS of burlap left over from the wedding that I have decided I need to put to good use. Oddly, there aren't many burlap crafts/DIY home decor projects that I am attracted to, but the one thing I LOVE is burlap wreaths. So last week, I decided to try my hand at one. 

Sadly, it was hard to find a tutorial video that was thorough and well recorded to show how to make the loops (obviously for a beginner). I ended up just having to try it (with the bit of knowledge I did reap from the various videos I viewed). But I don't think it turned out half bad.

I ended up weaving the burlap on the two outer loops (this probably doesn't make sense if you've never made one), and then alternated the colored ribbons over the middle loop. I didn't actually pull the two color ribbons through the wreath, they are simply wired to the top where the vertical pieces of wire run from the inside of the wreath to the outside.

Trying to figure out how to tie the bow probably took me the longest, I actually ended up doing it in three pieces - but it was definitely more manageable this way. In all, it took me the length of "Age of Adaline" to create this wreath:)

Excuse the random toes and socks in my pictures - I will work on my photography skills.

~Rachael Leigh