Monday, May 13, 2013

Nautical Chevron Wreath

It's no secret that Pinterest has become my new best friend.  Those of you that have stuck around for a while know that I post regularly on my love for Pinterest finds.  I've also hinted that it has helped to inspire my inner-"crafter."  I'm being totally genuine when I say that I don't have a creative bone in my body.  However, I have (kinda sorta) learned how to steal bits and pieces of ideas and make them my own.  That has to count for something, right?

I've also learned over the past few years that Mom loves a good wreath.  I've made her several recently, but I knew that she was lacking in a general outdoor summer wreath.  So, when I couldn't decide on a decent Mother's Day gift, I turned to Pinterest for a little help.

I knew that I wanted the background of the wreath to be burlap, and I wanted it to match my parents' blue/gray columns on the front porch.  I saw an adorable nautical-themed wreath that sort of tied all my thoughts together.  Plus, I knew she had nothing at all like it.

After a bit of perusing (okay, two hours of perusing) the aisles of Hobby Lobby, I finally settled on all the parts and pieces.  And, this is what I came up with:



Nautical Chevron Wreath

She was happy, and I was happy that she was happy.  What more can you ask for on Mother's Day?  Ours was family-filled, relaxing, and super special.  I hope yours was, too!  And to all my Mama readers, Happy (belated) Mother's Day!

4 comments:

  1. ooooh! I have to say, I normally hate chevron and wish it would go away...but with the burlap and muted colors...it looks a lot more chic in this project. I would totally put this on my door!

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  2. That is incredibly impressive. I am not that crafty, however, we just had our first hobby lobby open up in the town over from mine, and I think it's time for me to visit and see if I can get craftier ha

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  3. First of all, that wreath is GORGEOUS!!

    Second of all, I wanted to let you know that I've selected you to participate in the Liebster Award blog hop! These awards are for us smaller bloggers (i.e. < 200 followers). I'd love for you to participate! Head on over to http://cdhoffman.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-liebster-award.html for what to do now!

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  4. Love this! You did such a great job and that's so sweet of you to bring out your "inner crafty self" for your mom! I have been wanting to make a good outdoor wreath and may just have to use your ideas;)

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