I'm hoping my St. Patrick's Day wreath survives Kodiak's "spring" weather this year. Because last year's wreath? It didn't do very well. I kept it simple this year, but still a fun and festive decoration for the door on these seemingly unending rainy, gray days. The dreariness is seriously heavy. And as I might have mentioned before, it's freaking OLD. So - a happy, Irish wreath for the door? Yes, please.
I still have some old supplies left over from my teaching days, so I pulled out one of the shamrock templates I traced from a printable onto a manila folder eons ago to use for the wreath. I'm 99% sure the last time it was used was for a St. Patrick's Day scavenger hunt for about twenty-five 7-year-olds around 15 years ago. What? I'm a crafting supplies hoarder.
The template was perfect for cutting out a bunch of shamrocks from different green patterns of scrapbook paper I had. And yes, I still have little kid-sized scissors. They tend to work better with smaller, intricate cuts than normal sized scissors. And I'm a crafting supplies hoarder, remember?
I picked a few different patterns of paper in similar shades of green for the shamrocks.
For the wreath, I used a Styrofoam mold and wrapped green fabric all around it, securing it with pins and hot glue. I just informally bunched up the fabric until it looked the way I wanted. Sort of casual and scrunched.
I wanted to try and make the paper a little more weather friendly, so I coated both sides with Mod Podge to seal it before I glued them to the wreath. We'll see whether that actually works!
I thought it could use something hanging in the middle, and I looked for a whimsical leprechaun that spoke to me, but no luck. (See how I did that, there?) I ended up just calling it a day after getting the shamrocks secured. Maybe I'll revamp it later.
I hung the wreath using a piece of burlap in a simple, secure knot.
You've got to love the less than aesthetically appealing front doors they install in base housing, right? I like to think the wreath helps a little bit in that department!
Aaaand one more pic for good measure:
So, Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here's hoping my wreath doesn't get too destroyed by Kodiak's relentless rain.
Ta-ta for now.
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