SPD & My First Giveaway!

Today is a good day!

Tomorrow is Friday.

I'm linking up for Saw it. Pinned it. Did it. again with Katie & Steph.

I get to leave work an hour early today to go have dinner with the family.

AND it's time for my first giveaway!!

:]

This week, I decided to make a burlap pearl wreath.

Y'all may have seen it...

This is the original:

Source: etsy.com via Kristen on Pinterest

I knew right away that I wanted it.

It didn't look too difficult, so I went to Hobby Lobby & picked up the supplies.

Let me give y'all a little advice... & you probably already know this, but just in case you don't...

Always check to see if the link leads to instructions!

I was super excited to get working on this & then when I sat down to do it there were no instructions, just a link to an etsy page.

So... I winged it.

It wasn't easy.

& it wasn't quick.

BUT

It did turn out pretty darn good if I do say so myself!

Here's what I used to make it:

(the fabric isn't pictured, sorry)

wreath

burlap

fabric

pearls

twine

hot glue gun

hot glue

scissors

WINE

As far as instructions go...

First I wrapped the twine around the right side of the wreath.

Next I started cutting the burlap and trying to form similar shapes as in the original.

I glued all of the burlap pieces after I had them formed.

Then I started cutting the fabric and tried to form similar shapes as well.

I glued all of the fabric shapes into place.

Then, I added the pearls where they needed to go, wrapped some twine around the top & hung it up!

Voila!

My finished wreath:

I think it turned out okay.. What do y'all think?

Linking up with Katie & Steph!

ANDDDDDDDD...

Don't forget to enter my first giveaway as a thank you to my readers!

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