Welcome to Decorate and More with Tip.  If you are coming over from Debbee, Debbee’s Buzz,  I am so happy to have you.  What did you think of Debbee’s table?  Wasn’t it amazing?  I love how she captured the winter vibe.   I had so much fun participated in last year’s Winter Home Blog Hop hosted by Amber, Follow the Yellow Brick Home I couldn’t wait to join this one as well.  To view my winter family room last year you can click here ⇒ MY RUSTIC WINTER DECOR.  This year I am joining 23 talented bloggers on how you can transition your home from Christmas to winter.
Welcome to the Cozy Winter Home Tour, hosted by Amber, Follow the Yellow Brick Home.

I am so excited sharing another winter home décor. I want to add an item to the mantel to give it a little winter feel.  I thought about a wreath but wanted something different then greenery.  I found a wreath on Pinterest…so stop the hunting!  I just love the wreath Karianna, Thistlewood Farms made for her home.   You will want to jump over to see how she styled her wreath.

For all the supplies I looked in my craft closet I was surprised I had everything to make the wreath on hand.  I saved the drop cloth from my patio curtains just sitting there waiting to be used.  I have made a table runner and also a garden flag from some of the drop cloth curtains.  To see those tutorials you can click here ⇒ DROP CLOTH TABLE RUNNER – DROP CLOTH GARDEN FLAG.   I still have a lot left to do this DIY wreath.  Let me share with you my version on how I made the pretty wreath.

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Here is what you will need to make the drop cloth wreath

• wire wreath form
• a piece of drop cloth enough to make 100 leaves
• scissors
• hot glue and glue gun
• a DIY leaf pattern
• pencil

Now that you have the supplies here is the tutorial.

I took a piece of card stock and made a leaf pattern.  Took my drop cloth and drew around the leaf to make 20 leaves. I layered 5 pieces of drop cloth to cut 5 leaves out in one cutting.  Cut inside the lines so you don’t have the lines show on your leaf.

Plug in your hot glue gun, you will be needing it during this step and a couple glue sticks as well.

There are 5 steps to add the leaf to the wire form.

1. Make two glue lines to each sides of the round end of the leaf

2.  Fold over the material

3.  Turn your leaf over

4.  Add a line of glue to the center of the fold

5.  Take your wire wreath form and pinch the glued leaf to one wire of the wreath.

My wreath form has 4 parts to it.  I glued a leaf to each wire.

I kept doing the 5 steps making sure I overlapped the rows of leaves.

After I added all my leaves I went back and tacked the loose leaves to one another with a little hot glue.

You could always add a pretty bow or some other decorations to the wreath.  Make it your own.

I added a denim ribbon to my wreath.

When I picture winter I think of texture, nature and subtle colors.  I kept that in mind when decorating our mantel this winter season.  During Christmas my mantel is very full of decorations, so it is nice to have a calming feel to the mantel.

I listed all of the participants below so you can see all the other winter inspiration they have for us.  I am so excited to tour their homes, aren’t you?  Next up is Jann, Jann Olson Blog.  I just love her fun winter décor.  She is one I love to follow because she finds the neatest thrift store finds.  You won’t want to miss her inspiration.

To make a Drop Cloth Leaf Wreath pin this for later and to share with your friends. 🙂

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