But I did add to the family room this week, in my attempt to finish it. Wait, will it ever be finished? No, but in my attempt to fill up the walls I finished something. I think I have a problem with hanging too much on the walls. But, they're all lovely things and I want to show them off.
Plus-- it's my house.
My walls.
I'll fill them as I please.
Neener neener neener. ;)
I used to have a painting that I did way back in the day of a rose and well red isn't working so well in the living room anymore and I wanted something neutral, classy, lovely and about the same size as the clock on the other side of the windows so they could balance each other out well.
Case in point.
The book wreath.
*Swoon*
I wont go into a huge tutorial because google will tell you everything you need to know but I did change it up a bit to suit my tastes.
1.) I didn't paint the ends of the pages, I burned them. Is that legal? I'm not sure, but I figured I was already tearing the pages out, fixing up the edges with a little crispiness wouldn't hurt anything. Plus it smells like camping and makes me happy.
2.) I used glue and pins. I want this sucker to stay in place. If I did it again, which I will-- I would most definitely not use the pins with pearls on the top, but it's all I had at the time. There's a couple spots you can see them but I just moved the pages around and unless you're LOOKING for them, I think it's okay.
3.) It's probably too full, I even took some out of the middle because you couldn't see the inside circle and it's still really really fluffy. But I'm okay with that, are you?
I love it. It was super fun to make, I might make a million and start selling them, just because I liked the campfire smell I got from it all day. :)
Love the texture of the wreath - very nice!
ReplyDeleteLove the fluffiness! Looks great against your gray wall :).
ReplyDeletelove these! Just added one to my Etsy store! Taking the photos for it just makes me love those wreaths even more!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I love the fluff and ruffles.
ReplyDeleteLove the wreath!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty & perfect for your space. Guess I'll be googling book wreaths now....
ReplyDeleteOhhh... love it! Fits in the space perfect... Nice job! :)
ReplyDeleteSo great. I may just have to copy you!! Hehe!!
ReplyDeleteLove the 'fluff' (and the lamp)! The wreaths are going to make great holiday gifts in our family. I was thinking about lightly dry brushing the edges of the pages to add just a little hint of color, instead of burning? thoughts anyone?
ReplyDelete- Dani @ JustDropsintheBucket
oooooh perfect for that wall!! I love your creamy cozy white family room.
ReplyDeleteAt first I read the title as Family Addiction (lol...it might be true if you keep making these wreaths)
Oh no, it isn't too fluffy!! I think it's perfect!! Love it and it is perfect in the space!!
ReplyDeleteLou Cinda
I like the crispiness too!
It's pretty, Rachelle! :) I like the fluffiness. :) I haven't tried my hand at a book page wreath yet. Yours looks great!
ReplyDeleteI love it! simple and elegant! It turned out beautiful- I love that you burned the edges :)
ReplyDeletethis really is cute!
ReplyDeleteMmm...I love a campfire smell, too! Any idea how many pages you used?
ReplyDeleteBurning them! What a great idea! Love seeing all these cute wreaths (:
ReplyDeleteSo cute, I love it! and I think the amount of fluff is perfect :)
ReplyDeleteI love it! It turned out so nicely!
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ReplyDeleteI love how this looks, i like how you burnt the tips i give it a more authentic look. if you were to paint the tips what colour would you pick? and could you use newspaper instead?
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