Christmas Star Wreath

Hello, and welcome!

I thought it was about time I did some catch-up with me little bloggie friends.......I've not been around, in Blogland, as much as usual simply because I've been far too busy.......a little of this, a little of that.......and the time zooms on by, with nary a wave.....haaaa!

Yesterday, I was up at the crack of dawn........yawwwwnnn....at least, that's what 6.00am felt like......I am not a morning person.........had no idea that there a two 6 o'clocks in a day....haaaaa!  I was supposed to be taking my dear old Mam to the hospital to have a cataract removed.....she still enjoys tellin' anyone who'll listen about the first  one she had removed......"it was a s thick as a brick!".......heehee........and this one was going the same way....needed to be out.

I was up, showered, powdered and puffed, dressed and ready to go..........phone call from Mam........she'd been lying awake,  all night, and was too tired to go......hmmmpphhh!!

Had to make another appointment........turned out she was more worried about this cataract, because........"the last one was as thick as a brick, so this might be a concrete slab!".  Has a real sense of drama, my Mam, lol.........

So.....what else have I been up to?  Let me tell ya.........

When I was in New York, in January, I bought some Scrap Bags of quilting fabric.....essentially, they are long strips of beautiful fabric, measuring about 4 inches by 20 inches, and they are perfect for stitching scrappy quilts.  One of my Scrap Bags was full of Christmas fabrics, (of course!), and I'm now almost finished handsewing a lovely Christmas quilt to go over the back of my sofa.....woohoo!

I've also been doing some more work in the front garden.....in between torrential downpours!.......and my new lavender hedge is planted, pretty and perfumed!  I planted it up against our low red-brick wall, which has cream stone coping on top, and the whole effect is lovely.......definitely needed doin'....haaa!

Next to keep me fingers busy is a Chjristmas Wreath.....well, I am on a countdown to the most wonderful time of the year, even if I am on me own.....lol......

I was inspired by a little beauty I spotted on Pinterest and you'll find the tutorial if you click on the link.

I changed mine up a bit........I simply cut 2 pieces of thick(ish) cardboard, (I drew around my pizza stone, which is about 12 inches across)......then put a large dinner plate in the centre, and drew around and cut out the middle bit.

Next step is to cut two different sizes of stars.....I used my Fiskar's template......about 12 large and 24 smaller.

The larger ones are cut from some of last year's Christmas stash, 12 of the smaller ones are cut from the same paper choice, and the other 12 smaller ones are cut from red and green cardstock.....

All you then have to do is score all the stars, (except the 12 cut from red and green card) on the back, from every point.....this gives the 3D effect.......I then used a hot glue gun to fix the red and green (flat) stars to the card circles (which are stuck one on top of each other), and then place the larger stars around the circle, on top of the red and green card ones.

The smaller red stars are then placed between the large stars........I used buttons on the larger stars, and candi drops on the smaller.

I tried putting a bow on the top, but didn't like the effect.......I'm more a long, knotted piece of string girl....haaa!  Might change it, later......who knows?.......

I actually ended up  making two of these........Daughter # 1 was supposed to be making her own, but didn't!

I think it looks quite sweet........

Will probably be hung in my front porch, come the Season To Be Merry.....and I'm thinkin' of making an Autumnal one, too......love wreaths!!

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x

Challenges:

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.co.uk/  Christmas in July

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/challenge-36-christmas-in-july.html  Christmas in July

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/challenge-44-anything-goes.html  Anything goes

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  "N" is for Not a Card

http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  Ho Ho Ho Christmas

http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/  Anything but a card

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.co.uk/  Christmas in July (I used old papers from  last year)