DIY Paper Leaf Wreath

I was so excited when, last week, my sweet friend Kira was up for getting together for our kids to have a play-date and for us to have a craft-date :) I've needed to get my creative juices flowing thanks to Pinterest! And while this is not an orignal project (I found the idea here, along with other great wreath ideas) I really enjoyed creating it. Even if it took me a few minutes of being dumb-founded on how to exactly do it, right Kira? haha ;)

Supplies needed:

- wreath form -

- paper of choice -

(book pages or sheet music...I found my sheet music here)

- pencil -

- scissors -

- glue gun (& glue;) -

STEP 1:

Get a good amount of the paper you want to use. I loved the "Silent Night" sheet music I found here :)

STEP 2:

Trace out leaf shapes with a pencil and start cutting!

STEP 3:

Take your wreath form and use the hot glue to line it with the paper leaves.

STEP 4:

Fold remaining leaves in half long-ways, then unfold to get a nice crease.

STEP 5:

Make clusters of leaves (the more leaves, the thicker the wreath will be) with a small amount of hot glue.

STEP 6:

Glue the leaf clusters around the wreath. Putting glue at the joint of the clusters, and behind a few of the tips of the leaves so that they lay flat.

STEP 7:

Display!

And when Adam gets home from work (any minute now!) we'll be putting up our Christmas tree for Family Night! I've wanted to since last week :) You can bet we'll be enjoying Christmas music, sipping peppermint hot cocoa, and snacking on kettle corn in between stringing lights and hanging ornaments. Oh how I love this time of year!

And I'm sharing this over at Whipperberry and Under The Table and Dreaming.

Go see what others are sharing! :)

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Spiritual & Physical Health:

Refer to the post the from earlier today :)