I put up a hook on my front door a few months ago to hang a Christmas wreath. The Christmas wreath has been packed away for a while and my front door was looking a little empty...so I decided to make a new wreath to pretty up my front door. I have been seeing styrofoam balls or wreaths covered with "roses" made with recycled book pages lately and I love the look. I had a few books in my get-rid-of pile so I decided to give it a try. The idea of ripping apart a book made me cringe a little, but I got over it after making my first few roses. :)
If you make one, be prepared to roll a lot of roses. I estimate about 100 on my wreath. Most of the roses I made using 3 pages put together, but I mixed it up a little by making some with 1 or 2 pages to make some looser and a bit smaller looking roses.
Here is a close-up.
I am not going to write a tutorial because I saw a great one you can use if you are interested in making your own. The blog is
Under the table and Dreaming. I did not make mine the same was she did, but the results are pretty much the same.
I don't know if I will leave it on my front door or not. I am a little worried about it getting wet. I really like the end result though!
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7 comments:
I love yours too. I used old books because I like the old color of the pages but it did make it a bit harder to work with. I want to try rosettes with newer paper too.
Ruth
Wow - what a great project! A little time sensitive, but the end result is well worth it. Excellent.
Gorgeous! I ordered a couple of these type wreaths for a friends wedding! She is using them on the chapel doors! I absolutely love this look!
Awesome wreath! It looks beautiful- can't wait to try and make one!
Wow that is gorgeous!
It looks great! You have a lot more patience than I do! Thanks for linking up with DIY for under $5!
I love this wreath. I am actually in the process of making one. Seeing yours gave me so motivation to get mine done.
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