Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything but a Card. This month we have an optional theme for some added fun:
I've gone with a Christmas' Past Wreath to hang on the inside of my front door. It includes holiday pictures from 1966 - 2024...so, almost 60 years. Although, most of the pics are of the kids and grandgirl since they will be the ones looking!
I was fortunate to find the Christmas balls, lights, gold foliage, and berries in boxes of craft goodies at an auction for a couple of dollars! In an office supply box at the same auction, I got the photo paper for a dollar! Score!! I had the jingle bells, tulle, ribbon, some clothes pins, in my stash.
Therefore, all I needed to buy were more clothes pins, a wreath, and the red tulle. I looked at several large wreathes and they were expensive. I wanted a large, full wreath. So, here's how I did it.
I bought a 24" wreath for $5.59 and an 18" wreath for $4.19. I put the smaller one inside the large wreath and wired them together. This created a very full 24" wreath for my foundation for under $10!
I could have gone with a larger wreath since I have so many photos. I didn't even get into the albums, I just took pics that had already been put into the computer.
I think the family will enjoy perusing this wreath over the holidays. It will be like having a Christmas Scrapbook hanging on the wall!
Come visit us at The Outlawz AbaC and share what you have been creating!
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Material List
24" Noble Fir Wreath Michaels
18" Noble Fir Wreath Michaels
30 Gage Hobby Wire Stash
2.5" Holiday Ribbon Stash
Fishing Line Stash
Christmas Balls, Berries, Gold Foliage, Clear Lights Auction Find
Celebrate It Red Tulle Michaels
Cream Tulle and Green Tulle Stash
Christmas Ribbon Stash
Jingle Bells Stash
Tiny Wood Clothespins Michaels
Forster Mini-Spring Clothespins Stash (Garage Sale?)
Pictures! Lots of Pictures!
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