How to make a Christmas wreath {Holiday decor}

OK, so is this really a HOW to make a Christmas wreath?
Well yes, if you have a can a spray paint and a few minutes of time, you can make the same.
You may recall back in the Fall where I shared a quick Fall wreath with you.

All I did was spray paint the rustic stick wreath and add some leaf embellishments.

Well, time for a Winter one.
You may noticed I changed my header and added this wreath as well.

I fell in love with this Green ivy leaf Krylon color.

Gave it a quick coat of spray paint, found some pinecones in my yard and lightly sprayed them with some faux snow.

Added a few candy canes, and it was good to go!

This was a dreary day as you can see.  I wish it would just rain on days like this.

Playing around in Picnik today, that places is Trouble too!

You may notice I changed my header again for the season, and also added a plaid back drop.
I know some bloggers do not like changing the header or feel it is unnecessary.
My thoughts are this....
A lot of gals turn to blogs versus magazines anymore.
Mags change their covers monthly, now, grant you, I will not change my header monthly, however, seasonally, I think the change is refreshing for me.
I made my collage in picnik, and it was free, fast and simple.
Here is a quick lesson.
Go to picnik, and hit get started...
You will then be directed to the next page
On the top, second option, it says  collage...
Hit collage...
You then see the basic options for your collage...
pick the one you would like...I always choose the 4 boxes across...so I know it will be wide enough for my blog.
Then upload the photos of your choice,which is at the bottom of that screen
Drag the pics to the box.
You may adjust the boxes as you will also see that option, spacing,proportion,etc...
Once you have all your pictures in place, hit save.
NOW you go to the edit section,
add your text, and I also at that time add a clear border, so I can add my text, giving me enough space.
You really do not want to add text over your header, unless you see it is clearly visible to read.
Hope this helps you!


You also have the option to resize your header, and that all depends on your blog template.
You can play around with that.

HERE is another tip for you on the background.  I googled wallpaper, example, french country, plaid, whatever....then I saved the image to my computer.
In your template designer you have the option to UPLOAD your own background...
So I tried it, and the wallpaper worked!

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 I am mixing this year both Fall and just a tad of Halloween for now. My older boy Alex has a big Halloween party and we I really have fun decorating for the big event.  We do not have haunted houses, or lawn witches....but I do get creative with skeleton bones and games.  Any fun games I would love to hear your suggestions.

I made a fun wreath I thought I would share with you.

Ok quick tutorial on the wreath.  I first spray painted it black.  Remember that orange silk yarn? Well I wrapped some around the bigger vine part of the wreath. Sprayed some pine cones black....embellished with two black feathers and a crow! That was it.
This week I wanted to participate with Miss Jenny's rainbow Alphabet party.  But wait, I do not have the color INDIGO anywhere in my home, and I really want to incorporate it in this post. Although, very much a brown nose, I do not have time to come up with two posts for the day.  We all know Indigo is a cross between blue and violet see the color wheel below.



SO BAM!!~ I looked around and what did  I see?

I made a little styrofoam wreath for my younger boy the other day. He is a candy freak and I told him he can have a piece a day after his homework. He loves picking away at this thing.

 

Hope you enjoyed your little tricks and treats over here at Debbiedoos!

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I am getting a little better as I go along this craft train...ya know never was my thang......but I love when something actually turns out cute...as I think my wreath turned out pretty OK....I started off with a traditional grapevine wreath...BORING....so of course why not spray paint it RED!!~ LOL....I suppose I did not learn my lesson...but I go outside now in the woods to make the magic happen.  Then I decided because I have lots of burlap left from previous projects I would make some cute little poppy flowers....Well why don't I just show you as I go....

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