DIY Fabric Wreath

I'm honestly not much of a DIY'er, but every now and then a project catches my eye and I feel the need to try it.  I have seen these fabric wreaths around Pinterest for a few years now and I decided I was ready to try one.  I bought fabric to make one wreath for my friend's baby shower and then one to make a wreath for Madelyn's room.  Needless to say, I have never gotten around to making Madelyn's yet.  But I'm proud of myself for completing one!

I do love the way it turned out!  Here's the simple steps that I used to make mine.  With the holidays upon us, they really make great gifts for friends or family or for yourself.  I have seen some super cute holiday themed ribbon wreaths on Pinterest and there are tons of fabrics to choose from at the fabric stores.  

First: 
You will need a 6 section wire wreath you can find them at any craft store they are $2.49 at Michael's or JoAnne's
you will also need your fabric I chose 8 fat quarters (or 2 yards) just so I get a variety of colors and patterns and do not spend a lot of money on wasted fabric... (I got mine from Joanne's)
and finally you will need a pair of scissors 

Second:
Cut your fabric into strips (mine were about 1.5inches)
Take your fabric and cut a small portion and then rip the rest
I found that ripping was so much easier than trying to cut with scissors plus I liked the look

Third: 
Once you have cut all your fabric into strips just start tying knots as demonstrated in the photos below. I tie them by sections but you can do it by each ring. Once you get a couple of knots tied make sure you slide them over so they are tight this makes for a full wreath. It can be very time consuming, so sit back with a good TV show and relax!

The final product!!

Have you made a fabric wreath before???

 

Pregnancy Gift Basket | DIY

A good friend of mine just found out she was pregnant recently and I wanted to do something special for her.  I had a few things around the house that I knew I could use and also some new items I wanted to put together.  I got the idea from Christina's cute Honeymoon Basket she made awhile back.  

You can of course put anything you want in the basket.  I had some pregnancy books that I knew I wanted to hand-down to her and put in a few of my favorite things that I enjoyed when I was pregnant.  

I loved the Dr. Teal's epsom salt baths.  I usually buy the lavender scent, but they didn't have it at the store when I went.  I also included my favorite Little Unicorn swaddle for new baby and my "alcohol-removed" wine that got me through a few social functions when I was pregnant.  I was looking for a Fit Pregnancy magazine, but couldn't find one, so that's why she got Shape! 

I wanted to also include a cute water tumbler in the bag, but I ran out of time.  I'm constantly thirsty when I'm pregnant.

What were some of your pregnancy must-haves that would have been cute to add to her gift??

Badger Moses Basket
Free Printed Banner

Here was my list of pregnancy must-haves from my first pregnancy.