Burlap Bubble Wreath

Like I said, I found this on Pinterest and loved it!  You could use it year-round and add greenery, flowers, decor as the seasons change.  I kind of like it nice and natural.  It was so much fun to do.

Supplies:
14" straw wreath (they suggested 10" foam, but it was way more expensive!  And straw is renewable and recyclable.)
Burlap (about 2 yards cut into 4" squares)
Lots of 'big head' pins (I used the straight pins with the different colored balls on top from my sewing stuff.)

Basically you fold the square into a triangle by pulling two opposite corners together.  Then take your right corner and pull it around to the front and take your left corner and pull it around to the back.  Stick your pin straight through where all four corners are flat against each other and pin.  Repeat.   A lot.  And that's it!  :)

The tutorial I used is probably much easier to understand.  She took a lot of good pics and I was just having too much fun to stop and use the camera.  :)

From the beginning...

Straw wreath ($3.99 @ Hobby Lobby)

Lots of burlap 'bubbles' (Burlap $3.99/yd @ Hobby Lobby)

Almost finished...

I'm done!  I finished last night, but didn't take any good finished pics until this morning.  I don't like this orange-y light.

Hanging on the front door.

Behind screen door.

Yay!  Finished product!

Back side...since the back will show when our shades are open, I may cover this with a little more burlap.  Or maybe not.  See all my pins?  

Already late...

Yes, you are correct.  I did miss a couple of 'weekly' updates.  The weather has broken into beautiful Fall temps (it's 53 now and our high will be 75...Mother Nature is in a good mood and so am I!) and work has been hectic.  Here are a few updates and I'll post some pics later today. (pics are here now!)
40x40:  2 more pounds drop kicked to the curb!  (pretty amazing since I haven't been to the gym in weeks...oops)
Crafties:  Haven't spent a lot of time on them, but they are on the agenda for today and tomorrow.  This is because I've been....
Halloween:  Getting my costume and party ideas ready for Halloween!!!  We are going to our first Halloween party (together) and I'm so excited about going gory!  I've never really done gory...had fun shopping at Spirit Halloween and getting some fun goodies (spirit gum, liquid latex, scar putty, fake blood...love it!)  A good friend of mine is also throwing a Halloween party and I'm trying to help her get all kinds of creepy ideas too.  If you follow my Pinterest you already know how busy I've been with my party ideas pinning.  :)    Love that crazy site.
Fishies:  They are now pets...since we got the fish back in April they have been feeding on plants and algae and ignoring any food I tried to give them.  Last week I noticed they were swimming around the plants, but not munching.  I gave the fish flakes a try...they gobbled them up!  Like they were famished...so I stood there watching...all the food was gone and I threw out some more...gone in minutes.  A few hours later I stood by the pond and all five fishies swam up to the top and circled until I threw some more food in...my little goldfish are trained!  Now they feel like pets and not just some fish that live in the pond.  Yay!

Time for some banana oatmeal and coffee to warm my bones before I get these doors open and get this day started.  Happy Hump Day!

Fishies eating

Power washing deck (look at all that dark stuff!!!)

Playing with the power washer

So happy with how this is turning out!

Trial #1 for zipper face...fun!

Started a new craftie today...this is the beginning of my burlap bubble wreath (as seen on Pinterest, of course.)

Let me know what you think!  :)

Bad Start

Well, we had a pretty sad start to the college football season...at least from where I sit.  I knew playing the #2 ranked team would prove challenging, but a slaughter?  Ugghh.  Oh well, Air Force is next and surely we can teach them a thing or two.  :)

40x40 update:  Well, let's just say, tomorrow is Monday and the start of a new week.  After getting cortisone injected into my left wrist to help with my annoying and painful Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, I did not go to the gym on either of my two off days.  Friday at work my hand/wrist was okay and yesterday was the official start (in the Jordan household) of the College Football Season!!!  So no exercising, no super healthy eating...but that's okay.  You only live once (unless you are reincarnated and then you get a do-over as something else) so you might as well enjoy it!

I think I would like to come back as a butterfly.  My do-over might not be as long as this one, but think of the things I could see and do.   You could drink your breakfast from a buttercup and glide along a breeze.  How cool to be one of the Monarchs that migrate south to Mexico...sorry, went off on a tangent.  Way off.

Happy Sunday and welcome September!  Happy to see fall is on the way.