Fabric Collage Wreath

It's been a very interesting day. I started making this wreath late this morning. Then at noon I called my dentist and said I was having discomfort. I went in an hour later. (He's just a block away.)

I came home with a new temporary crown. And possibly might have to have a root canal. Won't know for a couple of days. Last month when I got my teeth cleaned, he reminded me that this cracked tooth would eventually have to be worked on.

Okay, got that out of the way. I might not make much sense. I missed lunch in all the hoopla.

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I bought this wreath at Hobby Lobby half off a few weeks ago. Which made it less than $2.

I used what I had. Being a quilter, I had muslin in various sized pieces. I ripped the muslin in a width of about four inches.

I didn't even take the plastic off the wreath. Figured it would be less messy as I worked. I just used a glue stick, and started wrapping. When I put a piece down, I'd add a bit of glue and then pin it down till it dried, so I could continue to get pieces ready to wrap.

I'd gotten this far when I left for the dentist. The muslin part was complete.

I really had no idea what I was going to do. I just had an idea of the look I was going for. I got out my stash of neutral bits and bobs.

At this point I'm home with a very numb mouth, starved but can't eat for two hours, and ready to roll. So I just got things out of this box and started wrapping it this way and that until I was pleased with the look. I hot-glued the rest of it on.

Last week at Hobby Lobby they had wedding materials half off. So I picked up some flowers and such, knowing I'd find a use for it. Didn't realize it would be this soon however.

After the flowers were attached, I still wasn't completely happy with the look. So I got my jewelry box out. Remember I told you I went through a phase about 13 years ago when I thought I'd be interested in making jewelry? And here the box still sat.

So after adding some buttons, I decided to add pretty straight pins. Then I added some beads to the buttons to make it look unified.

But I still wanted a little more bling. So I stuck more beads from my box along the pins and stacked the beads. Then just pushed the pins into the wreath. Simple, simple!

You know that feeling when your mouth is numb but your chin itches? Well, that's what I'm going through now. When am I going to be able to eat without missing my mouth, I'm wondering?

Surely soon! It's after 4 p.m. at this point. I'm so hungry I could eat cardboard. Well, maybe not cardboard.

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