Crafty McCrafterson: Why am I Always Covered in Glitter?

We're in the post-Thanksgiving-blitz-to-Christmas! I made a pact with LAS II that I'd wait for him to decorate this year. So here I sit, day after Thanksgiving, waiting, while he sleeps. The LSU vs. Arkansas game is blaring loudly from the tv in our bedroom and I don't know how he can sleep over the noise (not to mention suspense). But bless his heart, he's on the night shift at the hospital this week. So while I was eating broccoli casserole and turkey with my family last night, he was at the hospital. While he's catching up on z's, I decided to start on one Christmas decoration I knew he wouldn't want any part of: A Very Glittery Wreath. 

I never get involved in that black Friday nonsense, partially because I hate crowds, but I did shop on Thanksgiving. When I was on my way back to Lexington from my aunt's house I stopped at a very convenient Michael's craft store in Frankfort. It's right off the interstate and they were open until 10. The crowd was light. I needed some ribbon for today's glittery project. I gave in. And I was glad I did! I purchased all the items necessary for my front door wreath.

The color scheme in my house for Christmas is green (sage), brown, and gold, with some poinsettia accents here and there. I had a ton of green and gold ribbon left from the roll I bough to wrap my tree. But I needed some accent ribbon to make a wreath. I bought a chocolate glitter roll, a gold glitter roll, and a cheetah roll! WHAT? Cheetah for Christmas? I saw this ribbon at Michael's a few weeks ago and knew I had find some way to incorporate it into my scheme.

I started this wreath the same way I started my Halloween Wreath. I bought a much smaller hay wreath form, because I knew the ribbon would add some height. I don't have a lot of room between my front door and storm door! I bought some sage green yarn and wrapped the entire wreath form in it. I found a perfectly coordinating brown sparkly pine cone at Walmart for 97 cents that I tied to dangle from the center. Then I started adding the ribbons.

Cut about five inch sections of ribbon. To pin the ribbons, get some straight pins. Instead of making a singular roll of ribbon, I like to bunch my at the ends. Stick the pin through the ribbon and directly into the wreath. At first I thought, this looks terrible. But once it starts filling in, it looks great!

I used four colors of ribbon, and I think it turned out nicely. You could do more than four, but I think any less just won't do. Let this serve as a warning that I am covered in glitter. My kitchen table is covered in glitter. The floor around my table is covered in glitter. My dog is covered in glitter (not really. Once I started taking pictures, she left the room. She hates cameras). You too will be covered in glitter if you use glittery ribbon. You could use other varieties of ribbon to avoid a mess, but I'm just a sucker for glitter. Happy Christmas, ya'll!