A Crafty Thing

 

Many many years ago a friend in Canada gave me instructions for making a fabric wreath after I had admired one she had made herself. It was so long ago that I had no idea where in the UK I would get the fundamental item necessary to make it - a Styrofoam wreath base. I suspect at the time I wouldn't have been able to find one here for love nor money. 

Fast forward a couple of decades and I am somewhere with my sister and I see a Styrofoam wreath and I buy it, thinking, at last! I can make one of those fabric wreath things. And the wreath has stayed in my miscellaneous craft materials box ever since. because somehow I never got around to giving it  a go.  

Recently I saw the new Tilde fabric Christmas range and thought I'd like to make a Christmas wreath, with that but Tilde fabric is Not Cheap and I was put off buying it by the thought that I might make a mess of it which would be a waste of money. And then - a lightbulb moment. Somewhere in my small fabric stash I thought I might have a Tilde charm pack that had come free with a magazine a long time ago .... I went for a rootle. 

I found the wreath, I found the charm pack, I found the time and voilà! a fabric wreath. I'm so pleased with it. It is so very pretty. So now I can buy the fabric and embark on making a Christmas wreath without worry. There's just one small problem - I cannot find a Styrofoam wreath to buy in a sensible size! However I suspect Mr Amazon can be relied upon to have one if I have a look,  and possibly the local craft places will have more suitable sizes nearer to Christmas.  

Meanwhile this one needs a ribbon and a hook to hang it from.