I made another small wreath for our kitchen area. This is an easy DIY wreath. I added a little twist to the wreath to make it work for both Easter and spring.
Do you see how I made the felt eggs for the Easter wreath? They are easily removed when Easter is over and I still want spring decorations. Let me show you how I accomplished this and how I made this wreath.
Supplies:
- Yarn (I tried to pick a fuzzy yarn that would look like spring and grass…according to my husband, Mr. T, it looks like the Grinch’s fur….yep he pretty much ruined the wreath for me…so pick your yarn wisely and please ignore my Grinch style yarn)
- Wreath form
- Ribbon
- Felt
- Embroidery Thread
- Fabric glue
- Hot glue
- Scissors
- Needle
- Velcro
- Fill (for inside of felt eggs)
Wrap your wreath form in yarn. If you are using a fuzzy type yarn like I did, you don’t have to be super careful about pulling it tight and making sure you fill in every space. The yarn being fuzzy will fill that space in for you really nicely.
Next, Cut out egg shapes from your felt. I used a template I cut on my Cricut because when I freehand things, I tend to cute like a Kindergartner. I sewed and filled them just like I did for my Valentine wreath…so to save myself the redundancy, I am going to show you how to make your felt eggs with my felt heart pictures. I hope it’s not confusing.
Start by gluing your ribbon at the top in the center of your egg.
I wanted the knots in my thread hidden inside the hearts and my eggs. In case you haven’t done this before. Start with a knot. Sew starting on what will be the inside of the bottom piece of felt. Pull your thread through to the bottom. Pictured in #1 above. Add the second piece of felt on top. Start sewing normally around the heart /egg. You will notice that I started sewing part way up the side of the heart /egg and proceeded around to the bottom as show in #2 and #3 above. I then filled the hearts/ eggs and finished sewing.
Hiding the final knot is a touch trickier, but still do-able. When you have reached the end and your thread is coming out the bottom of the heart/egg, place your needle as though you are going to come back up through the felt. Only sew through the bottom piece of felt. Try to do this near one of the stitches. After you have pulled your thread up through only one piece of the felt near a stitch, use your needle (show in #1 above) to go ‘behind’ the stitch. This is creating a knot. In #2 above, you can see how to pull that knot or thread around the stitch out. Thread your needle through the hole to create a knot at the stitch. You can add one more knot on top of this by making a knot the normal way right on top of this knot you created. That is what I did in #3 above. Clip your thread. If the knot is sticking out a little too far, just use your needle to push it back in a little farther.
Next, I needed to find a way to attach the eggs to the wreath and be able to take them off when Easter was over.
I decided to use my good old friend, Velcro. I used adhesive Velcro, but on this fuzzy yarn, I still needed to hot glue it to make sure it would really stay on the wreath. So, the adhesive Velcro is not necessary as you will most likely need to hot glue it as well.
I used one Velcro circle for the largest ribbon.
Being cheap frugal, I didn’t want to have to buy more Velcro, it also was a big space saver to cut a circle in half and use one circle for two of the thin ribbons. I did this for the other two thin ribbons on the other side.
The Easter wreath with the eggs attached.
I just love the look of the embroidery thread around the edges of the eggs. To me, it is a fun detail. I thought about adding more detail to make them look like decorated eggs, but decided against the time that would take. Just an idea if you want to add more detail to make the eggs look more decorated.
The spring wreath with the eggs detached.
I made the felt flowers to add the spring detail to the wreath. I had made the rose style felt flowers before, but I wanted some variety this time. I found a great tutorial on how to make 5 different kinds of felt flowers. I used two of them that were new to me for this wreath. The Crafted Sparrow: Felt Flowers Tutorials {5} to choose from.
I had seen this fantastic wreath at Valentine’s day. I just loved how Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage had layered her flowers on the inside of the wreath instead of on top of the wreath: Make a $5 Valentine’s Day Wreath {w/ burlap and yarn}. I knew I wanted to borrow that I idea in an upcoming wreath…so I used it for this wreath.
There you have it! An Easter to Spring Wreath. Once again, I’m getting double duty from something I took the time to make.
Are we catching a theme around here? In case you have no idea what I am talking about, I’ve recently made a reversible table runner, reversible skirts for our American Girl dolls are made A LOT around here (this is our most recent Easter/spring skirt), and I also recently made reversible Easter tote bags for our American Girl dolls. I love the reversible/ double duty things…it makes me feel like I am getting my time and money’s worth from what I am making.
Do you like reversible and double duty items as well?
Great idea, KC! It’s beautiful. Megan
Thank you, Megan!
KC
Such a cute wreath!
If you have a minute I would love for you to link it up to my party.
So cute!
Thank you, Desiree! I will be at your next link party like usual and will link it up when your next party opens!
Take care,
KC
That is so cute! I wish is would stop snowing here, I’m ready for Spring!
Jody
Thank you! I can imagine, if I lived with lots of snow, I would be REALLY ready for spring.
Take care,
KC
I LOVE this wreath – what a great idea to extend the life of your spring wreath… and that yarn is to-die-for… it looks like fresh green moss (I saw moss, not Grinch:)… How adorable, thanks for sharing it!
Krista
Thank you so much and thank you for your sweet reassurance that my wreath doesn’t look the Grinch fur!
Take care,
KC
Love the grinchy yarn. Everytime my husband says something stupid I tell him, “my 2nd husband will love it.”
It’s really cute! laura
Thanks. Lol! That is a good line!
KC
This is so cute, it stood out to me in a sea of Easter projects from It’s Overflowing! 🙂 Love it!
April Hoff
housebyhoff.blogspot.com
Thanks, April!
KC
That is darling!
Thanks!
Super cute! Pinned. Thanks so much for coming to (link) party with me… I hope you’ll come again next week to Super Saturday Show & Tell! https://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com xoxo~ Ruthie
Thanks so much Ruthie! Thanks for hosting as well.
KC
Beautiful! I love a versatile, pretty craft like this! Thanks for linking up to Monday Funday!
Thank you!
KC
What an adorably fun and festive wreath! I just love how bright and colorful it is!!
Thank you, Eva! I have fun making it.
KC
That’s a gorgeous wreath – I totally love the green yarn and your use of velcor is very clever!
Thank you! I’m so glad that lots of people have an opinion different than my husband’s. It renews my faith in my ability to pick cute things. 🙂
KC
That is so cute!
Thanks!
I love these! Your wreaths are so cute and I love how you have made them! Please visit me at greatastestuesdays.blogspot.com. I also would love you as a guest on my Invite a Guest Fridays!
Kimberli @
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Thank you so much! I am running really behind tonight, but I will try to remember to come by and link up tomorrow. Thanks for the invite.
KC
Super cute wreath! I love the grass and the eggs hanging down!
Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday Link Party
https://www.usscrafty.blogspot.com/2013/03/submarine-sunday-23.html
Thank you!
KC
Amazing Idea! I have to pin this!
Thank you!
KC
Genius idea! I always do a general spring wreath because I just haven’t had the motivation to make an Easter wreath. I’ll definitely be doing this next year. Thanks for the fun idea!
Thank you! Your comment brought a smile to my face! Glad I could give you some inspiration for next year.
KC
Love this, super smart to make it work for Easter and spring. love your husband’s comment about Grinch, so what my husband would say. hehehe
Desiree @ YourCraftyFriend
Thanks! Lol! Glad someone else has a husband would say things like yarn looking like Grinch fur. 😉
KC
I love your wreath! So cute!
Thank you!
KC
Hi KC, newest follower here! I found you through Clean & Scentisible. I love the wreath, it is darling! Great idea to make it it easy to change it from Easter to Spring! I’d love to have you follow me back. https://mamascraftyplace.blogspot.com Have a great week 🙂
Thank you! I like dual purpose things…they make me happy! 🙂
Take care,
KC
This is adorable! Love the versatility of the project– means less storage of my holiday decorations!
Thanks! Yes, I agree with the less storage…I had that thought when I made the wreath this way.
Take care,
KC
I LOVE your wreath! I think I used the same green fun fur in my spring wreath last year, my husband also thought it looked like fur…men 🙂
Thank you! Glad to know I’m not alone in my yarn choices or the comments from men in our lives!
Take care,
KC
whoops…here’s the right link.
Very cute wreath! thanks so much for linking up again this week!
Thank you! Thanks for hosting!
KC
So cute! I love the Easter eggs and the stitching detail on them. Looks great!
Thank you! Very sweet of you to say.
KC
Very clever to add the Velcro! Cute wreath 🙂
Thank you… occasionally I manage to be clever, the rest of the time I copy. 😉
KC
That is just so super darling! Love the Easter to Spring functionality of it too. Very smart! Happy Spring to you (:
Thank you! Happy Spring to you as well! I wish it felt like spring here, but hopefully soon. 🙂
KC
Great, versatile wreath idea! Love the yarn. Need to check out yarns more; I just never think of it when at the craft store! Visiting from Monday Funday party.
Thanks! Have fun checking out yarns. There are so many fun yarns!
This Easter wreath is so cute. Love it.
Thanks for sharing at Over The Moon Party,
Bev
What a fun and versatile wreath- just my style too! I’m new to your site, but I can see you have some really cute things here. I’d love it if you’d share at my new link party.
Thanks so much!
Such a fun and cute project. Perfect for Easter. Love your tutorials. Thanks for sharing at DI&DI.
Thank you!
I love this Easter to Spring wreath. I made a felted hearts wreath for Valentine’s Day and love the softness the felt brings to a wreath hanging on my door.This wreath really makes one ready to leap into spring and the sunshine. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks! Yes, I am looking forward to the warmth of spring and fun bright colors sure help!
What a fun idea for a decoration. I love how you can adapt it for different holidays.
Thank you for linking up at #bloggerspotlight this week
Thanks!