I enjoy crafting and always find it to be an especially pleasant pastime on snowy days. Since I do not often spend too much time in my craft room, it was a treat to accomplish a tiny project this weekend during our first snow of the season.
I cannot take credit for the idea. The inspiration came to me while viewing a segment of Garden Answer on YouTube. The hostess is Laura and I like to see her lovely home and vast growing grounds as she shares tips and information about both annuals and perennials. She recently showed some wreaths she had made from a variety of natural materials which she glued on wooden plaques. Intrigued, I thought to myself it would be fun to try one someday...and that's where our snow day came into play!Although I desired to dabble in this project, I wanted to try it on a smaller scale. We happened to have an extra corner block on hand and it seemed to me that the design would perfectly lend itself to the wreath. I applied a light coat of stain and allowed it to dry before I gathered my bagged preserved moss and very small snips from various dried plant materials I had stored in my craft room. Using tiny tufts of the moss, I glued a wreath base in the circular indention. Then I carefully added individual hydrangea blooms, bittersweet, Autumn Joy sedum and a few other florals.Since the block is only 4 inches, I knew the completed plaque would be small enough to tuck into the decor without taking up much space.
If you ask me, a snowy day is the perfect opportunity to do a little crafting!
