I wanted to select a project that would be quick and would celebrate spring. When looking through a craft store for inspiration I saw some decorative mesh and thought, "Why not a mesh wreath for Easter!"
You're about to find out "why not".
I wanted to make something that looked like this, but using a foam wreath base and floral (greenery) pins.
I picked up an instructional brochure at the craft store, some pretty colored mesh, and the pins.
Monday night I sat down to make this. It seemed so easy! Just gather the mesh every 8-10 inches, pin it down 2 inches from the last pin, continue until covered. It took about 20 minutes from start to finish. Sooo easy!
Right.
This is what I got:
It was really easy to make! Unfortunately, I just happen to hate it. I don't know if I picked a bad color of mesh or if I should have pinned it together closer (I followed the directions, honest!), but I hate how it turned out. I'm going to leave it together for a while because I hate doing the work for nothing, but I think after Easter I'll pull it apart and do something different with the materials.
So, here is my actual recommendation for what to do for craft week:
Make a mixed-media collage!
I haven't made mine yet, but what I plan to do is start with a chunk of cardboard and just start hot-glueing interesting objects to it, like pictures, drawings, bits of lace, an old key, some fabric, etc. Here is a Google image search of some neat collages from which you can take inspiration.
Share your projects with me in the comments! Maybe you decided to celebrate this week of craft month in a completely different way. That's great, please share your ideas! We all need a little inspiration! Plus I would love to share it on here and credit you (plus link your website/store/etc.) so I hope to hear from you!
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