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Remember my girls weekend back in December? Those three girls are all incredibly creative, and we all read this wonderful blog. Emily at Jones Design Company is inspiring and gives great tutorials, so the four of us decided to all make her book page wreath. It was a lot of fun for me to make, even though a few hiccups along the way made it take longer than I would have liked. I had visions of putting this on our apartment door, but due to these hiccups, my wreath was a little too bouffant for NYC. Unfortunately, it intruded into our neighbor's space. :) So I found an alternative place for it, and I think it turned out rather nicely. Below are a few pictures to document the process and finished product. If you decide that you want to tackle this lovely wreath, I can send you my suggestions and pitfalls.
I have been out of commission with a terrible head cold for most of the week, but before I got the plague, I was busy becoming the next Martha Stewart. My mom has always been a great sewer, so naturally, she tried to pass that along to me when I was living at home; however, it never really stuck. She even offered to buy me sewing lessons for Christmas one year in high school, but I never took her up on the offer and I cannot tell you how many times over the years I have kicked myself for that. Last year, I expressed my newfound desire to sew, and low and behold my mom bought me a sewing machine for Christmas! I broke it out this week, and I was so proud of myself for using the manual and setting up the machine myself. It took me FOREVER, but it was so gratifying when I sewed that first stitch! I almost couldn't believe it when the machine actually made a straight stitch! And my sweet husband brought me home a beautiful gerber daisy to celebrate the accomplishment. :)
I hope you enjoy the weekend! We have a lot of plans to clean house and relax.
