Inspired by..... Rag Wreaths

I'd like to start a new style of blog this year called "inspired by...".

This type of blog will be specifically for when a person, group, item etc. inspires my thinking and ideas.

 

So, for the very first "Inspired by..." blog - the idea for this Christmas craft came from my work girlies and boss, who had came to visit me and Kiki just before Christmas.  They were telling me about a lovely craft evening they had making rag wreaths.  I think my boss had been inspired by some rag and ribbon wreaths she had seen at the ideal home show.

 

I had been wanting to try these for a while, so when I found a plastic hoop in my craft stash, the perfect size for a mini wreath, I couldn't wait to try it!!

 

 

I had been making a few different things with material in December, and always keep my little scraps and offcuts - these were perfect for tying onto the rag wreath!!

I decided on what colours I wanted - cream and greens to go with the kitchen - then I looked through my scrap bags, and got a nice wee pile of strips together, then spent a night tying them on the hoop.

 

A very relaxing craft, and perfect for recycling scraps and offcuts of material that may end up in the bin otherwise (thankfully, nothing ends up in the bin in Fairys craft room and I had plenty of scraps to spare for my rag wreath!)

 

 

I am hoping to make more of these later in the year so I might end up doing a tutorial on rag wreaths!

 

Happy Crafting

Fairy

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