Burlap Flowers Wreath

If you have some fabric scraps you can make this wreath with NO COST!



To compose the wreath I used a piece of cardboard (in the same way I did for the Spring Wreath: http://casadacamila-decor.blogspot.com/2012/05/spring-wreath.html) and covered it with a long strip of the same fabric used for the flowers.
For this step I sew along the edges to give a clean look. I used a very narrow zigzag stitch.

This is the cardboard wreath covered with the long sewed stripe and a green ribbon added.




To make the flowers, I used a simple twist technique. I cut a round piece of scrap paper (the size of the flowers) and made each flower by twisting the stripe of fabric and hot-gluing into the scrap paper.

I hot-glue the flowers and Ta Da...
Here's my ZERO cost Burlap Flower Wreath.

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4th of July Holiday!!!

Even tough I wasn't born in the US, I really love the Holiday of July 4th, especially because of the patriotic sense behind it.

My Grandpa gave me this buttom 15 years ago. At that time I would never imagined that I would come to the US for Grad School.

We enjoy the parades, concerts, fireworks and food!

Santa Barbara Court House. 4th of July 2009 Orchestra Concert

Fire works at Sterns Wharf

In honor to this beautiful Nation, where my son was born, I'll post the following song that always brings tears to my eyes:

America the Beautiful

Words by Katharine Lee Bates,
Melody by Samuel Ward

 

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea! 

Let's celebrate 4th of July!!!

 Happy Holiday!!!