I am not crafty.  It is the truth.  I will try almost any recipe, but trying to paint, scrapbook, make a bow, or do almost any other craft project can put me in a dither.  While sitting in a craft class, I have been known to hyperventilate, break out in a sweat, feel light headed, and wish I could fade into oblivion.

All this is a prelude to a recent project I thought I would attempt.  What was I thinking?

Here is the backstory.  I had a pretty wreath hanging on my front door.  It was/is filled with pumpkins, gourds, berries, and fall leaves.  Then I saw some wreaths online that were super full and (to my way of thinking) beautiful.  To say that I was taken by the gorgeous wreaths I saw would be an understatement.  I became a little obsessed – okay, more than a little obsessed.  I wanted one of those wreaths, but they were several hundred dollars.  Fuhgeddaboudit!

These online wreaths did not have bows.  They had loops of several types of ribbon in-between the fruits and leaves on the wreaths.  Says I to myself, “Okay, if I do not have to make a bow, maybe I can do this.  I have a good base, and I can just add more decorations to make this wreath super full.”

I STUDIED the online wreaths.  They were filled with gold accents.  Ribbons were gold, plaid, checked, and another pattern.  I went to Hobby Lobby with notes in hand and bought the ribbons.  Then I went to Dollar Tree and bought gold accents – pinecones, leaves, and berries.

I kid you not – Adding to the wreath was no easy task.  My wreath was on a grapevine base.  I thought I could easily stick wire picks into this base.  No such luck.  The wires did not want to go into the thick grapevine base.  My panic mode set in – What was I thinking?  I was beginning to understand why the beautiful online wreaths cost so much money, but at this juncture, I felt I had to keep trying. I had bought ribbon.  I had bought gold accents.  I gave myself a pep talk – “Keep Calm and Carry On.”

In the end, I was somewhat pleased with my attempt.  I added gold edged pinecones, gold berries, gold pinecone ornaments, and the various ribbons.

The Jefferson Group (a group of friends) were coming over to celebrate the November birthdays, and I just knew someone would notice “my beautiful wreath”.  Wrong!  Not one person mentioned it.  I really am okay with that.  As I said, I am not crafty.  I must accept my lot in life.  At least I tried.

Blessings to you and yours,

I dare not mention the name of the company that created the beautiful inspiration wreaths because my wreath is SO-o-o-o-o far removed from theirs, and I might get sued if they thought my wreath reflected badly on their wreaths.