doing my Pin-terst duty as a Mommy Blogger..... non-conforming Burlap wreath for the PICKY and Obsessive!

Because it's in the contract you sign when you sign up for a blog address.  If you are a mommy blogger, you must complete at least one Pin-terst craft once a month.  Yep...I'm pretty sure it's legally binding, and since I am not wanting to aspire to Martah Stewart's time in jail I will fulfill my craft duty.

However.. I do have to say this!  As a person with a "higher" education in the Arts (art history and studio art painting and printmaking), from an high flue-ten- hoyt'y toyt'y - private school who only teaches artist.. not crafters this is a hard transition for me.

 Never ask your friend who is an artist to paint your bird house because "they are just so crafty".  You are likely to get a paint brush thrown like a dart at your head. 

 Artist do not like to be compared to crafters. However, I must admit my opportunity to create "art" has been damped a lot by children who like to play in my toxic paints and my free time is limited.  I hope that this changes next year when I can have a few hours while all 3 kids are at school, but until that blessed time....

I have caved into the Pin-terest craft pressures of the SAHM crowd.

So, here is my first.  I wanted a burlap wreath.  But... I have weird hang-ups about bows and fake flowers... so my options were limited.  I also believe the chevron thing is adorable and cute but short lived especially since it's been around a while.

 I also like to revolve against the norm (part of the artist chromosomes I think) so no bows, weird flowers,  or chevron. 

Also,  I'm not a huge fan of brown I much prefer black (again it's a revolt against Johnson County KS beige thing).  But.. I like the burlap wreath look.  Here is what I came up with!

Luckily I just randomly walked in to Hobby Lobby on the week their wreath supplies were 40% off. So.. score!  The burlap that has the different typography design on it I found in the sewing area.. it was on a bolt and bought by the yard.  I had to make my own strips, and used hot glue to keep the sides from fraying.  But, it was worth it, to have some design I liked.

Instead of flowers, I used peacock feathers.  I loved the colors and I think it add some "classiness" and "sassyness".

The wording (Family) I found in the wall hanging department, it was black but after it was all assembled I decided it needed to have have some color to stand out a bit.  A little bit of spray paint to the rescue.
Here are a sequence of pictures in the order it was constructed.

I used wire to hold the word on to the frame of the wreath.

There you go.   My first Pin-terest project fulfilled.  I will do something once a month, or at least that's the goal.