Sunflower wreath!

I had planned on making this one for myself, but somewhere in between me buying the supplies and Christmas, my sister found out and persuaded me to make it for her instead!

Because I made this while my partner and I watched tv and then finished the wreath as I watched Frozen on my first day of Christmas vacation..., I did not do a good job of taking pictures :( however, the steps are easy (also I followed a youtube video similar to this one)! I cut 10-12 inch sections of the yellow deco mesh (with my old rotary cutter and mat) and then gathered them in the center with a small piece of pipe cleaner. They don't have to be perfect because it is supposed to look messy. I cut the green pieces slightly larger and I probably could've done 18inches to make them stand out even more. I also wish I would've found dark green deco mesh rather than the lime green because the yellow and green blend together a little more than I would've liked.

I probably could've used a whole other role of yellow and make the sunflower more full since I had purchased a larger wreath form than I usually do. However, I made do with what I had since I bought these on sale a while ago and didn't want to spend any more on this than necessary.

Once I was finished with both the yellow and the green, I added burlap to the middle for the center of the sunflower. I simply gathered the burlap into sections (not to tight or neat, otherwise the insides of the wreath would show!).

My philosophy is that messy is best with deco mesh.

And here is the final project! This picture totally does not do justice to show the size of the wreath.

She wanted big and that is what I gave her! Merry Christmas sis.