Christmas Paper Wreath

Happy Christmas to everyone! So sorry I haven’t blogged sooner, December has been insanely busy, there are just not enough hours in the day! I really hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and is still enjoying the festive season? I have a lot to catch up on and I fear I am going to have to my Christmas posts after Christmas! Topsy-turvy I know, but I still want to share some of the things that inspired me throughout December. As I may have mentioned (once or twice) before I was really aiming for a more handmade Christmas this year and here is a picture of the wreath I made from paper.

I can’t take any credit for the idea behind this one, I spotted the tutorial over on The Red Thread (thanks for the inspiration). I used paper bought at Paperchase and it’s simply a case of stapling each and every leaf into place, one-by-one! It’s a slow but rewarding process. I would really love a natural wreath, but I know I would be shocking at making it myself and I am sure it would wilt or be stolen from my from door in minutes. So for safety reasons this now adorns my living room door, safe from  thieves, rain and snow! This is so quick and simple to make, I think it could double up as a really effective table centre piece with a fat pillar candle in the middle – I must try that next year.