getting crafty

one of my favorite things to do before xmas time is to check out craft ideas martha stewart has for decorating. i love her use of ordinary objects to make such cute and functional knick-knacks! so i made a list for myself of all the crafts i wanted to do and the first on my list, a snowball wreath! it's crazy easy and you only need a few supplies: cardboard, pom pom balls (small and large), a hot glue gun and glue sticks

now some places sell their cardboard pre-cut in a wreath shape, i just used a presentation board and cut out the shape with a box cutter. next i applied the hot glue to the board and started placing pom poms all over (it's best to go in short spurts since the hot glue dries crazy fast)!

first i applied the big pom poms all around and went back after to fill in/fluff up with the little ones! and here is the end result....

ta-da!! i love how fluffy and messy it looks, like small mounds of snow! i am making four right now and will show the rest together once i get more snowballs, haha. T even got in on the crafting and had some fun too...we of course balanced out the girlie craft hour by watching indiana jones :)

can't wait to finish them!