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Sunday, September 19, 2010

My Stashbuster Fall Wreath

I think anyone who knits (me!), crochets, sews (me!) or quilts(me!) knows what I mean by stashbusting.  If you partake of any of these hobbies, you have some type of stash.  You go into a fabric store or my weakness, a yarn store, and it's like a kid in a candy store.  All of the patterns, colors and various fibers.  You have no project in mind and you really shouldn't buy it, but it's just begging to come home with you.  And so you buy it.  And so it sits.  And sits.  And sits.  It has become... part of your stash.  

I've really been trying to bust my stash lately and when I saw these, I knew I could make the teeniest dent in my stash with something like this.
image from knack

Even though I was tired and had the first inkling of what turned out to be a terrible cold, I got to task, gathering various yarns and making plans for what was to become this.

Don't you just love it?  I sure do!!  All of the materials for this, except for the felt & embroidery thread used on the leaves, I already had at home.  My total cost for this project was less than $2.50.  Awesome!!

Because nobody reads a really long blog post, and because I'm a tease sweet as pie, I'm going to stretch the tutorial into three posts.  One for the wreath form, one for the felted acorns and then one for the leaves and putting it all together.

Hope you'll come back by tomorrow for the first part of the tutorial! 


This post is Part 1 of 4 of my Fiber Fall Wreath Series.
See Part 2 here.
See Part 3 here.

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13 crafty peeps said:

  1. This is adorable...just the idea I needed to bust my yarn stash!
    Can't wait to see the other tutorials...especially those adorable felted acorns!

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  2. What a great idea! Maybe I should build up my stash of yarn :)

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  3. That is super cute! I love the felt additions! You did such a great job! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. So cute! It looks like it's a quick and easy project (my favorite kind).

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  5. awesome! i saw those at knack as well and thought they were adorable. wonderful take on it, kristi!

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  6. Dude-- adorable. I need to know how you did the felt leaves!

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  7. Fabulous!

    Must have been a "stashbusting wreath weekend" I did one too - totally love what you did with yours. I'm going to have to keep that in mind.

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  8. Very nice! Can't wait for the tutorial!

    suzy

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  9. Great idea! I've only been knitting for a year, and already I have a stash!

    I'm visiting from MTWC. Have a great week!

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  10. Adorable. Great way to use up stuff.

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  11. So cute, I really like that it's wrapped.

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  12. Hi! I found your blog through The Girl Creative Party Blog and I absolutely love this wreath! I'm a new follower & I can't wait to see more from you!
    -Hannah @ Peggy Ann Design

    PS - Feel free to link your tutorials & recipes to my weekly Smarty Pants Blog Award - http://www.peggyanndesign.com/2010/09/smarty-pants-take-3-with-winners.html

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  13. são trabalhos muito bonitos ...
    vou experimentar também

    gostei imenso...

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