A “Welcome Baby” wreath for $5
We at Casa Petrie took up Lindsay’s $5 Challenge. This was exciting and it certainly made me think of creating in a different way. Hope you enjoy our craft.
Ohdeedoh, Apartment Therapy’s nursery site, has a great wreath post. The welcome baby wreath in this post would stand-in for those cheesy signs that say, “It’s a …”.
So, I roped my friend Brianna into doing the challenge with me and off we went to the Dollar Tree. We knew we were looking for wreaths and accessories, but we had to lean down our options.
Here is what we ended up with:
Our DT pickings
I ended up using 1 wreath form, 1 skein of creme colored yarn, 1 package of felt cutouts, 1 bunch of flowers, and 1 roll of ribbon. Total spent: $5 plus tax.
This wreath is for my friend who is having a girl.
I used this ribbon along the edge of the wreath. It reads, "It's a girl".
I cut apart two of the felt cutouts so I could use the butterflies. I had more flowers, but I didn't think the wreath needed more that these three.
Here is where I used some supplies I had at home. I kept home supply use to a minimum, in the spirit of the challenge. I used a tag punch, letter stamps, black ink, and pink and white embroidery thread. The center of the wreath needed something to make it pop.
I suspended these tags using thread. I wanted to hang the tags, but they weren't heavy enough.
This is Brianna’s wreath. I like the color combinations she used.
Brianna's wreath
I’m dying to see what everyone else does for their craft. Have a wonderful Monday!
March 29th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
It looks great and I love the butterflies!
~Flip Girl
March 29th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Okay, your Dollar Tree has stuff that mine doesn’t! That turned out so cute…very original!
March 29th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Too sweet! I love them! I made a wreath for my project, but it’s totally different. I love looking at what everyone has come up with. Your wreaths are so cute!
March 29th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Oh! I LOVE this! You would have no idea this was made of dollar store stuff. (I actually like yours more than the example one) I love the fuzzy yarn and the words in the middle and the…well I just can’t get over how cute it is!
March 29th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
LOVE your wreath!! It turned out fabulous!! I’ll have to keep this idea in mind. Love it.
March 30th, 2009 at 7:15 am
So cute! I was actually looking for something that had a fuzzy texture to cover my wreath, I never even thought of using that kind of yarn. Great idea, both wreaths are adorable!
March 30th, 2009 at 7:20 am
Very cute! Great idea for the challenge! I’m so impressed with all of the unique ideas everyone has come up with!
March 30th, 2009 at 9:11 am
So very cute! Love your idea. Very creative use of materials! Amy
March 30th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Very creative!
March 30th, 2009 at 10:58 am
What a special wreath and a beautiful and unique gift!
March 30th, 2009 at 11:09 am
How pretty. Wish my DT had yarn. I love the fuzzy look on these.
March 30th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Very cute!
March 30th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
I wish I had that when I had my kids! too cute!
March 30th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Adorable!! What great wreaths! You are right – WAY better than the “it’s a girl” ones they sell at the hospital.
I have been to Dollar Trees in about 4 or 5 different towns now (I was on vacation and of course had to check them out) and I couldn’t believe the different things in each of the stores. Your store had some great stuff!
March 30th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
What a creative and personalized way to welcome a new baby!
March 31st, 2009 at 7:39 am
Maybe I could copy you and do something like that for my daughter’s baby shower- thanks!
April 6th, 2009 at 7:43 am
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