I had a strong call from the universe telling me that I needed to try and craft a wreath for Christmas. The only problem is that I have been passed on an aversion to round wreaths from my family, from whom they are reminded of funerals every time they see a round wreath. So we never had them at home growing up. I was also strongly advised never to give my mum Chrysanthemums for Mothers Day, which are the flower of choice here in Australia as they're plentiful at that time of year. I was told that in Italy it's a flower commonly used at funerals and I wasn't to be giving flowers of "death" to people. It's funny how these things stick with you. So now I would never dream of gifting a bunch of Chrysanthemums and I would never have a round wreath in the house.
So - what's a girl to do??? I headed to my local Spotlight store to see what else they had. A foam star was calling my name.
It was a damn tricky shape to cover as the points of the star didn't really cover easily. Plenty of hot glue later and I had it covered in fabric strips. Being that I've placed myself on a "nothing new" ban for crafting, and already broke my own rule by buying the star, I had to work with the fabric I had on hand. It took far more fabric that you'd think, so I used one that I had a large supply of.
Then to embellish it I taught myself how to make felt flowers and hot glued them on. Finished. I was so proud of my crafty skills, that I showed hubby.... only to be told that it's far too shabby chic for our house and what on earth are those colours??? Well, I had to match the flowers to the fabric, and one thing lead to another....
So my star sits on a shelf in my craft room waiting for me to find something to do with it. Damn universe. Now I have another thing that is going to clutter my world. Grrrr....
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