Have glue gun... will craft.

 Caleb and I set out to acquire a Fall Wreath. We almost bought one at Hobby Lobby, but it was a little too "Live, Laugh, Love-ish." 

Then, I went on Etsy to buy one. I almost bought one, but shipping on everything was major $$. 

So, the logical next step was to turn to Pinterest- oh, look out. The search bar on Pinterest has changed my life. I found the perfect fall wreath and clicked on to read the tutorial. Then, I set back out to Hobby Lobby to buy the supplies. 

Once there, I went rogue and just started improvising. This was Mistake #1. Improvising in the kitchen rarely works out for me, and crafting is proving to be no different. 

Here's a photo journey of my crafting adventure. I will not be exhibiting the original "inspiration piece" I found on Pinterest because it is so much more awesome than what I made. If you saw it, you would realize that I really should not have gone rogue. 

So here we go, I got a wooden ring. Directions called for foam circle. A wooden ring was a dollar cheaper, so in my going-rogue state, this seemed like a good idea. Mistake #2. Spend the dollar and get the right supplies! Instead of buying cute fabric to cover the ring, I thought yarn would be just as good. WRONG.  Mistake #3.

 Winding yarn around the huge ring took FOREVER. I regret not buying the fabric. My fingers were cramping up. I'm a crafting whiner.  

After 7 hours of winding yarn, you are now ready to create your burlap flowers. These are really easy to make and there are thousands of tutorials on Pinterest (Pinterest + Tricia = in love forever). 

 I added moss balls and raphia to "add texture" which is supposedly the buzz words when it comes to crafts these days. My last mistake, Mistake #4, involves my new glue gun. I should have kept it on a low setting. I burned every single finger in that sizzling glue.

 Anyway, here she is, hanging on our front door. Total cost (not counting the glue gun) was around $15 since I had the burlap at home already. I figure I saved at least $5 by not buying the hokey one at Hobby Lobby, then at least $30 more for not buying one from Etsy.

I am fairly pleased with it, but I do wish I had just followed the original directions on the Pinterest model. It really is so much cuter. It would have saved a ton of time, too. Oh well, Live, Laugh, Learn. 

I have this recurring vision of Martha Stewart doing a banshee scream and running into the ocean whenever someone doesn't follow crafting directions. Sorry I disappointed you, Martha!