Thursday, October 16, 2008

Ribbon Wreath

First of all, let me say that our apartment was on the 3rd floor and we never had people "just walk by..." That being said, I have to admit that I still have our Easter wreath hanging on the front door. Gasp! I have had good intentions of changing it, but never found the right one to replace it with and since every apartment in our complex looked the same, people used our Easter egg wreath to find our place. I am super picky... I don't like silk flowers. I don't like super cheesy things. I don't like things with words / sayings on them. I do not want one that is only good for a month at a time. And I certainly will not spend a lot of money of the thing.

So when I came across this beautiful ribbon wreath, I knew my wreath problem was solved.

I am going to make this beautiful (and cheap) wreath for our new house. And as far as color combos go, I am going to do something that will work all winter long. Forget fall, I am going straight to winter. We have a dark red front door, so maybe shades of cream/white with some silver/gold mixed in? What color combo would you do OR would you stick with one color?

30 Additional Thoughts:

Well I Do Declare said...

I think the combo you mentioned sounds good. Definitely more than one color! I love that wreath... now I want to make one :)

Ticey said...

How cute!!! I love it!!!

Alison said...

Hello! I love it! We are on the third floor too, but that doesn't mean I don't want a fun door too!

Have a great day!

Preppy Lizard said...

I love that wreath!!

Sarah B. said...

Beautiful...and I like white with silver. :)

J said...

I think the colors you thought of (white and gold or silver) would look great on a red door. And it would be appropriate well beyond Christmas!

Mojito Maven said...

YAY! This wreath is also on my DIY list!!!!!!

Blue-Eyed Bride said...

the silver and cream colors sound great. neutrals will always be perfect!

Lauren @ Adventures of a Southern Newlywed said...

What a cool wreath! I think this will be beautiful for fall and winter.

Gracie Beth said...

I love that wreath! I think I might make a fall one and a christmas one for my apartment door

AEOT said...

Love the wreath! I have it saved on my hard drive. I think gold and ivory would be really pretty. During the holidays you could hang a pretty ornament in the middle. I also think silver and light blue would be pretty as would a light pink and pale green for spring/summer. Post pics when you are done!

Girl Meets Beau said...

I love the sound of silver/gold and creams against the red door! How fun and festive. I love DIY projects!

Lexy said...

That wreath is beautiful. I want to star it in my google reader so I can try and do a winter wreath once I've had to (sadly) put away Christmas!

P.S. I tagged you!

Shannon said...

Ivory, white, and light blue. But then, I'm a light blue person.

Hobby Lobby's ribbon by the spool is 1/2 off this week if you have one near you.

I'm totally doing this for a baby shower to match the invitation...

Belle (from Life of a...) said...

Thanks for sharing this...I can't wait to make one.

The Shabby Princess said...

Ohh the creams and whatnot with a little silver will look gorgeous against a dark red door.

Tippy said...

I love it! This is so cute! I'm going to have to make one!

Hopsy said...

This is lovely and I think I am going to make one too. I am going to plan on buying preppy, striped grosgrain to really spice mine up!

Grits said...

So cute!

Monogramchick said...

I love, love, love this wreath!
Thank you so much for sharing, I can't wait to make mine this weekend.
I definately like the idea of white and ivory with some silver mixed in....I can't wait to see what you come up with :)

Midwest Prep said...

did I mention that I love this and I am totally going to make one?

K and/or K said...

It is supposed to rain Sunday and I think i will make one of these! Love this idea!

Unknown said...

I have a thing for dark navy. I think that would be a beautiful color for that wreath.

ROXY said...

I love this idea. I can't wait to make one!! Thanks for sharing;)

The Mrs. said...

I could not make that to save my life! I want to see the finished picture!

Polos & Pearls said...

love it! maybe i will put that on my to do list for the weekend!

EC said...

You'll have to post a picture of yours when you finish! I'm putting this on my projects list.

rialcecirahc said...

i love it! made one this afternoon in black, and it's just beautiful. thanks for sharing! :)

Preppy Napkin said...

Really cute-can't wait to see the finished product!

Anonymous said...

I am in LOVE with this creative wreath- thinking of creating a pink + orange one for myself! ciao, ciao

 
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