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Over the years I have made several seasonal wreathes to hang in our breakfast nook; however, my hubby has repeatedly pointed out that I have not yet made a Winter inspired one.
My wreath~
He can’t say that now. He he.
I used two prints from the DCWV Candy Cane Lane Stack to cut my poinsettia.
I wanted a vintage look to my flowers, so I used Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Butterscotch Gelatos to age them.
I used a paint brush to paint the Gelatos mixed with water onto the petals.
This was also the perfect time to shape my petals while they were damp.
Since this wreath is for Winter I thought it needed a bit of sparkle.
Okay, maybe a lot of sparkle.
I used Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Glaze to coat the petals and then sprinkled them heavily with Martha Stewart Coarse Glitter.
I will warn you that if you attempt this be prepared to have glitter everywhere.
Currently my craft room looks like Tinker Bell has been here.
Then it was simply a matter of hot gluing my flowers together and onto the wreath.
To add a bit more dimension and texture I embossed several petals cut from the DCWV Foiled Vellum Stack and added throughout the paper flowers.
A few close-ups~
I hope you will check out all the projects featured during the DCWV and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Winter blog hop.
Leave a comment here telling what your favorite Holiday decoration is by midnight Sunday December 14th for your chance to win a DCWV prize pack filled with Christmas Stacks and other DCWV goodies from me.
A random winner will be announced Monday December 15th.
Good luck!
I used~
DCWV Candy Cane Lane Stack, Foiled Vellum Stack
Faber-Castell Memory Craft Glaze and Butterscotch Double Scoop Gelatos
3D Poinsettia Image by Amanda McGee, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder, Martha Stewart Coarse Glitter, Grapevine Wreath, Ribbon
Sara W Andrews 
Love how the Butterscotch Gelatos aged your Poinsettias. Perfect! Your wreath is beautiful.
I relly like this have been looking for a poinsettia to make.
I forgot to leave my favorite Holiday decoration. My Santa Baby nutcracker is one of my favorites.
I have a Betty Boop Ceramic Christmas tree that is my favorite!
Very pretty! Love your flowers.
Hmm, I don’t know, I just like so much of it. Lights are awesome, love my 3ft reindeer I made a few years back, love all the fun things the kids have made. But I guess it’s just not Christmas w/o the stockings hung, so I’ll go with that.
Beautiful wreath! 🙂
Beautiful wreath, Sara….thanks for the clear instructions on how to re-create it!!
That wreath is stunning! Love the sparkle! I learned some new tips today! Thanks for sharing!
LOVE the wreath!!!!! I must try one, it’s beautiful! My favorite decoration is my tree….love the ornaments, old and new. 🙂
LOVE everything about the flowers on your wreath…the shape, the paper AND the glitter!! Hmmmm…favorite Christmas decoration…it may be cheating a little bit, but I think I’ll go with Christmas lights!
I love your wreath. It would be fun to make one. My favorite decorations are whimsical elves & santas that a friend makes out of re-purposed items. They make me happy!
Your wreath is so pretty I love that paper and the sparkle, my favorite decorations are my snowmen but the singing tree is a close second 😉
Love all that glitter on
you pretty wreath! I
like the Christmas lights!
Remember ones we had
as children that were big
and bumpy.
Carla from Utah
Thanks for the tutorial is so pretty!
This is WONDERFUL!!! Love the rustic look and the added sparkle to make it look so very festive!!
❤ J
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Loving this paper and all that glitter.
Pictures just don’t do this project justice. What a beautiful creation!!! I would love to put something like that up!!! stunning.
Beautiful wreath Sara and thanks for the how-to. I have two favorites. My snowmen and my Christmas village!
Love your wreath! I have one sitting here waiting for me to decorate!
I just love this wreath! I have never heard of Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft® Glaze, I need to get some ASAP! The way the gelato aged the paper is gorgeous!
Awesome wreath!
So pretty. TFS
Wow, those flowers are so beautiful!! Thanks for sharing.
Your wreath is stunning. I love how you aged the petals. My favourite holiday decoration is my nativity set.
Gorgeous flowers! The wreath turned out beautiful!
Wow your wreath is gorgeous, I love it, one of my favorite decorations have always been wreaths and someday I’m going to craft one. lol
I love the aging w/ gelato and the sparkle w/ glitter.
This turned out so beautifully, hopefully your hubby is impressed!!! I know what you mean about that MS glitter!!! My fave decoration is my ceramic light up tree, we get to add the tiny colored light bulbs into it (50 of them!) and then turn it on.. It’s always quite the event with my little one 🙂
Beautiful wreath. Love how you made the pretty poinsettias.
My favorite decoration is my lighted nativity scene.
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Beautiful, beautiful wreath!!! Got to make some of those poinsettias WITH the glitter – it really set them off! …and yet another way to use the geletos! Thanks!!
My favorite Christmas decorations are a set of ceramic Christmas Carolers that are standing on a cobblestone looking street corner, complete with an old time looking street lamp that is lit with a flickering light. So peaceful & cozy to sit & look at after a hectic day of shopping!…
I love the rustic look of your wreath! Originally being a mid-west girl, it goes with any décor as far as I’m concerned! Glad your hubby’s finally happy, too! LOL!
This is such a hard work you’ve done! WONDERFUL! Beautiful wreath! ❤
The wreath looks wonderful! i really like your poinsettias. Just what I was looking for to add to my wreaths. Thanks!
Very pretty wreath. I like the butterscotch gelato you used to age the paper. Thanks for sharing how you made this with us.
Awesome wreath! Your Poinsettia’s ROCK!
Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Gosh this is cute! I love the Poinsettias!
Wonderfully festive wreath and you make it look so easy. Love your photography skills too.
This is beautiful! I love the patterned papers you used and the glitter is absolutely the icing on top! My favorite decoration(s) are the many “Joy” ornaments that have been given to me over the years. I enjoy seeing them on my tree and remembering the person who gifted them to me.
love the glitter on the poinsettia…giving a very festive mood indeed!
DELIGHTFUL wreath Sara!!!
LOVE your color combo & dimension of the sparkling and embossed petals of your poinsettias, they look so beautiful against the twigs in your wreath base!!!
I love to hang handmade garlands around the house and I also love the wreath that we hang at the front door, it was made for us by a friend many, many years ago 🙂
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My fave is a Wreath, one my daughter made over 40 years ago and the new one I make every year. TFS.
This came out terrific and since I love your project so much, I pinned it to do later! Great inspiration and love your idea of using the DCWV papers with the Faber-Castell gelatos.
Beautiful wreath 😀 Thank you for the step by step tutorial 😀
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Love the flowers. What did you use to cut them? Love the added glitter so festive. My favorite Christmas decorations is a Gingerbread family and snowmen.
Thanks! I used the Silhouette to cut them. 🙂
wow stunning!!!
I have several of my grandmothers ornaments on my tree – every year that I take them out brings me wonderful memories of her.
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Your wreath is fantastic!