You know how sometimes you come across something which goes in virtually every room of your house? I have two of these lamps, which I swap from room to room around the cottage as the mood takes me.
Fabric wreath
What I love about this wreath is its versatility – this one will be used in our little cottage here in Cornwall continually. I decorate it at Easter with checked ribbon & eggs, in the autumn with pine cones, at Christmas with red ribbon and baubles … you get the idea! The rest of the year, of course, it just sits quietly decorating the wall as it is.
You will need:
• Wire wreath base
• Fabric
• Ribbon
• Picture hook and small piece of wire if necessary
- Tear (or cut but try not to be ultra-neat) rectangular shapes from your chosen fabric. My wreath measures 25cm in diameter and I have used 120 strips of 7cm x 2cm fabric. I have chosen 2 similar colours; 90 of the paler colour and 30 of the darker colour.
- Using a simple reef knot, tie each strip of fabric around the frame. My frame has 2 circular wires so I have used the outer wire for this – the inner wire is useful as it helps to keep the fabric flat. Double knot the fabric to prevent it unraveling.
- Cut 4 x 13cm ribbon pieces, with a 20cmpiece for a bow at the top of the wreath. Space them equally around your frame.
- If yours will be hung in different locations around the home at different times (as will mine), it may be worth attaching a picture hook or similar to the top of the frame with a small piece of wire. This should be easily hidden from view by the fabric.
Of course, this could be made with virtually any type of fabric – just bear in mind that the amount needed will also vary according to the thickness of your fabric. Mine was linen-type so anything lighter in weight will require a larger number of individual pieces and therefore a larger amount of fabric overall.
