Snowflake Tulle Wreath

Snowflake Tulle Wreath

It was really nice to get to spend time with my in-laws after the funeral and before everyone got back in town for Christmas. I loved having everyone around, but it was nice getting to help her get ready for the holidays and decorate before the house got full and things got crazy. Especially since we left so early in the month that I didn't get the chance to decorate my own house for Christmas.


I also got the chance to show her how to use Pinterest. We decided that we wanted to schedule a craft day mixed in with the cooking and shopping days we had planned. The challenge was using what we had around the house... I guess that I should preface this by explaining that my in-laws have a farmhouse in LaCygne, Kansas. The name of the town is French and translates into English as "the swan," although it should really translate to "really pretty, really tiny town in the middle of nowhere." Lol. Since there was not a whole lot nearby, we raided her craft room to see what she already had on hand.


Aside from the stuff we had on hand to make our snowman cups, we found these pretty snowflake ornaments.

These gave me the idea of creating a snowflake wreath, similar to the one Bethany posted here on her blog A Fish Who Likes Flowers.

The nice thing is that it was really, really simple to do. All I needed were the snowflake and icicle ornaments which you can find at places like the Dollar Store or Walmart, hot glue, tulle, a little ribbon, and scissors. I took the hangers off of the snowflakes to start with and then arranged them in a circle. I glued the snowflakes in place and then added a few more on to give added dimension. Once I had all the snowflakes in place, I flipped the wreath over to add the tulle. I cut tulle into strips that were about a foot long then folded them in half and used the ornament hanger ribbon to tie them closed around the folded part so the ends could be fanned out. My mother-in-law also had some icicle ornaments that she wanted to use, so I glued them on the back in a sunburst arrangement. Then all I had to do was glue the folded part of the tulle strips to the back of the wreath along with a ribbon to hang it and a bow on the front.

Here is the finished product! What do you think?I left this one at my in-laws' but am tempted to hit up the after Christmas clearance to get supplies and make one for my house too, although I will be plenty busy editing and organizing the thousands of photos I took on the trip. In hindsight, I think I might try using white and silver snowflakes

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and holiday season! Take advantage of the post-Christmas clearance sales and feel free to post some of your own holiday creations.