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A long time ago, I had picked up a half finished quilt top at an antique mall and it was in pretty bad shape. I love the colors and fabrics and ultimately ending up cutting it into strips and making streamers from it. I posted about this project years back on our old blog, which is now long gone, and for awhile after that I used them on my bed, and then I pulled them out as decorations for our mantle. I love them as the party streamers and love more you can reuse them year to year and they don’t get ripped, broken or tossed out.
Most recently, they became yet a new decoration in the form of a simple, graphic and, yet, comfortable feeling wreath.
I simply wrapped the streamers around a wreath form that I picked up at our local craft store and simply secured the end with one straight pin.
The nice thing is the wreaths are made with a stryofoam base so after the season passes, I can pull off the streamers without any harm and use them again on the bed or as party decorations. For the one on our door, I hung feather I had picked up on a walk in the center. Bring on spring.
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8 Comments Add your own
1. Nancy Cook | March 10th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
love
i remember the bed project
i am so attracted to the fabrics in this quilt- any leftover pieces? :)
2. thereddeer | March 10th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
That is a great idea!
3. Rebekka | March 11th, 2009 at 3:28 am
We call these Malkekranse - Milking Wreaths - because the peasant girls would use them as support on their heads, while carrying filled milk buckets home from the stable :)
4. Dawn | March 11th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
I love this idea. I reluctantly put away our holiday wreath early January - hated the idea of a bare door. This is so pretty and really does reflect Spring, with no December Holidays tone. I’ll be buying a styro form next time I’m at the craft store!
5. Cheryl | March 11th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
What a great idea! And the colors are just right for spring.
6. amy | March 12th, 2009 at 9:47 am
I love it! What a great idea!
7. kathy | March 16th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
You could also lay this on your kitchen table and fill it with Easter eggs. This is very colorful - love that you’ve been able to reuse it
8. Jennifer | March 18th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Cute idea! Here’s another..wrap smaller strips around old plastic or wood bangle bracelets for a fun accessory! :)
I'm curious about your two cents. You smart cookie!
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