ETCETERAS: Stash Buster Fall Wreath

I’ve been dragging my feet about fall décor in my house but when it’s sweltering outside and you have no air conditioning (uh, we live by the coast), it’s hard to wrap your head around pies baking in the oven, pumpkins and fall foliage. One of the things on my list was to go to the craft store and pick up some supplies for a fall wreath. I had a few ideas in mind but as I continued to drag my feet about running this errand, I started digging through my seasonal floral supply box.

I found all kinds of goodies. Several bunches of faux pussy willow and berries.

Lots and lots of seed pods.

Bags of feathers.

Real dried leaves from last year. How they survived squashed in that box I’ll never figure out.

I started assembling my wreath and even used a recycled wreath form that I had made out wire last year. I loaded on the berries and pussy willow. Added the seed pods and then used twigs, raffia and moss to fill in the bare spots.

It’s not what I had originally envisioned but I’m feeling very satisfied using up some of my craft stash. I think I’ll challenge myself to “stash bust” more often. Have you ever made a stash buster project? I’d love to hear about it or send me a picture. It would be fun to do a round up of stash buster projects.

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