ornament wreath

You all know I’ve been bit by the Christmas spirit.  So much so, in fact, that blogging has totally fallen by the wayside.  Oops.  But let me just say that cookies have been made, halls (and living & dining rooms) have been decked, presents have been purchased, made, and wrapped (okay, only some have been!), and Christmas cards have been designed & ordered.  Not to brag, but I am like a super-elf this year.

And!  I even had time to whip together one of these ornament wreaths – which is kind of amazing, since I’ve wanted to make one since Eddie Ross first posted about them.  (He’s got directions, so I’m not going to reinvent the wheel here)

I picked up 5 boxes of ornaments from the Salvation Army 2+ months ago (and Jason rolled his eyes) for the low, low price of $5.  The wire coat hanger & ribbon were already at my house.  It took about one America’s Next Top Model rerun to glue the tops on these & string ‘em on the hanger.

I’m hanging it on the inside of the front door for now – you can’t see our door from the street, and I figured I should at least enjoy looking at it, since no one else will.  Now that I look at Eddie’s version again, though, I think I might switch up the positioning of the ribbon to the very top of the wreath… hmm…

(Also, I know I’m late to the party, but if you’re interested in more DIY deck your halls goodness, head over to Kim’s blog… while you’re there, you can admire her ornament wreaths, too!)

(AND, if you want one of these bad boys but don’t want to make them, Yvonne is selling some seriously stunning vintage wreaths on Etsy!  Love the blue & gold one!)