How to create a Polaroid fall wreath
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by merrimentdesign on 2 November 2009
My friend Heather Crosby at inspiredbyeverything and I have creative chemistry. Whenever we get together we build on each other’s ideas until it becomes something totally original.
Heather came over for dinner last week toting stacks of Polaroid pictures that she’d snapped that weekend – bright yellow mums, pumpkin patches, rows of individual pies, Indian corn, orange marigolds, gourds, colorful fall trees against blue skies, and other Midwestern fall finds.
I took a look and immediately thought of turning them into an urban wreath to perfectly accent our Chicago city apartment door.
Difficulty: Easy
Supplies:
* Polaroid photos: Pack of five instant film takes 50 Photos - we used Heather's photographs
* Styrofoam wreath (I used 12×2x2; here’s one that’s 10X2X1-1/4)
* Scotch double-sided removable foam adhesive
* Burnt orange lightweight denim fabric
* Straight pins
* Raffia
* Wreath hanger
Measure 3 inches from the edge of the orange denim fabric and cut a small slit. Holding on each side of the slit, rip the fabric into a strip …just like they do at the fabric store. Repeat until you have three strips.
Take one strip and pin it to the styrofoam. Wrap the strips around, overlapping as you go around. Secure the ends of the strips with straight pins.
Tie one piece of raffia around the top to make a hanger. Lay out your photos onto the covered wreath, overlapping and layering them.
Cut the removable foam adhesive into smaller squares. Remove the backing from both sides and slip under the Polaroids to attach them to the wreath.
And there you have it: The Urban Wreath. While intended for covered apartment or condo front doors, I couldn’t resist hanging it outside over the beautiful 70 degree (!!) November weekend we just had in Chicago.
And in true Heather fashion, I love the back of this wreath just as much as the front.
Project originally posted at MerrimentDesign.com. Craft and pass it on!
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Urban wreath for fall using Polaroids
My friend Heather Crosby and I created this urban wreath from Polaroid photos of bright yellow mums, pumpkin patches, rows of individual pie...
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kathyswank on 2 November 2009
Beautiful! Adding a few autumn leaves for some more outdoors-iness might be a nice touch too!
terido on 2 November 2009
the ripped denim is a nice touch ~ i love that orange :)
Alexander on 2 November 2009
Well I don't have Polaroids but I could print my own pictures and fake the effect... hmmm... maybe with blue denim to contrast with the orange in the photographs? Thanks for the idea!