Loli Wreath
a frillier kind of christmas wreath ^^
Posted by Only Frills and Horses
About
I don't know about you, but I tend to get tired of the hard reds and greens you always see over Christmas. I also love Lolita style, and tea. So sitting in my dad's cafe one day I came up with the idea for this stylized Christmas wreath, featuring a tiny tea set. You can choose the colors you want, and use your favorite fabrics- plus you can even replace the tea set with whatever you'd like! Have fun :D
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You Will Need (11 things)
- 1 Bells
- Plastic Gems
- wide and thin Ribbon
- Acrylic Paint
- 1 ½ m Lace
- sparkly Nail Polish
- scrap Fabric - at least 15 x 132 cm big
- Doll Tea Set
- 1 sheet of Polystyrene
- 1 piece of Felt
- Glue Gun and sticks
Steps (18 steps, 80 minutes)
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1
fist off you're going to want to get your hands on one of these doll's tea sets. it needn't cost you much, this one's from the 99p shop ^^
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2
grab your glue gun and permanently attach any lids to pots. then paint all of the tea set with sparkly nail polish, and set aside to dry.
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3
print out and trace the circular template onto you polystyrene sheet. cut out to form a stiff base for your wreath.
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4
trace the template again on to felt, but this time leave a little room around the edges when you cut out so it will completely cover your polystyrene base.
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5
cut out a strip of fabric 132 x 15 cm (this measurement includes seam allowances)
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6
sew the ends together in to a loop. then fold the edges in to the middle so they overlap. sew a running stitch down it to keep the flaps in place, then pull on them to gather your fabric loop to the size of your polystyrene base.
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7
take 132 cm of lace and gather it down to 66 cm
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8
glue this around the outside edge of the base, folding over the raw edges at the ends.
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9
glue your fabric ruffle on to of this. take out your tacking to make it neater.
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10
turn over and stick your felt circle over the edges of the base.
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11
Now your tea set should be dry. if you want, you can take a fine brush and paint a design on to each piece, like my simple snowflake here.
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12
stick these on to your wreath, leaving a space at the bottom. it's advisable to place the tea pot at the top so it doesn't wheigh down your wreath in a funny place and make it lop-sided.
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13
tie a simple long-tailed bow out of wide ribbon
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14
sew your bells in the middle of the bow
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15
glue the bow in the space at the bottom of your wreath.
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16
add the plastic gems for sparkle! alternatively, use sequins or spots of glitter. anything sparkly.
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17
to hang, glue a loop of thin ribbon on to the back. cover the raw ends with a piece of felt.
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18
finally, find somewhere to hang it!