Let’s say goodbye to the festive wreath on the front door and change things up for Spring.
Today there are rain showers and there is mud in the backyard. Even though there is some snow still on the ground we are all ready for Spring. I heard my first robin singing its song yesterday, so I know that Spring is just around the corner.
I invested in a good quality green multi-seasonal wreath at Home Sense a few years ago. It is such a versatile piece. I find I can make it last through Spring and Summer with some little changes.
With three easy steps I came up with a great Spring look. First I added some simple yellow faux flowers from the Dollar Store. Second, I added in some sprigs of little berries in green and cream tones that I had on hand. And lastly, a little ‘Welcome Spring’ sign from Micheals. Voila; a Springy new wreath for the front door!
Happy Spring everyone! Bring on the puddles, rainbows, and Spring flowers!
In an earlier blog post I documented the process of creating this felt flower wreath. I am now sharing with you the final reveal.
I have a couple of tips to share with you for assembling the final product. The hoops were fairly skinny so there was not a lot of surface to glue onto. The solution that I came up with, was to back the area where I was glueing. I used a piece of felt that was the same shape and created a base to glue it to. This gave the flowers something to adhere to in addition to the metal ring. It was very successful.
After adding the flowers with a glue gun I added in some foliage to fill in the empty spaces. Using different colours of green I added free cut leaves around the flowers to complete the look.
Felt Flower wreath made by hand and made by Mum.
Weekends are busy, but I have decided to try to make more time for doing things that I love. This weekend it was baking a batch of my Grama’s buns. Spending the afternoon in the kitchen baking something from scratch was wonderful.
I grew up eating these buns. My Grama made them, my Mom made them, my daughter made them, and now I am making them. My daughter is a baker and she learned from my Mom and perfected the Grama bun early on, and now I have learned from her.
Our bun shape of choice is ever so important and must be a knot, and nothing else will do. Why you ask, because it tastes better when it’s a knot and that is the simple truth.
That first bite just takes me back to being a little girl standing in my Mom’s kitchen. Something homemade has the ability to transport us right back, the smell, the taste, what a wonderful thing.
As we were sampling today’s buns my husband said, “your Grama would be proud, these are amazing.”
It is my wish that this post inspires you to make a family recipe. Something from your childhood that brings back as many wonderful memories as my ‘Grama Buns’ did for me today.
Here is my latest creation in progress. When I saw this amazing set of three metal ring wreaths at my local Dollar Tree, I knew I could create something wonderful. This project began by looking through my large collection of felt. I really love using felt as it can be formed into many things and keeps its shape.
I compiled colours that blended together and began cutting with my rotary cutter. This tool is amazing for creating straight cuts using a clear fabric ruler. I have made felt flowers before so I just began creating different flowers using the various colours.
A great tip is to use long straight pins to hold the flowers in place until you are ready to hot glue gun them. I like to position the flowers and move them around until I can create a good balance. I will be posting my final product once I get the last touches complete. Stay tuned for more pictures coming soon!
I love bagels.
To say they are my favorite food is an understatement. I could eat bagels for every meal; a sesame bagel with butter and coffee is my tried and true daily breakfast.
Both of my kids live in cities known for their bagels, Ottawa and Montreal. From Ottawa, my son brings home Kettleman’s bagels. From Montreal, my daughter brings St-Viateur’s.
Today I tackled my first ever bagels baked from scratch and if I do say so myself, they turned out pretty amazing! I used the Montreal bagel technique of par boiling the bagels in honeyed water before baking them. I twisted them into shape and love that they’re all unique.
I think next time I would add some maple syrup in the dough before the first rise, and I would have given them a longer second rise to make them a bit more toaster-sized.
With my Mom’s birthday around the corner, I thought that a cheerful handmade Spring wreath would be the perfect gift.
I made this using a green foam form and began glueing twine tightly around it. This created the base for the wreath. I then added various faux succulents around the bottom to create a nice full look.
The finishing touch was a ‘Welcome’ wooden pick and a lovely burlap ribbon. Happy Birthday Mom, made by hand and made with love.
