DIY Valentines Day Wreath Using Vintage Shiny Brite Ornaments
I have a little DIY project to share with you today, and I'm not exactly calling this one a success. But in the spirit of keeping it real, I decided to share it. I made this ornament wreath out of vintage pink Shiny Brite bulbs, and I ran into some complications, so it's a little lopsided, as you can see. But the colors are so pretty that it almost makes up for the funny shape, I think.
I bought a grapevine wreath form, and I would just hot glued the bulbs all around it. I started by hot gluing certain ones right on the front of the wreath going around, then I just proceeded to hot glue them wherever to fill in empty spots. But I ran into a problem. I didn't have nearly enough bulbs.
So I was back on Ebay looking for more pink Shiny Brites. This time around I had a harder time finding some. But I did purchase two more boxes- which was 24 more, and they were $25. I thought for sure that would be enough, but it wasn't. I am thinking I need at least two dozen more to make this wreath look right.
In the meantime, while I am still shopping for some more bulbs, I decided to hang my lopsided Valentines Day Wreath anyway. And I still think she looks pretty, even in her unperfect state. You can read more about this project by clicking the link to my blog.
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Nicki, I hope you have a wonderful Valentines Day because you deserve it. Not all our ideas turn out how we want or see them in our heads ( I just painted my kitchen cupboards with the wrong paint so I used the other for the walls) looks fine, but not exactly how I envisioned it. You could just glue Hershey's Kisses in to fill up the holes and forget more balls. Love your wreath.
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It's perfect! I love ornament wreaths!
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@Hannah V Thanks so much!
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