Colourful Spring Wreath From Scraps

A friend of mine who punch needles with wool gave me her bag of colourful yarn scraps. Normally, I use them to make her some wonderful pompom flowers (see here). This time I decided to use them to make a colourful spring wreath for my front door.
To make the wreath I also used some scrap fabric and cardboard.
And a polystyrene wreath ring, you can get these from craft stores and florists.
I started off by wrapping the yarn around the polystyrene ring.
I just added the yarn one colour at a time until the whole ring was covered.
Then using the free template on the blog I made a cute fabric birdhouse for the wreath. First I cut up the cardboard into shapes.
I added wadding.
Then the fabric scraps.
These pieces were then stitched very simply by hand to make the cutest little birdhouse. There is a free pattern and tutorial for this here.
I finished off the wreath with a bird on the top. You can find more details and photos on the blog post at the end.
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Delores Newton-Kerlin on Feb 26, 2022
That wreath is a true work of art. Very pretty and ready for spring.
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Claire at Pillarboxblue on Feb 26, 2022
Thank you, and it's a great way to use up yarn scraps.
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Kelly J. Tinney on Feb 26, 2022
Now this is adorable and so unique. You could absolutely make & sell these. Even without the little house & birdy, it’s still an adorable wreath. I’d LOVE to see this with some of those cute pom-poms. Maybe 3 along the bottom and two at the top?
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Claire at Pillarboxblue on Feb 27, 2022
Thank you, the pom-poms sound like s good idea.
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