Hello Fellow Thrifters and Friends,
I bought a box of vintage bulbs during my travels. Last year I just kept them in a glass vase, but this year I decided to get crafty with them. I posted pictures of my mantel yesterday with pictures of my little wreath and promised I would show you how to make your own.
Items you will need to make the wreath:
-Wire Hanger
-Christmas Light Bulbs
-Christmas bow
-Merry Christmas Ornament (optional)
Tools Needed:
- Glue Gun
- Bucket (yes I know sounds silly)
-I started out with my simple wire hanger and my box of bulbs
-Next I stretched my hanger around my bucket to attempt a better circle.
- Now you have a circle (sorta) but it does not need to perfect
- I started hot gluing the top bump of each light bulb and placing it directly onto the hanger.
-I globbed the glue on very well so it would stay secure after I was done with my project
-Keep gluing
-FINISHED! Now time to make it look more festive instead of looking like an Indian tribal necklace or like the next immunity necklace for Survivor :)
- I bought this lovely bow at the Dollar store. All I had to do was trim the tails to fit on my wreath.
- I also bought this little "Merry Christmas" ornament at the dollar store too. You can't tell in the picture but the ornament is sparkly. So cute.
I think it came out very lovely! I hope you will be able to make your own at home. If you do please share your pictures :)
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Mine are in a dish this year, maybe it'll be a wreath for me next year!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I will stock up on the bulbs this year and next year I will try this! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty. xx
ReplyDeleteLove your wreath. I glued my vintage bulbs on a tinsel wreath and I still have a ton of bulbs left. I think my sister would love your version even better. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have so old light bulbs and this is a great idea of how to use them.
ReplyDeletehugs, Linda
I love this idea. Now I have a reason to buy those old bulbs I keep passing up at the thrift store.
ReplyDeleteOh, how cool! I love it.
ReplyDeleteyes mine are in a dish but what a great idea! I just may try it!
ReplyDeleteYou did a marvelous job on you bulb wreath. Not seen one like it before.
ReplyDeleteLove your wreath, what a fun repurposing of your bulbs! Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
What an amazing idea! This project looks easy enough and I will definitely be trying it next year. I am Pinning it now!
ReplyDeleteHappy Holidays,
Erica
How much would you sell one of those for?
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