Jewel Wreath

Jewel Wreath

Lately I noticed that large jewels are everywhere, on ladies' tops surrounding the neckline and sleeves. I want to try making a shirt embellished with large jewels at some point. Anyway, I had some of these large jewels and wanted to do something with them and my daughter, Kristy, wanted a jewel wreath so there you go. I had my project.



I didn't want to go out and BUY a wreath base so I dug around until I found an old wreath I was willing to take apart. I found this one in the closet. I had bought it at an estate sale for ONE DOLLAR!! It was in really bad shape but I knew I could use it once I took off all the peeling berries and leaves.


Here is a plain grapevine wreath which is what I needed for this project.


Now that I had my plain wreath I could use it for a base for whatever I wanted to do with it. I do this all the time. I take apart old wreaths that I've made or that I bought from tag sales and refurbish them with flowers or whatnot. In this case, I wanted to make something glittery and sparkling.

It happened to be right after Christmas and these gold stems were were 25 cents each so I bought a bunch of them and applied them to the front of the wreath to give it more of a glitzy look.


This is where the picture taking took a leave of absence ... so after I put these golden stems on the front of the wreath I started applying the jewels with a hot glue gun.


I just kept layering the jewels on top of one another. I also had some strings of pearls that I wound around the wreath on one side - didn't want to make it symmetrical... that's a no-no in the artsy world.


I bought the bird after Christmas at Hobby Lobby (gosh, I love that store) and they were 50% off. The jewel "nest" that the bird is sitting in came from A.C.Moore Craft Store and since I had a coupon it was perfect for a jeweled wreath to have a jeweled nest.








Looking for more inspiration for SPRING?? I know I am. We are deep under snow here in Connecticut and I just love looking at Spring pictures and Spring projects!

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14 comments

  1. Hi Linda. Your wreath is absolutely gorgeous. I love it. Sharing it everywhere. Best wishes, Darlene

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  2. Oh this is so pretty! I love it. I have some broken bits lying here and there I might could use for one too.

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  3. Wow, that jeweled wreath is amazing!

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  4. Wow, Linda...that is one gorgeous wreath! JP

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  5. I am in love with this jeweled wreath, I must get to a craft store and acquire jewells! (via BOBB) For what it's worth-jeannie

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  6. This is so pretty. I love the little bird in his jeweled nest. All the little details make the wreath just lovely!

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  7. I love it! I think I have an old wreath I can pull apart too. It's been raining here this week and yesterday I looked at a glue gun at Aldi but I passed it by. It must be Deja vu...I'm going to go back and get it tomorrow :) You're motivating me to get back into my crafts! xo

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  8. Thanks, Beverly, for the compliment on the jewel wreath I made. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Linda

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  9. Thanks, Jeannie. Hope your weekend is going along great. I'm relaxing this weekend.

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  10. Hey, JP, so glad to hear from you!!! Hope you are enjoying the weekend.

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  11. Such a neat idea! Popping over from Worthwhile Wednesdays at Crafty Allie!

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  12. Variety is the spice of life, they say! You like big jewels, I like the original, if it were not falling apart. Everyone has such different styles! But that’s ok!

    Thanks so much for sharing this at the Sunday Sunshine Blog Hop!

    Blessings!
    Laurie
    Ridge Haven Homestead

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  13. That is totally fabulous! I’ve never been much of a fan of wreaths, but I’ve never seen one with bling. This is fantastic.

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

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