Peonies and Paper Chains: Pals May Hop: So Long and Farewell!

05/14/2014

Pals May Hop: So Long and Farewell!

Welcome to the May Pals Blog Hop. This is the first hop on our new day - the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Before we celebrate the release of the new Stampin' Up! catalog next month, we want to take time to say goodbye to our favorite retiring products. This month we are showcasing projects that feature stamps or accessories that are retiring along with the 2013-14 Idea Book & Catalog on June 4th.

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog.

As you can see from the image above, I'm busy gearing up for summer holidays! This DIY curled paper wreath is perfect for the summer. It is hanging next to our front door and it will stay up for awhile. I'm thrilled to have it up before Memorial Day and it will stay up past the 4th of July.

The wreath is made using the retiring 2012-2014 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack and I used strips of paper that measure 1" x 6". A bone folder is an absolute must for this project.

The Cherry Cobbler Chevron Ribbon is not on the retiring list...I'm very excited to see it stay! As you may have noticed, I knotted a length of ribbon around the wreath and then I tied a bow beneath the knot -- this dresses up the look and helps to hide the nail or hook that you use for hanging the wreath.

You also need a wreath form (mine is a 12" green form one) and some T-pins for this project. I literally pulled pieces off a wintertime curled paper wreath and used the T-pins for this new patriotic wreath!

Did you notice the star garlands? They are from the December 2013 Paper Pumpkin Kit -- with the holidays being busy I never got around to assembling it!

Orginally I draped the garlands across the wreath but as I kept adding the curled paper, I just was not loving it so I pulled out a pennant shape from the Paper Pumpkin kit, backed it with some Midnight Muse cardstock, and decorated it as you'll see below:

The garland is held in place with Stampin' Dimensionals and I did have to cut those in two pieces to fit on the tiny stars.

The flags are ones that I picked up from the dollar spot at Target and they will likely get pulled off the wreath to bring to our local Memorial Day parade. It will be easy enought to tuck them back in when we return...they are simply nestled amongst the paper curls!

Here's one final look at the wreath and a fond farewell to these papers...

In total I think I used 4 sheets from the In Color Designer Series Paper Stack for the wreath. With 40 sheets in the pack, you could make a whole lot of wreaths! Be sure to place an order with your Stampin' Up! demonstrator before this paper is gone for good.

The next stop is Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin' on the Pals Blog Hop! If you need the full line-up, you'll find it below my signatre. Thanks for visiting and I hope to see you next month!

Wishing you a creative day!

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