{create this} twisted newspaper wreath

Happy Friday!!  It is finally the end of another busy week!  And you know what that means ... {create this}!!  And I have been on a bit of a creative roll and I can't wait to show you today's crafty tutorial!  So you know what?  Enough chit chat - take a look at my twisted newspaper wreath:

When I was talking to my mom about this project, she said, "How in the world did you come up with that?"  And you know, I have no idea!  But I am LOVING that this idea actually worked out and looked better than I pictured it!  (Anyone else have a few drafted posts sitting around collecting cob webs from major craft fails?!)

Right!  No more gab!  Grab a few things you probably have laying around your house and let's get this thing started for less than $5:

• wreath form (I used a 40% coupon!)
• newspaper (comics/brightly colored ads and also a black/white text page or two)
• hot glue gun
• bamboo skewer or something to hold the end of your twisted strips down so your fingers are not a hot glue-y mess.  Yep, that is Experience talking!
• Totally optional, but I would also suggest your favorite long movie or a great CD or two - this took a little time, my friends.

First, warm up your hot glue gun.  Then, cut your newspaper in lengthwise strips about 1 1/2 inches wide.  Wider strips will make your twists a little thicker.  You do not have to measure - this is not precise in any way, shape or form.  Probably my favorite part about this whole project ... just wing it!

Then, twist the end of one strip and hot glue it on your wreath form.  Continuing twisting the newspaper strip and wrapping it around the wreath form.  Hot glue the end down.  Pick up another strip, twist the end and glue it to the end of the last twisted strip.

Twist, wrap, glue.  Twist, wrap, glue.  Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat ... this is where the movie or CDs comes in handy!  If your twists are a little far apart in places, scootch them together and fill in as needed with a few extra strips of twisted newspaper - you won't even be able to tell.

Most definitely, your fingers will be filthy, but you will have this super cool wreath!

I love that it almost looks like fabric scraps!  Little peeks of letters and numbers and the splotches of colors and patterns.  It's a decorative nod to my love of the written word and the whole creative writing process :)  Just makes me super duper happy! 

The final touch was this little grouping of twisted paper rosettes, felt leaves and a few sprigs of berries - I just tied it on for a touch of Fall and so I can change it out with the seasons if I want.  Hot glue seemed a little permanent after all that work!

Hope you got inspired to {create this}!

Okay, that's a wrap!   This post was shared at the parties on my Link page!