Halloween Vintage-Looking Feather Wreath

I went to Hobby Lobby today and I spent WAY too much. But I sure had fun!

I decided to make a large feather wreath for my large front door. The door is 42 inches wide, so it takes a large wreath to not be dwarfed by the expanse of wood. This weath frame is 24" across.

I started with a wire frame and 3 black feather boas. I used a hair clip to attach the boa to the frame. Nothing is permanent on the wreath, so next year I can totally rework it.I went to Hobby Lobby today and I spent WAY too much.  But I sure had fun! 

I decided to make a large feather wreath for my large front door. The door is 42 inches wide, so it takes a large wreath to not be dwarfed by the expanse of wood. This weath frame is 24" across.

I started with a wire frame and 3 black feather boas.  I used a hair clip to attach the boa to the frame.  Nothing is permanent on the wreath, so next year I can totally rework it.

 This next photo shows that I made it about 1/3 of the way around with a boa.  Don't wrap too tightly.  The feathers fluff out and look great.

 Here's the fully wrapped wreath.

 I used a pre-designed bouquet of flowers to add some color.  I wove the handle down into the frame and then secured it with some green floral wire.

 I laid out the rest of the elements that I wanted to add to the wreath.

 I used the floral wire to attach all the elements.  I had to wrap around the cat's ears which I wasn't very happy about, but it doesn't really show.  The funny thing is that the cat is so heavy that I had to hang the wreath off-center to make it hang correctly.

 Kinda cute, huh?

Printable Vintage Fall iPhone Backs

Last April I stepped into the Apple craze with an iPhone.  I immediately started looking for a clear case because I wanted to "scrapbook" the back of my phone.  I couldn't find exactly what I wanted, but I did find a clear-ish case that I have been using.  In the last month or so my case has been driving me crazy because it had taken on a yellowish tint.  It just looked old and yuck.

Today I was at Best Buy and the iPhone cover area just happened to catch my eye. I bought a new, truly clear phone cover.  I wasn't happy about the price of $29.95, but I was feeling a bit splurgy and it came home with me.

I recently acquired some vintage images, so I decided to make them into little phone backs.  And why not share them?  The only thing that I didn't do was mark the opening for the camera.  Each case may be a little different, so the best plan is to trace the hole and carefully cut it out with an Xacto knife.

Vintage Fall iPhone Backs