The Balls & Cinnamon Wreath

Basically - if I can make it - I will try before I'll ever buy it.  Example in point - Decorative Ornate Balls.  I used white beans and hot glued them around the ball.  If you do this - plan to make a mess, get a hand cramp and spend about an hour or so - depending on the size of the ball.  I then painted them to match the room they were going in.  Here are a few.  I plan to make more.  Maybe cut glass, mirror beads, mosaic chips. Not sure - still looking for ideas.

Now on to the wreath.  I've made many wreaths - there is one on my front door for each season.  Summer, Spring, Fall & Christmas!

This time I wanted to make a wreath to keep indoors.  I found a great article in Foot Network Magazine about making wreaths out of food.  Peppermints, Andes Candies and this one - the Cinnamon Stick.  Here is the picture from the magazine:

I wasn't sure if I wanted to do the berries on it so I didn't pick up any at the store.  I found the cinnamon sticks at Hobby Lobby in the Christmas ornaments section.  They were with the pine cones and other wooden type items.

I didn't get a large foam wreath ring - I wanted a smaller or medium sized wreath.  Plus I wasn't quite sure what I was getting myself into.

I got the silky ribbon in a dark creamy brown and wrapped the foam wreath then layed the sticks out to get an idea of how they would arrange.

To make them go around the circle properly you needed to pay more attention to laying them straight on the foam and not so much the cinnamon stick next to it.

Here is how mine turned out.  At first I wasn't too happy but as it's hung in my front foyer on my coat closet door - I've grown to love it more and more.

And BOY does it smell good!

I actually think it looks more 60S style retro than the magazine sample.  Either way it was fun to make and I think I may need to try a few more wreaths.   The next one I have my eyes on is made of balls.  Ornament balls or wire balls.  Not sure what I'll try but it's next on the list for the Holiday Decor.