It is no exception that everything I do takes way longer than I think it will. This simple scene took so long to get together.
Here is the finished product:
My new friend, Kath, asked for more info on making the wreath. Here are abbreviated directions. A styrofoam wreath form, fabrics cut with pinking shears (I used a pinking blade on my rotary cutter) into 2-1/2" squares, a metal knitting needle to push the squares into the wreath about 1/2" apart after applying a dab of hot glue at the point. I made a row along where the "flat" of the wreath would be, leaving the back uncovered then filled in rows up to the top. I put the right side of the fabric towards the center (although I picked a fabric that would look good from both sides on purpose). I pinned the ribbon into the back when I was ready to hang it.
Here are a few pictures of the wreath in progress:
I like the wreath because it looks so fluffy, like cherry blossoms or a hydrangea blossom or something like that.
Here are some shutter/window pictures. I got all of them at a Habitat for Humanity ReStore in town. A dollar per piece. I broke the single-pane glass out of the window, sanded it just a tad, removed the weather stripping, and painted it with several coats. Then I asked my DH to add a horizontal piece to give the wreath more stability after it was hung. The shutters took 3 coats of paint. I'll likely do another one later. I just put a tiny nail in the back of the window frame to hang the wreath from the back. Some in process pictures. Notice the brown shutters lying on the shelf behind the window frame (under the whisk broom--nice, I know!).