My son left for Basic Training 5 months ago........

And since then, my life has felt like it has been in a whirlwind that just hasn't quit....

So I am wanting to start back up with my blog,

as it is so therapeutic... and besides that... I just love doing it.

So to get back into the swing of things...

(it took me 15 minutes to figure out how to log back on here)..

I am starting with something simple...

I attended a craft party where we were making fabric wreaths.

I went shopping with my daughter for the fabric

and she and I decided to add more than fabric.

we chose three different fabrics: brown, teal, and brown with polka dots.

Along with the fabric we chose a brown and teal ribbon,  and a brown and teal netting......

You cut these into similar size strips and start loading up your wire.

You form a loop with your fabric strip, and you put the other end (with the two ends)

through the loop and draw it in tight.

I personally don't know what I was thinking!! 

 I should have put on makeup and fixed my hair... but I guess it is what it is....

I was tempted to make this picture very small so you couldn't see the close up of my face!

When I finished, I realized I had extra ribbon, fabric, and netting....

So I just pushed the loops together and "filled 'er up!"

Because, not every net strip was the same, 

I had to trim them up after I had completed the wreath.

I then hung it up in my bathroom.......

The wreath matches the window treatment that I had shared earlier this year.

It is on my sister's blog...  Youaretalkingtoomuch.com......

And you have a completed look.......

I have another "craft session" with my friends tonight.....

and I am going to attempt to stain glass paint......

I will share that with you as well.....

Love,

Catrina