Post updated August 2nd, 2011…
Most of you have probably seen all the sunburst/starburst mirrors and such out there. You may even have been around our blog long enough to have seen our version of a Starburst - sans mirror because we have mirrors aplenty in the hallway.
And if you’ve read about ours, you know part of our original inspiration came from Janell’s starburst. Well, The Nester also saw Janell’s Starburst and was inspired to go in another direction. (Love the lamps and big prim bowl, btw).
Which in turn prompted me to create another (very similar) wreath.
You will need:
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3 sheets of bristol board (for a nice large wreath)
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a mirror or clock face
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pencil, paper, eraser, ruler, scissors
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glue gun, glue stick or white glue (your choice)
1. You will need three different sized petals. Basically decide how big you want your wreath, then make your petals accordingly. Create a large template for your largest petals, by cutting a rectangle the desired length, folding in half and free-hand drawing half a petal. It’s pretty easy – you really just have to shape the tops. Use pencil and erase and redraw as needed. Then cut out. When you open the fold both sides will be the same. Make the smaller petals by tracing this one and then trimming down. (See photo of finished wreath for a visual of the difference in petal sizes).
2. Once you have your three petal templates,trace onto bristol board. You will need 8 of each size. Then cut each piece out neatly.
3. Using a ruler or some sort of straight edge, fold each petal in half length-wise. Gently crease and reopen.
4. On a piece of plain or scrap paper, draw intersecting lines to arrange your petals on. After you’re happy with your arrangement, glue each petal down, one by one.
For the center, I could have used a mirror, like Nester did. But I couldn’t find one that was just right. So I bought a $2.98 Walmart clock instead. Mirror – clock? Stay with me here.
I took the clock apart and glue-sticked in some fabric that I had on hand (another Tonic Living sample) then popped the plastic cover back on. The beauty of this is that I can swap out the fabric to suit the room (or my decorating mood!).
5. Using your glue gun, glue the clock/mirror (or whatever else you choose) to centre of the petals.
And voila! For about $8.50($2.98 for clock + 3 sheets of bristol/poster board + Tonic Living fabric sample) I have a huge wall hanging. We originally hung it in our bedroom, but since we’ve recently redone the headboard and gone a totally different direction with the bedroom, we’ve moved this flowerburst wreath to the living room. Here’s where she hangs now:
What do you think? I bet you could even do this using dollar store stuff! What else could you put in the center?
Linking Up:
http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2011/01/diy-project-parade_09.html
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2011/01/strut-your-stuff-blog-link-party-with-e.html
http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-2-and-tuesdays-treasures.html
http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/2011/01/creating-shabby-farmhouse-finish.html
http://www.bluecricketdesign.net/2011/01/show-and-tell-with-colby-kettle-corn.html
http://www.mybackyardeden.com/2011/01/make-it-yours-day-49.html
http://www.storiesofahouse.com/2011/01/project-diaries-volume-14.html
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2011/01/frugal-friday_13.html
http://decormamma.blogspot.com/2011/01/frugalicious-friday-giveawaypocket-full.html
L.O.V.E
love it
now you have inspired me to do the same…..hummmmmmm lets see if i can match or beat your price/cost!
I really like this! How thrifty you are! (Actually, I think I like yours better than the original…)
I absolutely love this idea! Beautiful! This is on my “to do” list! Great job!
Thank you everyone, so much! It is a really great piece for a large wall…and it’s perfect over our bed too…not too heavy should it happen to fall! S.
How pretty! I like how you took the idea and changed it.
Clever use for the clock! The fabric is beautiful, and it looks great above the bed. Thanks for linking up at WhisperWood Cottage!
I really LOVE this… I am curious as to how you did the “petal” part? bristol/poster board? If you could share any on that part it would be great! wonderful idea… and I like it better than the original too!
Thanks!
Thank you! We’re so glad everyone likes this project so much. Yes, the petals are bristol board. I didn’t do a tutorial on that part because I pretty much followed the instructions at the Nesting Place. There is a link in the post to those instructions. S.
Looks great! I’m on the hunt for a small mirror like Nester’s to make my own starburst
Thank you, Holly. We’d love to see yours when you finish! S.
stripped cream/beige curtains, did you make or purchase and where from
btw have all supplies, going to get around to it as Belle thought it would be neat to place one in our hallway upstairs, just trying to convince her that we are NOT using polka dot petals, ahhhh the mind of a creative four year old
Hey Lindsay,
The striped curtains are the Nester’s house. Her blog is http://www.nestingplace.com.
Lol. I bet polka dot petals with a nice pink framed mirror would be adorable in a little girls room!
xo,
Shannon