Fun, Spring, Kite Wreath!

As you can tell from my spring printables, I have a thing for kites! I thought I would attempt a kite wreath! This wreath turned out completely different than I had planned, but I like it, and hope you do as well!

Items Needed
Foam board
Scrapbook Paper
Hole Punch
Modge Podge
Twine
Craft knife
Ribbon (For kite Bows)
Old Frame
Paint

Kite Step 1: Draw out your kite on Foam Board

First, plan how big you want your kite. My finished Kite is 10" x 15" so pretty big. You may want to do yours smaller. To make a kite shape, I drew a 5"x5" square, on the foam board, and a 5" x 10" rectangle on the foam board. Make one diagonal line going from corner to opposite corner on both the square and rectangle. Cut shapes out with your craft knife, hold a ruler along the edge of the line, to help guide your craft knife.

Kite Step 2: Cut out Scrapbook paper

Cut out scrap book paper in the same dimensions you cut your kite. Make a whole in each angle of each triangle with a hole punch (try to get it at least a quarter of an inch from any edge). Modge Podge your scrapbook papers onto the coordinating foam pieces. I distressed the kite a little with Distress Ink.

Kite Step 3: Tie the Kite together

Poke a hole in the foam board where your scrapbook paper is hole punched. I used a fat needle for this. Thread your twine through the pieces to connect. To make this easier, I put a small piece of masking tape on the end of the twine and twisted it. You should have a kite now. I sprayed my kite with clear spray paint to give it extra shine and extra protection. I tied a long piece of twine at the bottom of the kite, and then tied ribbon on them for the kite bows!

Okay, here came the hard part for me, I wanted to put the kite on a traditional round wreath, but it did not look right. My kite was a little big, and it did not mesh well with the circle. So I took a trip to the local thrift store for inspiration.

I found an old large frame, and it seemed to work better! I painted the frame white with spray paint and distressed the edges a little.

For the tie, I used a strip of denim from a worn out pair of jeans! I hot glued the kite to the frame, and tied a yellow bow on it, and we are finished!

The door to my house is about 100 years old, and has a perfectly square wavy glass window in it. This wreath did not look good on the door, because it was too square, so I hung it on the wall of my house next to my door. It is a great addition to my front porch!

Cost Break Down:
This is a great project to your scraps and odds and ends, which is mainly what I did, but I did buy:
Frame at Thriftstore: $1
Foam Board: $2.44 (Plus, I only used a small portion, so I have it for future projects)

So I spent a total of $3.44 on this project!

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