Easter Wreath

I LOVE Easter. What is there not to love? It is a celebration of Jesus death and resurrection in order that we might be able to receive salvation, to be counted righteous based on his perfect life and sacrificial death and resurrection. To celebrate the beauty of grace at the same time we are emerging from winter into spring is a beautiful, beautiful thing! So, in anticipation, my daughter and I worked on putting together or Easter wreath. She helped me design it and pick what would go where and I did the cutting, hot glueing and wire tying. ;) 

We started with a grapevine wreath that j made several years ago when we took down an overgrown grapevine plant at our old house. As we cut down the vines, my mom and I were able to craft 4 wreathed while the vines were still pliable. This is the first time I have used one of them. We also had to prep the sprays of berries. I clipped each individual stem off of the bunch with these pliers with a wire cutter. I used these to cut down the sticks attached to the Easter egg picks. 

Next, I tied the white, glitter tulle strategically to help reinforce the wreath. We laid out where each cluster and egg would like the best. Keep in mind that odd numbers are more pleasing to the eye. 

Once we decided where everything would go it was time to attach it all. The berry stems had wire in them, so I started by wrapping the stems around papers of the vine. 

I also used hot glue to more securely attach the stems to the wreath. With the eggs, I put hot glue at the base of the egg and along the stick so that it would connect with the vines once inserted. I also added more hot glue to the ends that stuck out the back before doing a final trim of the sticks. 

Some of the stems needed a little more reinforcement, so I used some green floral wire to wrap around the stems and vines and more securely.

And this....

...is the final product!