Monogram Wreath

You know how hard it is to find a gift for someone that doesn't really need anything.  I always leave it up to Tom to think of a gift for his mother, and I always end up having to rescue him at the last minute. This year I suggested I make a wreath for her front door and he pounced on that idea.

I wanted something that was both spring and summer-like so that she could leave it up for an extended period of time.

Here is what I came up with:

I started with a plain mdf letter from Michael's and hot glued moss to it. 

I can't believe how long that took!  Every time I thought I was done I would find another bare spot.  Here it is halfway through looking wild and woolly.  

Once it was trimmed and pressed down it looked a lot better.

I used faux orchids from the dollar store and added little orange daisy charms to the center of each of the white ones.  I also added in some brown berries and some green and white buds.

Lastly I found a cute little clip-on butterfly for the top corner. I added a wide green ribbon to hang the wreath by.

I love how pretty it is. 

Lively colours, not too busy, and I love those shades of green.  

I hope she does too!

It was also my aunt's birthday on Saturday. I've been saving these suede-covered storage boxes for her forever. This particular shade of green is one of her favourites.  And I thought the wide brown satin ribbon set it off nicely.

I used three colours of paint chips to make a tag and just cut the circles freehand with scalloped scissors.

She also loves purple so I added the flower for colour.

Love it!  Coming up with interesting wrapping is always my favourite part of giving a gift.

I hope everyone had a terrific Mother's Day. I received breakfast in bed. With two interested parties wondering why I'm wasting time taking pictures of the food instead of eating it!

Tom and I also redid the gallery wall in the living room, and he rode his bike with me while I ran 5K outside for the first time. Perfect day!

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I'm linking up to these parties this week!