I was hoping to surprise my husband with them by placing them on an unsuspecting dinner one night….but he beat me to it!  He found the bag of eyes and brought me a piece of toast with eyes!  Gotta love him!

If you’re not into edible eyes, try making this googly eye wreath!

Tutorial Here.

]]> http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/2009/10/googly-eyes/feed/ 2 http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/2009/01/tuesday-tutorial-valentines-day-wreath/ http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/2009/01/tuesday-tutorial-valentines-day-wreath/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:43:00 +0000 admin http://www.schlosserdesigns.com/2009/01/tuesday-tutorial-valentines-day-wreath/ Ready to get those Valentine’s Day decorations up yet? I’m ready! So here’s the first idea for you! It’s a wrapped yarn heart-shaped wreath.
Supplies you’ll need include:
That’s:
Tacky Glue
1 package 2″ diameter styrofoam balls
1 package 1 1/2″ diameter styrofoam balls
Bendable wire
Wire cutters
Flat-head straight pins
2 skeins of coordinating yarn. I LOVED how the variegated red/pink yarn looked when wrapped around the balls! So I would definitely do one of these, and a different solid color to coordinate.
Coordinating ribbon for hanging (not pictured)

Ready to get started?

Wrap the yarn around the balls. I was worried that getting it started wrapping would be challenging, but the yarn kind of held onto the styrofoam texture and I didn’t need any additional adhesive to keep it on. Now randomly wrap the yarn all around the ball until you can’t see the styrafoam anymore. When you’re done wrapping, trim the yarn and put a small dot of tacky glue on the end. I used the straight pin to hold it in place while it was drying. (I had intended to remove the pins when the glue was dry, but the heads were really tiny, so I just left them stuck inside. You can’t see them.) You’ll have a pile of these when you’re done. I did half of each bag a different color.
If you let one get away, they apparently make great cat toys! I had to reclaim one of my pink ones!
Now, layout how you’d like them to look like when you’re finished.

Then cut a 4 1/2′ length of wire. String the yarn balls onto the wire and shape it into the heart shape.
When you get the ends back together, just wrap the wires around each other.
(Close up of wires.) Then trim.
Tie the coordinating ribbon onto the top of the heart, directly onto the wire. Hang you’re finished wreath!
How easy was that? Wrapping the balls is what took the longest, but I did it while I was watching a movie. Once you get the hang of it you can pretty much do it without looking. Shaping the wreath took no time at all! Let me know if you made one, I’d love to see it!
Happy Crafting!

Items you’ll need:

1 wreath
Glue gun
1 can black flat/matte finish spray paint
1 bottle each green and purple acrylic paint
googly eyes in various sizes (my Michaels had a bag with a variety of sizes for about $2)

First, paint your brown wreath to make it a nice spooky black. I used the flat finish paint so it wouldn’t look so glossy and unnatural.

After it is dry I used a foam brush with a little of the purple and lime paint on it and painted some streaks of color on the wreath. You can see it best in the bottom picture. Don’t worry about picking just one or two branches and painting the entire thing. Streaks here and there are just fine!
Then glue gun your googly eyes onto your wreath. I paired mine together so at night it looks like little creepies looking at you from the wreath. Next time I’ll probably add some glow in the dark paint streaks also!

Every time I say googly eyes I’m reminded of this skit:

Happy Crafting!