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		<title>Tuesday Tutorial: Valentines Day Wreath</title>
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				<category><![CDATA[Home Decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Occasions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Valentine's Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ready to get those Valentine&#8217;s Day decorations up yet? I&#8217;m ready! So here&#8217;s the first idea for you! It&#8217;s a wrapped yarn heart-shaped wreath. Supplies you&#8217;ll need include: That&#8217;s: Tacky Glue 1 package 2&#8243; diameter styrofoam balls 1 package 1 1/2&#8243; diameter styrofoam balls Bendable wire Wire cutters Flat-head straight pins 2 skeins of coordinating [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ready to get those Valentine&#8217;s Day decorations up yet?  I&#8217;m ready!  So here&#8217;s the first idea for you!  It&#8217;s a wrapped yarn heart-shaped wreath.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOV3de5mEI/AAAAAAAAA5E/eINfK4XUOJM/s1600-h/IMG_2320.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292738767130040386" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOV3de5mEI/AAAAAAAAA5E/eINfK4XUOJM/s320/IMG_2320.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Supplies you&#8217;ll need include:<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOYAAA-BuI/AAAAAAAAA58/6gp2UV-hluc/s1600-h/IMG_2328.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292741112861951714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOYAAA-BuI/AAAAAAAAA58/6gp2UV-hluc/s320/IMG_2328.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>That&#8217;s:<br />
Tacky Glue<br />
1 package 2&#8243; diameter styrofoam balls<br />
1 package 1 1/2&#8243; diameter styrofoam balls<br />
Bendable wire<br />
Wire cutters<br />
Flat-head straight pins<br />
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.<br />
Coordinating ribbon for hanging (not pictured)</p>
<p>Ready to get started?</p>
<p>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&#8217;t need any additional adhesive to keep it on.  Now randomly wrap the yarn all around the ball until you can&#8217;t see the styrafoam anymore.  When you&#8217;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&#8217;t see them.)  You&#8217;ll have a pile of these when you&#8217;re done.  I did half of each bag a different color.<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX_-t-1ZI/AAAAAAAAA50/x1oMR65DFc0/s1600-h/IMG_2294.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292741112513877394" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX_-t-1ZI/AAAAAAAAA50/x1oMR65DFc0/s320/IMG_2294.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>If you let one get away, they apparently make great cat toys!  I had to reclaim one of my pink ones!<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX1J-W-XI/AAAAAAAAA5s/q6RMNTabEbY/s1600-h/IMG_2318.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292740926556797298" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX1J-W-XI/AAAAAAAAA5s/q6RMNTabEbY/s320/IMG_2318.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Now, layout how you&#8217;d like them to look like when you&#8217;re finished.</p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX07gcOXI/AAAAAAAAA5k/xfJgWgdE4-Y/s1600-h/IMG_2312.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292740922673215858" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX07gcOXI/AAAAAAAAA5k/xfJgWgdE4-Y/s320/IMG_2312.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Then cut a 4 1/2&#8242; length of wire.  String the yarn balls onto the wire and shape it into the heart shape.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX095zaNI/AAAAAAAAA5c/20zVOxdyZTY/s1600-h/IMG_2314.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292740923316463826" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX095zaNI/AAAAAAAAA5c/20zVOxdyZTY/s320/IMG_2314.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>When you get the ends back together, just wrap the wires around each other.<br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX0bbH4iI/AAAAAAAAA5U/ku6toeJVob8/s1600-h/IMG_2315.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292740914060976674" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX0bbH4iI/AAAAAAAAA5U/ku6toeJVob8/s320/IMG_2315.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>(Close up of wires.)  Then trim.<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX0DsOcuI/AAAAAAAAA5M/1N42Y-iPsQM/s1600-h/IMG_2316.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292740907690259170" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOX0DsOcuI/AAAAAAAAA5M/1N42Y-iPsQM/s320/IMG_2316.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Tie the coordinating ribbon onto the top of the heart, directly onto the wire.  Hang you&#8217;re finished wreath!<br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOV3de5mEI/AAAAAAAAA5E/eINfK4XUOJM/s1600-h/IMG_2320.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292738767130040386" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_G7UUQWYQHfI/SXOV3de5mEI/AAAAAAAAA5E/eINfK4XUOJM/s320/IMG_2320.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>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&#8217;d love to see it!<br />
Happy Crafting!</p>
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