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Bird Seed Winter Wreath // Tutorial

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Bird Seed Winter Wreath // One of my favorite things to do since moving to Nebraska is watching the colorful birds outside my window. Las Vegas isn't really  known has a habitat for pretty birds so I've missed them for several years. Here in Lincoln we have Blue Jays and every once in a while we even have a red Cardinal or two and I adore them! Over the Christmas break my girls and I were thinking of fun things to do and Hannah thought it would be fun to make some type of bird feeder for the birds during these cold months. I thought it would be fun to make a bird seed winter wreath.

bird seed winter wreath

Supplies Needed

  • Foam wreath form
  • Fabric strips
  • 2-3 push pins
  • 1 jar peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • Parchment paper
  • Bird seed mixture of your choice

Instructions

I happened to have a foam wreath form on hand so we decided to us it, but I was worried about the birds pecking at the styrofoam. We decided that we would wrap the wreath with strips of fabric to protect the birds.

wreath form and fabric strips

The girls and I cut some scrap fabric into 2 1/2 to 3 inch wide strips and wrapped the wreath with them and secured the fabric with some push pins. Next we made a peanut butter and honey concoction. We took one small jar of honey and mixed it with about 1/2 a cup of honey. 

honey peanut butter mixture for bird seed wreath

The girls and I then place our wreath form on several pieces of parchment paper and started to cover the wreath with the peanut butter spread…

cover the wreath with the peanut butter mixture

… and then the bird seed.

generosly add bird seed to the wreath

We found the parchment paper quite helpful when we were placing the bird seed on the sides of the wreath. Once we were finished we place the wreath outside in the cold garage to let it set a bit. Then after a couple of days we added a burlap bow and placed it out in our yard so that the birds could enjoy a little winter treat!

bird seed wreath from whipperberry

What are some fun winter activites that you like to do with your kiddos? We're actually having a ball living in a place with a real winter so we would LOVE some new ideas!

Ring in Your New Year with Styled by Tori Spelling

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Nothing rings in the New Year better than a little glam! As I was thinking about my New Year’s make over for my Winter White Wreath, I thought some Styled by Tori Spelling goodies would be perfect to dress up my wreath and get her ready for the party!

New Years Wreath by WhipperBerry with Styled by Tori #toristyle

She dresses up pretty well don’t you think?  I created a New Years banner out of paper and some of my Martha Stewart gold glitter. I used my Silhouette Portrait to make the black letters out of paper for the banner.

New Years Wreath with styled by tori #toristyle

If you follow me on Instagram you saw my craft fail with the banner… I managed to regroup and came up with something much better than my original idea.

New Years Wreath with Styled by Tori #toristyle

 Once the banner was made I pinned a gold 3 layer necklace bottom from the Styled by Tori line onto the wreath with just a couple of straight pins, to dress her up for the celebration. Now she needs a couple of friends to join her for the party.

Styled by Tori Candles #toristyle

These are so easy to make. The first one, I just tied a glam dangler onto the candle with a little black ribbon. The other one I used one of the connectors to attach another gold dangler to a fun pendant  and then attached it to the candle with a little dab of hot glue.  It took five minutes to give these candles a little glam makeover… That’s it! I added a few more items to the group to round out the display…

2013 printable from Whipperberry

I made a simple sign for 2013 and used a fabulous frame and mirror, both from Target to round out the collection.  I had fun playing with the frame while taking pictures…

christmas and new years #toristyle

ahhhh, I love playing with the camera! What do you have planned for the new year? Any fun projects up your sleeve with the fun Styled by Tori products? I’m already dreaming up ideas for January and can’t wait to share!

 

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Santa Candy Jar with Styled by Tori Spelling

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Looking for a quick last minute Christmas goodie for your friends, neighbors or teachers… Here’s a cutie last minute gift a Santa Candy Jar, that’s high on wow with Styled by Tori Spelling and yet, super easy to make!

Santa Candy Jar with Styled by Tori from WhipperBerry #toristyle #christmas #giftsinajar

I’m always looking for fun and easy gifts for those special people in my life and this one is too cute. Here is what you need to make this fun candy jar…

Supply List

Instructions

First thing you need to do is paint the lid of your jar with the Krylon Cherry Red Gloss…

Krylon Cherry Red Spray Paint

I wrapped the jar in a plastic grocery sack and then screwed the lid on, right on top of the bag.  It was perfect! Then I sprayed the lid with slow even strokes using my spray paint trigger. Let the lid dry for a few hours. It will be “dry” after about 10 minutes or so, but will need time to cure.

While you are waiting for the paint to dry, you can make the pom pom for the top of the lid. I used a few different types of white yarn and some Divine Twine bakers twine to tie it off for mine…

How to make a pom pom

I used the handy Clover Pom-Pom maker to make the perfect pom for the top of Santa’s hat. If you haven’t used the Pom-Pom maker before you should check out this video on how to use them.  They are fabulous!!

Next, I measured out my ribbon and and prepared my pendant…

Styled by Tori Christmas Gift

If you want your pendant to lay totally flat, you will need to take some needle nose pliers and with a little muscle, break off the hook on the back of the pendant. Then use your hot glue gun to glue the ribbon onto the jar along with Santa’s belt buckle (the Styled by Tori Pendant.)

Styled by Tori Santa Candy Jar by Whipperberry

Now, all you have to do is top of the “hat” with the pom-pom. Tack it down with a little bit of hot glue and you are good to go.  Fill the jar with some red candy and your Santa Candy Jar is good to go.  Include a nice little note and your friends will adore you!

Santa Candy Jar by WhipperBerry #christmas #gifts in a jar

It’s so pretty, you may find that it stays out for display for the entire season!

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DIY Winter White Wreath Tutorial

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I just can’t help myself… I love this style of wreath.  I love how full and rich it looks when finished.  Thus far I’ve made two different versions, my Candy Corn Wreath and my Candy Cane Wreath from last year’s wreath tutorial.

This year I made a simple yet stunning Winter White Canvas Wreath that I can use throughout the year…

Winter White Canvas Wreath Tutorial

I love a good thick wreath full of rich colors and textures.  I think they are always a fabulous winter statement piece for anything from a front door to a fun vignette like this one I created for Christmas this year.

WhipperBerry Christmas Vingette

This wreath is super easy to make, it just takes a little time.  Here is what you will need…

Supply List

  • Foam wreath form
  • 16 inch floral wreath form
  • 3 yards of winter white canvas or duck cloth
  • Cutting mat and rotary cutter

Instructions

Cut your canvas into 3 inch strips and wrap the wreath form with a few of the strips of fabric to cover the Styrofoam. Use some pins to pin the fabric down at the end.

Wrap your wreath form with strips of the same fabric

Cut the remaining fabric into 3×3 inch squares. You don’t need to be super precise, this wreath is very forgiving. Fold a square in half and then half again and then pin to the wreath form.

How to make a canvas wreath

You don’t need to make these little squares very precise either.  Actually, the messier they are, the better the wreath will look.

Now… grab a Diet Coke and a good movie (I watched on of my favorites, White Christmas) and go to town…Continue to fill in the wreath, packing them pretty tight. 

I really used every speck of the 3 yards of canvas for this wreath and it looks so rich and full, I ADORE it!!

Whipperberry Winter White Wreath

Now, this wreath is a bit of an investment (I totally get that) So… I plan on creating fun ways to dress it up throughout the year to make the investment of time and materials worth it.

Here is what I did to accessorize it for Christmas…

Decorate your winter white wreath with little items

I added a cute little house ornament from the Target holiday collection along with some vintage jingle bells that I found at Old Glory Antiques in Denver, and a little frosted berry sprig. 

I pinned the bells to the back of the wreath, tucked the berries into the folds of fabric and set the house on the wreath.

This is perfect for indoors, If you were going to use the same accessories for outdoors, I would secure it a little better.

To hang the wreath, I use the little pocket created when wrapping the foam base with the fabric…

How to hang your winter white wreath

It actually works quite well with the stiff canvas fabric. Don’t worry about all the strings from the fabric.  After a little bit of time and grooming they settle down and you don’t even see them.

This week I am giving away an elegant holiday décor kit from the Sterling Pear, that’s where I found those amazing stocking hangers from my faux mantle. Make sure you head over to enter the giveaway!! 

I will also in a future post teach you guys how to make that fun Rudolph sign that I created using my favorite Rhonna Designs digital artwork!

Rudolph Sign

That one is going to be really fun!! Some great Silhouette tips and tricks I can’t wait to share!  So… Enough about me, what have you guys been working on? Any fun Holiday projects you’ve been working on? I would love to hear about them!

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