Natural Twig Wreath

Thanks to pinterest I came across this beautiful wreath.

The Painted Hive

A quick hop over to The Painted Hive and I was equipped with a list of supplies and directions on how to make this beauty.

A beautiful fall day led us on a sponaneous walk to the river to collect driftwood twigs with a friend.

The assembly of the wreaths was fairly straight forward.  The only change we made in the construction of our wreaths was to cut the glue sticks to the appropriate size, lay them around the backing and use a heat gun to heat the glue.  This allowed us to work in 1/4 sections of the wreath without having to glue each individual piece.  A quick reheat also allowed for easy adjustments.

As I still have many blank walls there was so many potential spots to hang this wreath.  A little tour around this house concluded that our ensuite was the perfect spot for this new addition.

My girlfriend plans to spray hers white.  While I orginally had it in my head I would spray mine silver I am enjoying the natural beauty of the weathered driftwood.

Want to make your own?  Check out the details from Kristine over at The Painted Hive.

A Peek into our Ensuite

Here are a few photos of our ensuite.  An area where I spent a lot of time tiling.  The floors, the tub surround, the large shower all lovingly placed by moi.

You can see our ensuite is filled with natural light from all the windows.  There are blinds on these windows but they are neatly tucked in the moldings between the transom and window so they provide privacy when we want it but are virtually out of site when they are pulled up. 

This picture gives an idea of the general layout.  On the right is our large 5 ft square shower with his and her shower heads.  Also the entrance to the 'water closet' and our soaker tub.  On the left is our double vanity.

A photo of our 5ft x 5ft shower.

And the 'water closet' with built in shelf.