Happy Autumn!

Alright, so money is, well I hate to say tight because thats not entirely true. I know what its like to have money be tight. Lets just say money isn't currently as abundant or comfortable as we would like it to be, so we're trying to save and penny pinch where we can. I suppose it has a lot to do with our big list of dreams, like fencing in 1/4 of an acre on our property so our dogs can run around (fences are way more expensive than I thought!), ripping up all our carpeting and laying new hardwood floors (about half the house), painting (again), then the usual things like slowly chipping away at car payments and student loans. Car payments and student loans are not as bad as they could be, though I still hate considering them 'debt' and I just wish to be debt free. It seems sometimes you have to dig yourself in a bit further before you can dig yourself out. Hopefully soon enough I'll be working a real grown up job (excited!) instead of my usual holiday part time (not that I don't love that either).

But just because we like to pinch pennies doesn't mean I want to live in the saddest least festive house in the neighborhood, so armed with coupons and a strict budget of $20 I went to Michaels with the determination of making a wreath... and I totally won. Made this cute little guy, for around $11!!!

Wreath: $4.99 + 40% off coupon
Felt: 2 sheets @ $0.29 each.
(I actually bought 4 ivory, 3 gold, and 3 purple but only used 1 ivory and 1 gold)
Needles: Around $2
Thread: Around $2
I already had a hot glue gun so all I had to do was follow the simple instructions to make the flowers that I found here. I added a step though!

When I finished looping on the 5th petal I put the needle and thread back through the first petal (to secure it, then I tugged it tight, lay the thread across the back of the flower diagonally, hot glued it down, then snipped off the end of the thread. I just wanted to make sure the flowers stayed tight and I wasn't taking it down and fixing it all fall.

When I finished doing that to all the flowers I rearranged them a million times and finally glued them onto the wreath. I think it looks a lot better than a naked door.

Happy Autumn! I think I like the asymmetry of it, but should I add a few scattered flowers on the other side?