Just call me Martha (without the jail time).
I've been looking for things for our front door, but most of the German decorations just don't appeal to me. So I decided that I should make a wreath out of ball ornaments. I've seen these around in stores, but being unemployed, it seemed like a good idea to use my time to make one (only cost 15 Euro to make, including glue gun and glue sticks).
I purchased a straw wreath form (online sources used styrafoam, but we've got a lot of hay here) and wrapped it in a pretty ribbon. Then I gathered different size and color balls into groups of 3 and tied together with florist wire, then glued the wire to the wreath, filling in open spots with the sparkly ornaments. I used shatter-proof ornaments, whereas Martha probably used glass ones, but I read that the glue may shrink when it gets cold, causing the balls to fall off and shatter if you hang it outside (and I'm clumsy).
The pictures are a little shabby because a) its dark and b) its too early to take down our fall wreath!
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