The other Sunday one of my favorite moms from my preschool class showed me a wreath she made out of Peeps...It was so stinking cute...I knew I had to make one for my Autumn (She just loves Peeps but being a diabetic chooses not to indulge herself...Well at least not most the time)....
Cindy explained to me how she used tooth picks to attach the little bids to a straw wreath...
and, although the straw wreath was kind-of messy...The project was really quick and easy!
Sooo...Being the thinker that I am I deiced to pick up a Styrofoam wreath and skip the mess....Makes sense doesn't it??
Well Here's the thing....You put a bunch of those marshmallow birds together and believe it or not they get kind- of HEAVY!!
Ya...I mean real heavy!! I hung my pretty wreath on the wall and proceeded to make a flower for it...when I heard this odd R-I-P.
I honestly thought the dog had farted passed gas (she had been having a little problem with that, as of late) Anyway I even went over to make sure she was OK...after all it was louder than usual....Then I went back to making my Tissue Paper flower when I heard it again...this time followed by a thump...
Of course this time I found my wreath on broken and on the floor. :(
I put it back together and deiced to use it as a center piece instead (Not like I really had an option)....
Well, that's my whole peepin story...And the moral of it is what????
Yes, use a straw wreath...There really is less mess in the long run!! :)
Yet again, I'm linking up to some way cool parties!
Thanks for stopping by!
Denise
Super cute and your story is great!
ReplyDeletePeeps wouldn't last long enough in my house to even make it to the wreath form! Stopping by from Tip Junkie. Feel free to check out the felt wreath I made this weekend.
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I've been looking around at Peep crafts, and love your story. Will include it in my Peep post!
ReplyDeleteI hate peeps, but I love this wreath! So creative! I would love if you would link up to the Lovely Things Thursday Linky Party!
ReplyDeleteThat wreath is adorable! What a great use for Peeps - better than eating them, I think! I had to giggle at your story, especially about the dog, erm, farting. It does make a great centerpiece. Nice work! :D
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Spring Peep wreath! I just started a Spring Battle of the Cookers and Crafters contest at Bacon Time. There are some great prizes, please link up for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteHi! Visiting from tt&j. Your wreath is cute cute cute! So sad that it ripped though :( I didnt realize peeps were so heavy!
ReplyDeleteIm going to poke around your site a little more. I would love for you to share this at my Friday link party!
Congratulations Spittin Toad! We have chosen you for The Versatile Blogger Award. Please pop on over to our blog and see what it's all about. Congratulations! LOVE LOVE LOVE your peeps wreath.
ReplyDeleteHaha...great story! Cute wreath too. Our town has an annual "Peep show" every year where people show off things they made using those things. Would you consider sharing this here at my party?
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I love this sooo much!
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny - I can't believe the wreath broke (twice)!! At least you salvaged it and it looks cute as a centerpiece.
ReplyDeleteI made a peep wreath too and used styrofoam and haven't had any breaking problems! Mine is a bit different - I used yellow bunny Peeps. Here's the link if you'd like to check it out.
http://eclecticallyvintage.com/2012/03/party-with-my-peeps-easter-wreath-3/
New Linky follower (gotta follow a gal who loves Peeps as much as me)!
Kelly
That's so funny! but in the end it looks really pretty.
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great story- and I'm glad to know to use a straw wreath! thanks for the great post!
ReplyDeleteLol, good save! Love all those colours together. Thanks so much for linking up at Etcetorize~
ReplyDeleteWho knew it would get that heavy with only marshmallows? Still looks very cute though!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I SOOO want to make one of these! Thanks for the story! I loved it!
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LOVE this! Peeps rule! lol And yes, I will use a straw wreath!
ReplyDeleteWho knew it'd be so heavy! It is pretty cute though!
ReplyDeleteI am featuring your wreath tomorrow. Thank you so much for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know we're featuring your wreath tomorrow at http://www.toysinthedryer.com
ReplyDeleteSo cute....just a lil tip for next time....leave the plastic wrap on the straw wreath and you have no/little mess!
ReplyDeleteSo use a straw wreath? ;) Great tip Jenny A.! Stoppy by from the Toys in the Dryer blog hop. http://craftyandcookingmomma.blogspot.com/
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