Oh em gee y’all. I am beyond excited that today is the first day of the Celebrate Southern Linkup! Months and months ago J from Bless Her Heart Y’all and I started chatting about how we could team up and collaborate, while networking and appreciating our southern roots all at the same time. At which point, we decided to host this linkup called Celebrate Southern.
We aren’t just celebrating the word “southern.” We are celebrating ALL THINGS SOUTHERN. This is a great chance for all of us to come together and appreciate southern charm! Before I get into my Southern DIY post, I want to tell you a little bit more about this linkup! We are encouraging everyone to join! You don’t even have to use the word “y’all” in your every day vocabulary! You can post and share anything about southern style, southern craft, southern home decor, or southern recipe. Your post could simply be about why you love sweet tea and grits! Or it could even be a post about why you love the Southern city you live in, or a Southern city you have visited! The post you share can be an older post or a current post! We just want to link up and have some fun!
As far as the rules go… we don’t have too many! We want to keep this fun! Here are a few things that we do want to point out though…
1 // You do not have to be a “Southern Blogger” to participate in this linkup! You just have to love Southern Charm!
2 // This is a great networking opportunity for everyone! Please participate in not only adding your link, but by visiting each others’ blogs.
6 // Please put the “Celebrate Southern” button (link below) on your page and/or link to both J and Susan.
Simple as that y’all! Please let either J or myself know if you have any questions! OH! I almost forgot! We have an official Celebrate Southern Pinterest board! We will be pinning off of all the posts who link up with us! Okay, let’s have some fun!
DIY Southern Fall Grapevine Wreath
I am so excited to share this wreath with y’all today. For some reason, fall is my go-to craft and DIY project season. I’m not sure if it is the crisp air or my sugar high from the excessive candy corn intake… either way, this girl definitely gets her craft on during the fall. Last week I decided I wanted to make a new festive, southern, fall wreath for our front door. As a newlywed and a southerner, I feel like monograms are the name of the game lately. I have basically monogramed the crap out of my house and my wardrobe at this point. Why not add a cute wreath to the mix?
I have found that Grapevine Wreaths are one of the easiest wreaths to work with. Between two craft stores, all of these supplies cost me less than $15! You couldn’t buy a wreath like this on Etsy for $15! And to be 100% honest with you, it took me less than 15 minutes to make!
Supplies:
One Grapevine Wreath
Decorations of Choice {I used 2 festive fall stems from A.C. Moore, Burlap Ribbon to tie into a bow, and a G that I spray painted}
Twine to attach decoration and to hang wreath
Directions:
These are going to be the easiest instructions you ever see… basically you just attach all of your decorations!
I love working with Grapevine Wreaths because you can blend and attach things so easily! Rather than cutting the stems off of my floral decor, I simply bent them, and blended the stick into the wreath. Not only does it make this project so much easier and quicker, but it helps to keep the decor attached.
To attach the “G” I used twine to give it a rustic look. Simply loop the twine around your letter and then through a few branches of the wreath. Then tie it tight! Again, it does not get much easier than this!
You also need to remember to save some twine for the top of the wreath… you need a way to hang it! Pick a couple thicker grapevine branches and tie the twine onto them. Again, super easy and no glue gun is necessary!
Once my other decorations were attached to the wreath, I added a festive, burlap bow. I’m not an expert bow makers, and thankfully I didn’t envision anything super fancy for this wreath. A simple bow, made of wired, burlap ribbon added a nice touch. Roll the ribbon ends around a bit to give it a billowing feel. Easy Peasy right??
So there you go! A fifteen minute DIY project that will help dress up your home a bit this fall! I promise, even the un-craftiest of the uncrafty can handle this project! Give it a shot and let me know what you think! Or feel free to pin it now, and do it later! Since there was no hot glue involved, this would be a really easy wreath to take apart or simply tweak for the Christmas holiday!
Have you done any southern or fall projects lately? Grab a button and link up and share them with us below!