Hi everyone! I’m excited to be here today sharing my Red White and Blue project. I made a fun fabric globe wreath and love the way it turned out. I’m Emily from Nap-Time Creations and I love easy sewing projects, free patterns {I create and share lots!}, recipes, and I’ve recently gotten into Facebook LIVE! My weekly sewing show going live at 9 EST on Wed. nights.. I share a full sewing tutorial with lots of beginner projects and free patterns. Hope you can check it out!
I saw these white fabric globes at IKEA and I just had to decorate them for the 4th of July. A blank canvas waiting for color! You could put the decorated globes on a light string OR I made this fun Red White and Blue Wreath… So.. let’s get started.
You will need a Wreath Form {I used a 12″ wire one} and some globe lanterns. These were from IKEA and for a light garland. I decided to use them for a different purpose though. The look like the paper lanterns, but actually they are made of fabric, so perfect for painting and decorating. I had two sets so 24 lanterns. 
I also gathered my Mod Podge, glitter, fabric markers, and some fabric paint. You can use pretty much anything to decorate the globes..
Then comes the fun part! Decorate! Paint..
Draw…
Glitter!! I used the Mod Podge to attach the glitter. Although on the ones I painted I just shook glitter on the wet paint.
I tried to create a variety of color combinations and designs.
Cover your wreath form with twine or ribbon. 
I used hot glue to attach the globes to the wreath. Layout a basic design before you start. I ended up doing an inner circle and then an outer circle, with a few globes on top of this first layer. 
I think wreaths look great with big bows, so I added one to mine {ha!} Here’s how I made it… so easy! Cut a large square of fabric. {you want a somewhat stiff fabric} Mine was 11″ square. Fold two sides in towards the center. For the tie I cut a long 1.5″ strip. Pinch the center of the bow and tie the long strip at the center. Glue to the wreath.
There you go! A colorful and fun red white and blue wreath for the 4th of July. I’ve already got ours hanging in the house because I love it so much. A big thanks to Mandy for having me in her Red White and Blue series. 
Thanks for having me!!