IC#7: Freshen Up...My Front Door

For some reason, I'm really into front door decorations.  This is a new thing for me, but since the start of the year I have made four different ones.  This last one was the perfect thing for our Iron Craft Challenge of "Freshen Up."  We were challenged to create something to freshen up our homes with.  Since my St. Patrick's Day shamrock felt a bit out of place in April, I made a new door decoration.

I kept it simple and made something that could last all summer (or at least until my door decoration addiction kicks in again).  I started by stamping the word welcome on some fun printed fabric I had in my stash.  I worked on the back side so the letters would show up better.

Next, I cut the letters out into triangle-shaped pieces.  I glued these onto a wire using hot glue.  I just glued and wrapped, glued and wrapped. 

Finally, I twisted the ends of the wire into decorative swirls.  I attached a skinny, dark piece of wire to hang it from.  This looks a bit dodgy against my white office door, but blends well on our dark front door.

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