Bird on a Wire...er...Mirror

I am slowly starting to work on a makeover for my living room. Remember the love seat I want to slipcover? And the little turquoise side table I just completed? They're both part of my master plan for the living room makeover (ok, I have no master plan, I'm just kind of making it up as I go along). This is my newest little addition to the room.



One thing I'm trying to do is bring some color in to the room. Until now, I've felt like it was green on green on green. So here's how it looked after I added some pops of color with the turquoise table and the orange bookshelf...


Cute, but there was still something missing. I love the 3 round, antique mirrors hanging above the loveseat. They reflect the light nicely in this otherwise dark room. But the problem is, they don't add any color to that wall. So I decided to add this little touch of sweetness to one of the mirrors...


And here's how the space looks now...


It's not big impact, but it does add a nice little pop of color to that area...and it's super cute so how can you not love it? I also love using a wreath in an unexpected way.

I'm sure you've seen tutorials all over the place for how to make the felt flowers, but in case you haven't and you're interested, I'll give you a quickie!

Cut a circle (it works nicely if you do a couple of different sizes so your flowers are not all uniform).

Then start at one end and start cutting a spiral, making sure to leave a mini-circle at the end.

Take the end where you started cutting and start rolling.

When you get to the end (your mini-circle), put some hot glue on your flower and press the mini-circle down on to the flower. This will hold the flower together.

{Please ignore my chipping polish.}

Here are the 4 flowers that I made.

After making my purple yarn wreath (using the same method as my Christmas wreath), I simply hot glued the flowers on to my wreath.

I wish I could take credit for the little bird, but I bought it at a craft market from Revel Designs. Since I didn't want to attach the bird permanently, I just used some strategically placed straight pins to hold it in place. And since the wreath is up high, I don't have to worry about little hands messing with it so I think it's safe...I hope!

And here's one last look at it in all of it's cuteness...

Do you all use wreaths in unexpected ways to decorate your home?

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