Icy Wreath ~ 12 SuperMom Days of Christmas

I was in need of a wreath for my Christmas Mantle but didn't have the time or the energy to create anything elaborate.  So what's a busy SuperMom to do?  Makeover a simple twig Dollar Tree wreath into an Icy Winterland Wreath!

You might remember this same wreath before I dolled it up hanging from a window frame on my Neutral Fall Mantle.

All I did was swap the gray bow for sparkly red ribbon and covered the plain twigs with this:

Spray Adhesive, Epsom Salt and little pieces of iridescent twinkly snow.  I worked in small sections at a time spraying the glue then sprinkling on the salt and snow.  I held the wreath off to the side to spray because the over-spray can make whatever it lands on sticky too.  Then I put the wreath over a bag so I could keep reusing the salt and snow.

This was after one one coat.  I did a couple more coats because it just kept getting sparklier and sparklier (is that a word?).  I don't think us girls ever grow out of loving sparkly things do we?  I also had plain pine cones I used for my fall mantle so I decided to sparkle up those too!

Holding the pine cone from the top I sort of sprayed it while I spun it around.  Then I added it to the bag, held it closed and gently rolled it around in all the salt and snow that had collected in the bottom.  I did not wear gloves.  Please.  Wear gloves.  Trust me on this.

Sparkly!  Like it's covered in a layer of ice crystals.  My Christmas mantle is anything but neutral.  The color scheme is very traditional in red, white and touches of green from tree trimmings and my Paper Whites (they're staring to bloom!)  I also accented with silvers and touches of black.  

The pine cones were free, scavenged on a Nature Walk with my two year old little lady.  And the wreath...$1 buck.  I also had the salt on hand as well as the spray adhesive that I picked up while figuring out how to cover diaper boxes with fabric.  I scored 24 yards of the red ribbon from Wally World for $3.  Not bad!

Let all your new goodies covered in sparkly ice rest for a bit then shake them gently before bringing them inside.  The salt and snow sticks but little hands are drawn to the sparkle like a two year old to a Christmas tree so watch out!

I'll be showing off my mantle early next week so keep checking back to see all the 12 SuperMom Days of Christmas projects and goodies here:

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