By: Patricia Bartch

 Puzzle Wreaths

Kaitlin, I buy old puzzles at the goodwill. Spread the puzzles in a
large box. Spray paint them Holiday green. Make sure none of the pieces
touch.....Wait till they are dry..if they need another coat, repaint.
When dry, turn over spray paint.
When dry select some pieces and lay them out in a circle shape. They
should not touch sides. Take other pieces and add drops of glue (I use
Aileen's Designer Tacky) and glue over "open" spaces. Glue an entire
base. You now have two bases of green puzzles. Glue one more round of
pieces. Let these dry. This is supposed to resemble a holly wreath so
you need berries!!  Add small drops of red paint here and there for the
holly berries. At the top of wreath, make a small fluffy, poofy bow out
of Christmas ribbon and hot glue into place. If you want prior to
gluing the bow, add some stattice. Oh, I forgot, prior to gluing on the
bow add a tie out of floss, metallic thread or whatever so you can hang
the wreath. Forgot something else...after finished painting the holly
berries, spay on mat spray to add a nice finish. Hope you can understand
the directions!!  I know how to make them, it's hard to tell how to do
it though on the computer.
I've made about 25 of these this year. I sell them in my craft booths!!
They sell like crazy!!  They are fun to make and kids especially like
making them.                     Pat in Portland, OR