A Monogrammed Christmas Wreath

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I’m just partying with everyone in blogland this week, friends! Today I’m teaming up with my fellow Behr DIY Experts to bring you the Holiday Home Challenge!

Behr has “challenged” all of us to come up with an outdoor project for the holidays, and they’ve even thrown in a fun giveaway for YOU too, so be sure to read to the end for that!

Now, outdoor decor is especially challenging for me– you’ll notice you don’t see a whole lot of it around here. We live in a townhouse, so our outdoor options are limited, but I am always up for some cute door decor, so that’s what I tackled for today’s post! My inspiration for my door decor came when I found this unique wreath form on clearance at Target:

I didn’t have any idea what I was going to do with it, but the price was right, so I put it in my cart and determined that I would figure out a plan for it later. It was kind of a toughie. Nothing was coming to me at first, but eventually I realized that there is one universal solution that works for all decorating dilemmas, at least at my house…

Put a monogram on it. 🙂

I love, love, love monograms, and I just so happened to have a wooden one that Donnie had purchased for me on Etsy a while back that was currently not in use anywhere! Before I could just stick it on my wreath form, though, I had to make it a little more Christmas-y. So I painted it. In Behr Marquee’s Rumors MQ1-15 to be exact.

It was looking more festive already, but it still needed a little somethin’. If you are a regular reader of this blog you are absolutely not going to believe what I did next. I decided to sew. Like on purpose. Which is shocking because I never sew. But this wreath form already had the holes drilled for me, so it would be hard to mess this up, right?!

I had grabbed some silver and gold metallic embroidery thread at the craft store and thought it would be the perfect way to add a little holiday sparkle to my door decor. I did a simple backstitch {look at me using sewing words! 😉 } through the holes, alternating rows with the gold and the silver thread.

Once that was done, I used a combination of command strips and more thread to attach my monogram, slipped a ribbon through the hanger on the back, and I was done!

Oh how I love monograms! And it pops so nicely off of the pretty red paint!

Be sure to pop around and visit my fellow DIY Experts because they have put together some amazing projects for this challenge too! Rustic Front Porch Sign by Katie at Mountain Modern Life

DIY Painted Wood Snowman by Christina at The Frugal Homemaker

Merry Christmas Sign with Hanging Ornaments by Christine at The DIY Dreamer

Joy Holiday Porch Sign by Mandy at SugarBee Crafts

Paint Dipped Pine Cones by Chelsea at Someday I’ll Learn

Santa Front Porch Display by Kim at NewlyWoodwards

DIY Black & White Ornaments by Natalie at My Little Secrets

O Holy Night Sign by Marty at Marty’s Musings

Fence Picket Door Hanger by Rachel at Maison de Pax

Ornament Frame Decor by Katie at Made to Be a Momma

Holiday Planter by Amanda at Life at Cloverhill

Outdoor Christmas Display by Elizabeth at Frugal Mom, Eh!

DIY Outdoor Plywood Holiday Trees by Jessica at Decor Adventures

Christmas Hanging Baskets by Jennifer at Clean and Scentsible

DIY Outdoor Lanterns by Robin at All Things Heart and Home

DIY Plaid Deer Head Sign by Kerri at A Pop of Pretty

Christmas Chair and Bucket by Amanda at Be Crafty Workshop

DIY Christmas Trees by Kelsey at Poofy Cheeks

And hey, if you’ve been thinking of doing some painting projects of your own, Behr would like to help! They will be giving away paint to several winners– simply follow the instructions on the Rafflecopter below to enter!

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Thank you so much for visiting, sweet friends! Have a wonderful day!   A huge thanks to Behr for sponsoring this post! My favorable opinion of beautiful, high quality paint is 100% my own. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosures here.