Paper Plates as Decor - Just Add Yarn!

Now, you all know I am a classy gal.  I mean, if I did a "What I wore..." post, it'd be trend-setting all. the. way.  If you consider Target avant garde, that is.  So, it should come as no surprise that I used a paper plate as part of my Spring Mantel.  

 
That's right, my friends - paper plates are the newest craft supply you never knew you always had.  Really, any thrifted plate will do - if you pick up a few mis-matched (or even chipped) plates the next time you're out scavenging for great deals, think about covering them with yarn, too.  It's so easy!  All you need is yarn, a glue gun (or patience if you want to use regular glue and save your fingerprints), and a plate.

The first thing I did was incorrectly mark the center of the plate.  You can probably skip this step, and just go ahead and mark the center IN THE CENTER the first time.  Then, I started coiling my yarn at my center mark.  I glued it down pretty thoroughly as I went, because I knew I was going to stand this up and I didn't want loops of yarn dropping down off the plate.

 Once I covered the whole surface, I carefully continued along the edges.  I glued yarn along the entire edge on each side of the plate in order to completely hide the fact that this was, indeed, a paper plate.

 I continued on a for a few more rounds on the back of the plate - just in case someone happened to stand against the wall next to my mantel and look down the length of it.  Would you believe people are always doing that at my house!?!?!?  OK, they aren't, but I found the process of gluing and coiling yarn strangely relaxing and just kept on trucking.  (see that mark - one of those cross hatches is my mistaken center . . . why did I think the plate would have two different widths - it's a CIRCLE!).  

And there you go - a gorgeous addition to the Spring Mantel.  I'd love to tell you how I made those little crocheted baskets in front of my new plate, but I am horrible at keeping track of stitches and such, which is oh-so-helpful when writing a crochet pattern.   At least you can make this plate in about 25 minutes or so!

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