"Sic 'Em"

A couple of posts ago I blogged about the Habersham YMCA Priceless Gifts Campaign and the "American Spirit" wreath I made and donated to the Silent Auction. I also mentioned that I made a University of Georgia spirit wreath. Well, here is the final result. It's one of my favorite types of wreaths to make, a ribbon wreath. 

The "Sic 'Em" wreath can be hung indoors or outside. However, the longevity of the wreath varies based on the conditions in which you hang it. I made a similar "Boo" wreath for Halloween last year and hung it outside and it held up absolutely fine. 

 

For some final touches I added some white, glitter UGA letters and a big red bow.

UGA detail

The "Sic 'Em" wreath along with the "American Spirit" wreath are up for auction starting this week at the Habersham YMCA. The "Sic 'Em" wreath is valued around $45 and the "American Spirit" wreath starting at $35. If you are interested in purchasing either and supporting a good cause, please swing by and check them out! Each are handcrafted with lots of love, wags, and puppy kisses. 

If you are interested in owning your own handcrafted wreath please contact me and I will be happy to whip one up for you. I can customize your wreath to your specific theme and requests... I will even turn a blind eye to a Florida theme if you so choose. ;) 

It may be March Madness right now... but thinking of all our strong SEC teams is making me itch for the fall and some good, competitive college football! 

Shamrock

Friday night Miguel and I participated in the March of Dimes Shamrock Run 5k. This was my second ever run. Some friends of ours asked us to run it with them and we agreed but I was super nervous about it. I knew that I would be on my own during the run this time and I was scared I wouldn't have the self motivation to keep going. But I ended up doing just fine! I still had to walk at times, but I finished just shy of 3 minutes faster than the first 5k I ran. =)

This race sort of kicks off all the St. Patrick's Day festivities here in Savannah. It was so much fun being around the buzz and excitement. The city is definitely ready to get the party started! As you can see above Miguel jumped into the holiday spirit and dressed up for the race. =) Oh to have his confidence... 

We got to the race a little early and got to see the event get set up... well I watched as Miguel warmed up. 

City Market started to get more crowded...

I love how people really got into the dressing up part... there was even a dog costume contest which was pretty cute! Among the crowd was a fairy, a leprechaun, men playing bagpipes, and people running around in kilts.

Unfortunately, it rained during the race, but surprisingly I didn't really mind. I generally despise being wet and running so I was pretty sure I was going to be miserable during the event. I'm happy that wasn't the case though!

Before the race

Crossing the finish line... photo credit here

One of the reasons this race is so popular and fun is that it's a big party afterwards, complete with a glass of beer when you finish. Nothing could have been less desirable to me after I ran, but I was in the minority there.

Here are some of the dogs who dressed up... =)

I had a good time last night! After the race we were all wet but happy and met up with some friends for dinner. I can't believe I'm going to say this, but I'm actually kinda, just a little bitty bit, looking forward to running the next 5k!

Happy St. Patrick's Day Yall!

"American Spirit" Wreath

No, I know it isn't even March yet and I should be posting about something St. Patrick's Day related instead of a July 4th or Memorial Day or whatever American themed holiday... but I think it's okay because this wreath isn't even for me... though I may make another one for myself. I actually made this "American Spirit" wreath for a silent auction we are having at the Habersham YMCA in March. Our silent auction raises money that goes directly to our community by funding financial aid for children, adults, and families who cannot currently afford a membership to the Y or childcare. If you're interested you can read a better and more eloquently stated description about it all here. The cool thing is that none of the money goes to the facility or staff, just to the community. Anywayyyy...

I made the wreath by tying scraps of fabric around a wire wreath frame. A great benefit of making this flag months ahead of any national holiday is the cheap prices of the star spangled fabric!

I used multiple red, white and blue prints with stars and some red plaid and bandana prints as well. 

It took me quite a while to tie all these pieces of fabric around four different rings of wire... but I found that I could easily multitask while doing this.

You can see all the knots on the back of the wreath

I added a white paper ribbon bow and called it a day! Hopefully it will raise some money! I'm also making a UGA themed wreath and will post a picture soon! If you would like to own either please contact me or visit the Habersham YMCA the week of March 19th! OR if you would like to donate an item to the auction that would be awesome too!