Barb Wire and Horseshoe Wreath

I am very blessed to be great friends with my mom. She lives about three hours from me in western North Carolina.   I was able to spend two days with her last week and like always, I came home with goodies.   Two barb wire wreaths were some of the goodies from this trip.    

    Some time ago, my brother had been visiting with her and was helping my dad with some of the fencing.   There was some old rusty barb wire they tore down and didn't need, so rather than disposing of it, he rolled it into wreaths for her.    

 

 

My farrier neighbor gave me a dozen horseshoes last fall and I still have a few left.

I thought they would be perfect to incorporate into the barb wire wreaths.

 

I have made a few projects with some of the horseshoes already.

You can see them here, here and here.

 

 

 

I had to wire brush and really clean the barb wire and the horseshoes,

they were super dirty and rusty.

 

After they were cleaned, I sprayed them with a clear matte protective sealer.

 

 

I wired the horseshoes to the bottom of the barb wire wreath and

added little white daisies, green sprays and a white burlap bow to the top.

 

 

 

 

Wouldn't this wreath be pretty for a rustic country wedding.

 

 

 

 

This one is available in my Etsy shop.

 

 

 

I have another barb wire wreath and two more horseshoes,

so I can make a matching one

or I could come up with a totally different design.

   

 

 

    I live in a horse farm area and can see this hanging on the front porch of a country home.   I love all of the horses around me, but secretly, I'm a little scared of them and don't ride. (In my defense, I did take a nasty fall from one when I was sixteen.) Is anyone else intimidated by horses or am I just strange?         'til next time,           Linking to: Design Dining and Diapers - Inspiration Gallery The Pin Junkie  My Repurposed Life - Catch as Catch Can