DIY Fall Wreath

Since it's almost Thanksgiving, it's about time I get around to posting my fall wreath!  I used the same wreath from Halloween (if you missed that, click here).  I simply removed the Halloween flowers and made some new ones.  I used fleece because Wal-Mart didn't have the fall colors in felt.  I made two different types of flowers.  Then I added a sparkly "D" with some fall ribbon.  The letter was a cheap unfinished wood one that I painted and glitterfied (yep, I just made up a word!).  The ribbon was a roll I got on clearance from Michaels for $1.  All in all, this was a cheap wreath!

Wreath-already had
Flowers-4 colors of fleece
Ribbon-$1
Wooden "D"-already had, but it's less than $1 normally.

Halloween Mantle

It's been cooler around here, so I got out my Halloween decor.  I love the colors for Halloween!  I used three rolls of deco mesh (but still have leftovers), a big roll of black and purple from Hobby Lobby and a smaller roll of orange from Michael's.  If you live around St. Louis, I highly suggest visiting the Michael's off of Brentwood...the store is two stories.  I was in crafter's heaven! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Halloween Wreath

Sorry I've been MIA but I have done some crafting!  Here's a Halloween wreath that I made recently!  And the best part is that I can easily remove the orange and black flowers and put new embellishments on it.  Without further ado, here's the beauty:

Supplies Needed:

• 1.5 yards light tan burlap
• 3/4 yard black burlap (more if you want more flowers)
• 3/4 yard orange burlap (more if you want more flowers)
• Wreath form
• Hot Glue
• T pins

I kept the plastic on the wreath to keep the mess down.  First, cut the tan burlap into 2" strips.  To cut a straight line, follow these steps:



This leaves a straight line, just cut with scissors.  Next, I began to wrap the wreath with the burlap strips.  I've seen some blogs where hot glue is used to secure the ends.  I was worried about the hot glue melting the plastic, so I used T-pins to secure the ends to the back of the wreath. 

I cut the black and orange burlap into 1.5" strips using the same method as before.  I made the rosettes of varying lengths of burlap (2 per strip and the shortest length I used was 15").  Craftaholics anonymous has a great tutorial on making burlap roses!

I played around with the arrangement before I decided on one I liked!  And the most exciting part is that I will just replace the flowers after Halloween for a fall wreath!!

I got my inspiration/guidance from these two sites:
The colors from Just Sew Sassy and the re-usable wreath idea from Craftaholics Anonymous.


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