$13.00 Halloween Wreath Tutorial
Everything for this project was purchased from the dollar, except the Styrofoam wreath form. The form is $ 9.99 @ Michael's, but I used a 40% off coupon.
Wrap the entire wreath form with black Electrical tape or black duct tape if you have it. I have seen similar wreaths online that were wrapped in black fabric ribbon before adding the feathers. The electrical tape made this super quick and easy. It adheres instantly and is very flexible. Plus it was one less item I had to purchase since I already had it on hand.
The boa is fastened onto the form with metal sewing pins.
Awesome tip: only partially wrap the boa's onto the wreath, leaving a long feather tail. Using the electrical tape, adhere the unsightly section of the wired roses onto the wreath then cover with the reaming boa.
Cost Breakdown:
1 - Hall Rose Bqt Glit $ 1.25
3 - Feather Boa's $ 1.00 ea.
1 - Black Glitr Crow $ 1.25
1 - Styrofoam Wreath $ 6.00 (with the 40% discount)
Total: $11.50 before taxes
Ignore the glue gun, I didn't end up using it at all in this project.
Thanks to curlymade.blogspot.ca for the super fun hand drawn arrow jpg's, and dafont.com for the Buffied font.
I made myself a Fabric Rose wreath using the tutorial found on You Tube by mamt4. Linen can be expensive at the fabric store, so I buy painter's drop clothes from Home Depot. I once made an entire slip cover for my couch with just two packages.
Sorry for the sideways photo, apparently it's a know Blogger issue. Didn't do it on my old site, oh well. I was going to wrap twine around a wood cutout letter, but found some already done at Michael's for just $ 2.50 each.
Recipe:
- grapevine wreath
- burlap ribbon - 1 or 2 colours (the blue roses are fabric remnants from another project)
- linen (I used drop cloth
- pearls
- twine covered letter (Michael's - $ 2.50)
- hot glue
Following the same recipe I made one for my Co-worker. The grapevine wreaths at Micheal's looked awful, they were dry, crunchy and covered in leaves, so I had to settle with a larger size then my first wreath. I actually think I like the larger wreath better.
Hey, thanks for stopping by. This blog's purpose is to display my crafting, card making and art projects. I am a bit of a manic crafter and work in spurts, so please be patient.
When GOOGLE purchased Blogger, I lost access to my previous blog Savory Stamping which was mostly dedicated to card making. I hope to re-post some of the craft projects in order to have a more accurate craft index.
So now for the crafts:
Last summer I was generously gifted with some old paned windows for FREE. Can you believe it? Two have found their way into the front of my shed and the third I have had a few visions of how to use, but reluctantly had to choose just one.
Using vinyl twine from Home Depot and a burlap wreath I made using Burlap ribbon hot glued onto a Styrofoam wreath form from Michael's. (Tip, use the glue on the burlap not the foam which will melt). I wish I had several of these windows strewn about my garden. I'll have to keep my eye out for more.
I love this dragon fly sculptures. Can't take credit for it though, I purchased it from Serenity Country Candles.
