The Youngest and I spent our morning decorating for Halloween. This is hands down my favorite holiday of the year. My house is filled with Halloween goodies. But, when all was said and done, there was something missing. My front door needed a wreath. So here's how I went about fixing that little problem (as always, click to enlarge the pics):
1. Gathered a few things together that would come in handy. I didn't have a wire wreath form on hand, so I used the next best thing. A wire basket from a canner! This is a temporary wreath since I'm sure that sooner or later I'm going to want that basket back for it's proper use.
Supplies used: Canner basket (any wreath form will do, this is what I had on hand), scissors, Halloween Garland, Neon orange micro-glitter (*see closing remarks), cardboard, black sharpie, black craftpaint, small paint brush, spray adhesive (any glue can be used), paper plates to catch the glitter.
2. I wrapped a Halloween garland loosely around the canner basket and then I got a friend to make sure it looked okay. The friend decided it needed more work.
3. I needed a centerpiece. Mr. Jack O'Lantern was designated to be the center of our door wreath, but I needed to make him first.
4. So, I grabbed a piece of cardboard and a sharpie and got to work:
[Create a mental pic of me drawing a pumpkin since I forgot to take a pic of this step. okay?]
5. Next, I used painter's tape to cover the mouth and eyes.
6. This is where I strongly, no wait minute; Make that STRONGLY suggest you take this project outside. Spray your adhesive onto Jack, covering every inch. You can use any glue for this really, this was just faster for me.
Shake the glitter over Jack. I then resprayed him with the glue and shook the glitter over him again. (I might have also glued a bunch to the deck as well. Oopsie. Note to self: Do this out in the grass next time.)
Once it's dry, gently peel off the painter's tape.
Don't worry if the edges are a little wonky. Black craft paint will fix that up in a hurry:
7. Attach Jack, I used tape, to the center of the wreath.
8, The wreath still looked a bit odd due to some of the wire showing around the outside. I dug into the craft supplies and got out some black pipe cleaners and wrapped them around the outside parts of the wreath where the wire was exposed. You can still see some of the wire, but it broke it up somewhat and disguised it nicely. Add a pretty orange bow, just for fun when you're finished!
*Closing remarks: This would be a fun craft to do with kids. However, if you do so, Please, for the love of God, please use regular sized glitter and not neon micro-glitter as I did. Micro-glitter, while really pretty, is incredibly messy. If you mix a child and neon micro-glitter, don't blame me for the fact that everything you own for the next 1000 years will sparkle and shine without ceasing!
