I don’t usually decorate for Halloween until the beginning of October, but I was so excited to see how this idea would work out in “real life” that I had to make it last weekend. To be honest, I even went ahead and hung it on the front door.
To make it, I used some inexpensive orange and green yarn, purple felt, and some other thick colorful yarn I had in my stash from who knows when. I marked on the foam wreath every 4” before I started wrapping, then put Sticky Strip (or perhaps a cheaper version of it) in a single strip along the back of the wreath. Then I just started wrapping, pressing it into the Sticky Strip as I went and making sure the wreath was fully covered. It took me about a football game to make, which isn’t super fast, but also not too time-consuming.
When the orange and green were all wrapped, I cut diamonds out of the piece of purple felt. For a pattern, cut a piece of paper 4” x 3”, fold in half and half again, then cut diagonally to make the diamond. You’ll see what I mean when you do it. I used some felt glue to glue them on, but the yarn will hold them, so if you don’t have felt glue, any kind will work.
Using the thick black yarn, I wrapped diagonally around the wreath, then again in the opposite way, making “x”’s.
For the sign, I used Stampin’ Up! supplies: Labels Collection Framelits, Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP; Basic Black cardstock; and some Halloween rubons from a couple of years ago. I’m sure you can find a creative substitute!
The hooligans think it’s super fun (yes, those were their exact words, because they always speak in unison), but the drawback? They now think Halloween is happening immediately and spend an inordinate amount of time discussing costumes and the best place to trick-or-treat. Oh, well, at least they’re busy.
I love this wreath!!! Great job!
Thanks, T’onna! It was fun to make, too!