Create a Halloween Wreath for your Front Door or Entry with this easy to follow tutorial. An easy DIY craft tutorial idea for fun Halloween Decor.
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays to decorate for. There are so many possibilities between creepy, scary, vintage, and fun and cutesy. I am not exactly sure what category this Striped Halloween Wreath would fall under. The skull makes it creepy while the stripes and big yellow bow make it fun.
Supplies Used to Make a Striped Halloween Wreath
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- Foam Pool Noodle
- Gorilla Tape
- Plastic Halloween Skull
- White Felt
- Black Felt
- Yellow Cotton Fabric
- Hot Glue Gun
- 1, Screw Eye
- Fishing Line
How to Make a Striped Halloween Wreath
This wreath was pretty simple to put together and I love how it turned out. I started with a pool noodle that we had hiding in our closet. The hot summer pool days are over so I don't think it will be missed. Using Gorilla Tape I taped the ends together to form the wreath shape.
I picked up the plastic skull and the black and white felt sheets at Walmart. I love the skull!
The sheets of black and white felt I cut into 2-inch strips. So each strip was 8 ½ x 2 inches. It turned out to be the perfect size to wrap around the pool noodle.
Got out my trusty glue gun and started gluing the strips onto the wreath in a striped pattern.
When all of the stripes were added this is how my wreath is starting to look. It's already looking fun!
To hang the skull inside of the wreath, I used a nail to hammer a small hole into the skull (not a sentence I ever thought I would say) and then twisted in the small screw. The screw, I believe, is called an Eye Screw. I found it in the garage and said to myself, that will work, and it did. Perfect!
I then took a long piece of fishing line and tied it to the screw...
and the other end around the top of the wreath. Fishing line works great because it is clear and make the skull look as if it is floating inside the wreath.
The wreath was done but didn't quite look finished. It needed something more. So I went digging through my fabric stash and found some yellow flannel fabric. I frayed the edges of the fabric and made this fun bow.
Hot glue the bow onto the bottom of the wreath, and I was all done. The best part is as the door opens and closes his head shakes back forth. I think he is cute and creepy.
What Halloween Decorations have you made this year?
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Rachel
Love this! Your right about the cute and creepy part. I can't decide if he is welcoming me in or scaring me off. Maybe both? haha. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday!
Ida
I love this wreath. So perfect for Halloween!
Thanks for linking up at Merry Mondays!
Amanda @ The Kolb Corner
I am getting a very Nightmare Before Christmas vibe from him. I love it! Thank you for sharing at the Merry Monday Link Party!
Mila
Oh, the skull is spooky- loving it!
I love elegant touch-the bow 🙂 I think, you should name "him" somehow hahaha 😉
xx
Mila
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Bobbi
Hi there! You were one of the most clicked at our Teach Me Tuesday party last week! Congrats!! Stop by and get a "Featured" button. Hope to see you again this week!
Kimberly
I love it! Perfect for Halloween. Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
Adrian
Love that skull! Thanks for linking with us at the Teach Me Tuesday Linky Party! I hope you'll have the time to party with us this week, as well.
Natalie
I love your wreath!
Thank you for sharing on Marigolds' Loft Tutorial Thursdays Linky Party.
Your post will be featured on the tutorial round-up tomorrow, 30 October 2014.
I look forward to seeing you again at next month's party.
x
Natalie
Shauna
Cute Wreath! I love using the pool noodle! I'm definitely going to be using that idea with my own wreaths.
Katie
Thanks Shauna! I'm so glad I could teach you something new! 🙂
Beverly
Love your Halloween wreath. So cute.
Bev