Halloween Projects

I haven't had time to work on many crafts lately but I did make time over the weekend to create a super cute halloween wreath. I went a bit overboard on the halloween decor last year but the one thing I didn't get was a halloween wreath. So this year I wanted to make one. Much like my Easter wreath I turned to Pinterest for inspiration. I stumbled upon many cute ideas but ultimately chose a yarn, spider wreath to create. I usually just look for an idea and then copy it, and make it up as I go. This particular wreath that I decided to recreate is actually one from an Etsy shop, so to make sure I'm not stealing any ideas and for those who are not into crafting, here is the link to whimsysworkshop, the original creator of this wreath. If you think you might want one and don't want to brave the glue gun and yarn yourself, head on over to their shop on Etsy!

Anyway like I mentioned earlier I didn't follow any blog tutorial for this, I just saw a picture and went for it! First step was supplies. I was in a bit of a rush so I went to Michaels (and for once I remembered a coupon! Go me) but hindsight it would have been much cheaper to hit up Walmart and Dollorama. Sigh, next time.

I obtained the following supplies for my wreath:

A foam wreath (is it foam? It's the stuff that floral people use, it was white)

Varying sizes of styrofoam balls (Depending on the size of wreath you are making you will either need more or less balls)

Black tape (OR black spray paint)

Varying colors and textures of yarn

I already had:

googley eyes

pipe cleaners

glue gun and glue

ribbon for hanging the wreath

You could probably get the balls, googley eyes and pipe cleaner at dollorama and everything else at walmart but again I always think of these things AFTER the fact. 

Next step, prep the wreath. So I decided to tape all the way around the wreath so that it was solid black, you could probably spray paint it instead but that was just my idea. You'll have to let me know how other attempts go! 

Following that you will need to create your spider web. Using yarn I created a star pattern with six pieces of yarn inside the wreath. Start by cutting 6 equal length pieces of yarn. Tie them all together with one single knot. Use that knot as your centre point of your web and tape (or glue) each leg of the web to the back of the wreath. Next cut a substantially long piece of yarn and tie the end of it to the centre of your web. from there continue to attach it to each leg of the web by tying a knot, gradually working your way around the circle. Continue to do this until you reach the outside of the web, AKA the wreath. Tie it and cut off any excess yarn. voila web is done. 

From there its time to yarn your balls (Ha!). I had a friend ask if they came premade. Sadly, no. I yarned each one of those dang things, spiders included. So alternating colours start wrapping those balls with yarn. Start by gluing the end of your yarn to the ball and wrap away until you can see any part of the ball, just yarn! Use a dab of hot glue to finish it off. Once you've covered all your balls you can make a few spiders as well. I used furry black yarn for the spiders, I covered the balls in the yarn and then glued on two googley eyes. To finish off the spiders I cut 6 pipe cleaner legs (your choice of length), stabbed them into the styrofoam balls and bent them into little zig zags.

Before you start adding the balls, cut a piece of ribbon to wrap around the top of the wreath (the top is wherever you choose to make it). Glue the ribbon together so it makes a nice little hook for the wreath to hang from. You can even add a bow for decoration if you want!

Lastly it's glue time! Mix and match the balls and spiders and glue them all around your wreath! As you glue, hold them in place until the glue sets so that your yarn balls don't slide all over the place! 

And thats it! There is your halloween wreath! I have a nice silver wreath hanger that sits over top of the door so that I don't have to wreck my door with a drilled or glued hook. I found that little bad boy at the Dollar store!