I saved the gourds from my garden and hot glued them to an old vine wreath and added some ribbon and a poem. November Blessings to you all!
By Wendy S from Coopersburg, PA
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Turn faux nature elements into a beautiful wreath for the fall season.
With an older doily, rattan ring, and some time, you can have a nice wreath.
Easy to make eucalyptus wreaths to decorate your home or use as a gift. Make your own for a fraction of what one would cost you to purchase.
An inexpensive uniquely made fall window decoration and matching wreath for your Church event or a classy way to just decorate your windows.
I have recently begun to feel a bit cluttered. I love my crafts, don't get me wrong, but I am out of room to store them until/when they are sold. So I have come up with crafts I can make and then "reinvent" for other things.
Turn your existing decorations into seasonal decor. I purchased a bag of these fake leaves from Dollar Tree for just $1!
I always check the thrift stores for vine or Styrofoam wreath bases. Add any sort of decoration you have on hand. I gather dried, wild flowers, pine cones, dried seed pods, and dried stalks from plants.
The dry leaves left on irises and day lilies make great "ties" for holding things on autumn wreaths and they are so natural, they blend in too.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I have a large group of lavender plants and want to make a wreath. I have never done one and could use any suggestions on how to go about starting. Thanks.
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easy instructions at that site I have made them in this fashion using pencil thick flexible branches and then covering them with wet new paper this helps to keep flowers alive. I make them for wrapped sweets at christmas.
This is a page about making a candy corn wreath. This delightful candy wreath is the perfect fall door decoration.
This is a page about making an autumn stick wreath. Crafts made from nature are inexpensive as well as unique.
Wrap a cardboard wreath form with raffia and then decorate with fall colored crepe paper and lotus pods. This beautiful wall or door decoration is fun and easy to make.
This is a page about making a crocheted autumn wreath. Make some crochet flowers, leaves, or other items and use them to create a special fall wreath.
This is a page about making an oval embroidery hoop wreath. An oval embroidery hoop can be used as the base for making a lovely wreath for any occasion.
