Halloween Wreath

I decided that I need to do a little prep work and make the house a little more trick-or-treater friendly with a few decorations for the front door. Yesterday, I hit up Hobby Lobby to see what all they had of the Halloween decor variety. There was one whole aisle left with Halloween stuff. Apparently, Christmas comes early! I found a couple of pumpkin lanterns on sale that I picked up. I really wanted a Halloween wreath, but there wasn't one to be found. I decided that I would just make one. I looked for deco mesh to make one similar to the Auburn wreath I made for Stacey. Although, that one looked very sad!

There was no black, orange, or even purple deco mesh to be found in the store. So, I decided to use feather boas. Here are the supplies that I used:

• Styrofoam wreath
• Floral Pins
• Black Ribbon
• Two 4 ft. black and silver feather boas
• Purple tree decorations from the Christmas section
• Trick or Treat door hang decoration
• Orange Halloween Ribbon
• Pipe Cleaner

I didn't take any pictures of the actual process, because it was really simple. First, I covered the styrofoam wreath completely with the black ribbon, so none of the green would stand out once I wrapped it with the boas. I just tacked the ribbon in place with the floral pins. Then, I wrapped the wreath with the boas. Next, I secured the Trick or Treat sign with a few more floral pins and then added the little purple do-dads to the wreath. Finally I made {a sad excuse for a} bow with the orange ribbon and pipe cleaner. I secured the bow by using floral pins to hold the pipe cleaner in place. That was all it took. Here is the finished product!

I really wish that I had gotten a bigger wreath form. This looks a little weak hanging on the front door.

But I guess, it isn't too bad. I still want to get a few more things for the front. Mainly some mums and maybe a few more little pumpkins to set out to make a bigger display and can be easily transitioned from Halloween to a more fall feel.

So that's my quick little project I banged out yesterday afternoon. What have you been doing to prepare for the season?