I went to the garage to find stuff to make this wreath. I needed a form of some sort and found one of those foam pool noodles from last summer...PERFECT! I cut the ends at an angle then taped it together. I have a few more noodles in the garage that I think I'll keep using for wreaths they're exactly the right size for our front door.
Now I needed something to cover this pinky/orangy foam I looked for rope but didn't have any but in my recycle bin I a piece of brown packing paper I ripped that up into strips and wrapped the form, securing it every so often with a bit of hot glue.
Looking into my recycle bin and craft stash I found a bunch of other things to use to decorate the wreath. Yep that's right I made the bow using TIGHTS! I picked up these child glitter striped tights at Target one year during the Halloween clearance sale at 90% off. With tax I figure they cost me 42 cents. That was my only "new" item used and the rest of the supplies I had on hand.
I filled the tights with a bunch of plastic grocery sacks to give them some shape. I played around with the stuffed legs and the waist portion of the tights to give it the bow look. Tied it to the form with a pipe cleaner and tacked the sides of the bow with a bit of hot glue.
Over all I love how My $0.42 Fall Wreath turned out. I mostly love that it took me less than an hour to complete and it was practically free!
Have you done any fall crafting this season yet?
