Showing posts with label upcycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label upcycle. Show all posts
Well lookie here two crafty posts in one week! I've still not finished dressing up my front porch but I did want to get a wreath up rather quickly. I also didn't want to spend any money. This wreath accomplished both those goals.
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?
