Halloween Rag Wreath

I actually used to think Halloween was not that great. I don't know why, I'm probably the only one. Then my kids got a little older, and my mind started to change. They get so into it, it's hard not to feel the same way. They love to come home from school to find the house all decorated in Halloween decorations.

I'll miss the summer but oh how I LOVE the fall! The food, the family gatherings and of course all the trees changing.

I saw this rag wreath on a blog I discovered that I love, Sassy Sanctuary. She has some really cute and fun stuff on there. This wreath is simple but kinda time consuming. It's worth it though because it turned out so cute! Here's the step by step instructions:

Start with a wire wreath. I got mine at Hobby Lobby for .99 after using my coupon. Then get 4 different kinds of Halloween fabric. Be safe and get a half of a yard of each pattern, so 2 yards all together. JoAnn's had the best selection and they were on sale when I was there so that's a BONUS. You will have some left over. I'm using my leftovers to make Halloween rosettes for my girls hair.

Cut your fabric into strips. 6 inch long by 1 inch wide. Then start tying them in a pattern around your wreath like shown below. Be sure to double knot so they don't come undone.

Yes, it's a painstaking process. It took me a couple seating's to get it cut and tied. But hey you can get caught up on your DVR shows while doing it. :)

I bought these BOO letters and painted them orange (well my 10 year old did). Any craft store sells them, I even saw them at Walmart. I took a sponge paint brush and rubbed ink on the edges to give them the worn look. Then I just hot glued them directly on the wreath.

I wanted a simple bow since my wreath was pretty busy.

To give your bow a finished look take small a strip of ribbon...

and wrap it around the middle of your bow and then hot glue it together

Then take another strip of ribbon, hook through the second hoop of your wreath and hot glue together. You can make this part as long or short as you want depending on how low you want to let your wreath hang.

All done, isn't she cute? :)

*Keep checking back because during the next month or so we will have more fall decorating ideas and projects and of course some food! Soups, desserts, and dinner cooked in a pumpkin for Halloween!*

Adrienne