Halloween Owl Wreath

I saw a super cute fall owl wreath in the Pier One catalog and knew I had to make him for Halloween!

Materials needed for Halloween Owl Wreath

• 2 foam wreath forms (6 inch and 9 inch in diameter)
• Knife
• Toothpicks
• 2-3 black feather boas
• Hot glue gun
• 2 black twig floral picks
• 2 wooden circles
• White acrylic paint
• 2 black buttons
• 1 tear drop shaped piece of wood
• Orange acrylic paint
• Black pipe cleaner
• Halloween ribbon

How to Make an Owl Wreath for Halloween

The two wreath forms will create the owl head and body. Begin by overlapping the little one with the larger one and trim off excess.

Add toothpicks to the small wreath where you cut. The toothpicks will secure the two wreaths together to form one piece.

Attach the smaller wreath to the larger wreath.

Hot glue the end of the black feather boa to the back of the wreath and begin wrapping.  You will need 2-3 boas for this project.  Once you reach the end of one boa, hot glue in place and begin process again.  Repeat until entire “owl” is wrapped.

For his eyes, I used these baseball wooden circles!  I just painted over the black stamp on the back.

Set aside and allow to dry.  Use the orange acrylic paint to paint the tear drop shaped wood piece that will form his beak.

Once his eyeballs are dry, hot glue the black buttons to create his pupils.

Here’s where I had to get creative. The boa does not allow for easy hot gluing of embellishments. I hot glued a black piper cleaner to the back of each eyeball and then wrapped the pipe cleaner around the wreath form. Once I had the eyes in place, I hot glued the beak to the bottom of his eyes.

To finish him off, I added the black twig floral pieces to look like wings. I completed the look with his Halloween ribbon bow tie!

OMG!  I love him!  He is so cute and friendly looking!

Do you love making Halloween wreaths too?

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Simple Halloween Centerpiece

When I made the Red, White and Blue Centerpieces for the 4th of July, I knew I could easily substitute out ribbon and flowers for any holiday or occasion!  My Halloween motif centers around the classic orange and black.  This simple Halloween Centerpiece can be adapted for any style and take less than 5 minutes to make!  That’s a win win in my book!

It really is as easy as 1-2-3!

Materials needed to make Halloween centerpiece

• Mason jars
• Halloween ribbon
• Hot glue gun
• Satin ribbon
• Black silk flowers

How to make an easy and simpmle Halloween centerpiece

1. Wrap your favorite 2 inch Halloween ribbon around an empty mason jar.  Trim away any excess ribbon and hot glue into place. By using hot glue, you can easily recycle the jar and decorate for the next holiday or special occasion.
2. Add a coordinating ribbon and tie into a pretty bow.
3. Add black silk flowers to the mason jar.

Voila!  Quick and easy!  These make great centerpieces for Halloween parties or can be scattered around the house as day to day Halloween decor!  Whatever your preference!

What is even cooler is it totally looks like it’s floating!  (No – I didn’t plan that!)

Make a set of three and place on a tray in the middle of your dining room table with a festive Halloween table runner. Or you can use singular ones to display around the house in spots like your bathroom, entry way or end tables. How pretty would these be for spring with some burlap and lace and fresh flowers?

What do you think? I kinda love the black lace overlay on that ribbon!  It looks so vintage and macabre.

More Halloween Craft Ideas

 Maybe I’ll make another wreath….or two. Or five more Halloween crafts 🙂 Here are a few of my favorites:

• Halloween Burlap Garland
• Halloween Window Decoration
• Halloween Hoop Wreath
• Mini Knitted Pumpkin Pattern
• Halloween Subway Art

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Materials needed to make your own Halloween Burlap Garland

Every year around this time, our Lighted Burlap Garland post goes crazy. Ya’ll love some burlap and lights! (I even have a 4th of July version.) We bought new outdoor decorations this year from Kirklands but it needed something else. So we whipped up a new batch of burlap lights to place around our front door! And I’m obsessed!!

Supplies to Make Lighted Burlap Garland

• Clear 100 white mini lights
• Burlap ribbon in natural, orange and black – 2 rolls of each color (roughly 30 feet of each color needed)
• Paper cutter

When we originally created the Christmas garland, we used scissors to cut all of the burlap. For the Halloween burlap garland we had the idea to use the paper cutter. It worked like a charm!

This little trick cut down (pardon the pun) our crafting time by 50%!

We found this burlap ribbon rolls at Hobby Lobby, but I was also excited to find it on Amazon (links above) They have every color under the sun plus some patterned ones.

How to Make Halloween Lighted Burlap Garland

1. Begin by measuring your burlap ribbon roll to 10 inches on your paper cutter.
2. Cut the ribbon. Keep repeating this process until the entire roll has been cut. See how cleanly it cuts the burlap? Life changing.
3. Once you have cut the sections you need, turn the burlap piece 90 degrees and cut into thirds. Each piece will yield three cut pieces.
4. Repeat the above process for all of the burlap.
5. Once you have all of your pieces cut, it’s time to tie them onto the light strand. To simplify this process, I used grocery bags to divide out my colors. I sat down next to my colors, decided on my pattern and began tying them around the light strand.

This is a super easy project but the tying takes some time. I suggest putting on a movie or tying them during a football game. The whole process took me about two hours.

The other two times we made this project, we used it indoors. This time we hung the Halloween garland around my front door and it looks amazing!! Looks cute during the day too!

I love it! This year I’m hanging my Christmas one around the front door too! I love fun Halloween crafts and if you do too then make sure to check out these other favorite DIY Halloween ideas:

• Mason Jar Fall Luminary
• Mini Mod Podge Fabric Pumpkins
• Tootsie Pop Spiders
• Beaded Halloween Wreath
• Pumpkin Lollipop Pull

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Vintage Window Repurpose: Halloween Window Decoration

 

To center it, I had to use my mad math skillz.  =)  31.5 inches in half is approximately 15.5 inches.  I measured 15.5 inches in.  The total height of the birdcage is 25 inches (subtract from 37.5 inches) and you are left with 12.5 inches.  Divide 12.5 inches in half which is 6 (and something) inches.  I measured 6 inches down from the halfway point.  Make sense?

• Farmhouse Ghost Topiary

• Halloween Silhouette Lanterns

• Halloween Owl Wreath | How To

• Halloween Mummy Candle Holder

• How to Make a Candy Wreath

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Mason Jar Fall Luminary

We have been so inspired by all of the beautiful fall decor that has been popping up in stores lately!  The crisp, warm colors of fall are so inviting.  You don’t have to spend a lot of money on fancy fall decor when you can make your own, and this year I am bound and determined to change that.  

We whipped up this cute Mason Jar Fall Luminary in no time at all. This would also make a wonderful classroom or craft activity. The supplies for this fall craft activity as so simple. With just a few supplies needed, this is an affordable fall or Halloween craft, and the process of making these homemade mason jar luminaries is enjoyable and fun!

Materials needed to create Mason Jar Fall Luminary

• Cricut Maker or Explore
• Adhesive vinyl
• Mason jar
• Acrylic craft paint
• Foam brush
• Twine
• Votive candles and filler

How to Make Fall Luminary Jars

1. I began by cutting out a maple leaf of adhesive vinyl with my Cricut Explore.  If you don’t have a cutting machine, you can trace and cut out a leaf design on adhesive vinyl.
2. Apply the cut vinyl maple leaf to the smooth side of the mason jar.
3. Pick an acrylic paint color that you want to use.  I chose persimmon for fall.
4. Begin painting a thin coat of paint on the mason jar. Pro tip:  I use a foil cupcake liner for my paint!  It makes clean up a breeze!
5. Be sure you allow the paint to dry completely between each coat.  Otherwise, it will clump and pull away from the glass.  It took about 3 coats for it to be completely covered.
6. Once the mason jar is dry, gently peel away the vinyl leaf decal.  Touch up any rough edges with a small paintbrush.

I added some corn kernels to the bottom and placed the votive candle inside like I did for my Thanksgiving mantel.  Add some twine or ribbon around the top of the jar to finish it off!

Super cute and adds just a hint of fall color and decor to any home! Plus it looks beautiful lit up in the evenings!

More Fall Crafting and Recipe Ideas

Don’t you just love fall crafting? It’s such a wonderful way to welcome in the new season. Here are more of our favorite fall craft and recipe ideas:

• Mini Mod Podge Fabric Pumpkins
• Wooden Pumpkin Lantern for Fall
• Fall Craft: Easy Paper Pumpkin Craft
• Easy Fall Snack for Kids: Scarecrow Pudding Cups
• Mini Pecan Pies Recipe

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DIY Halloween Wreath

I cannot think of a creepier, more macabre author. Edgar Allen Poe instills a sense of dread and longing that fits my love of Halloween. The opening stanza of “The Raven” begins with a knocking at the door. Seems fitting that I’m sharing my Halloween wreath with you today!

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door—
“‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
               Only this and nothing more.”

Materials needed to make your own Halloween Wreath

• 14 inch foam wreath form
• Black and white fabric
• Black silk flowers
• Black feathers
• Black floral picks
• Raven
• Hot glue gun
• Rotary mat, cutter and acrylic ruler

I began this little beauty with some leftover fabric that I thought would be perfect for the occasion.

You can add whatever you think will look best. I am swooning over how it looks against my gray door!

How to Make a Halloween Wreath

1. Cut the fabric into 2 inch strips and began hot gluing the ribbon to the foam wreath form.
2. Hot glue the end of the fabric to the back of your foam wreath form.
3. Wrap the fabric strip around the wreath until you run out of fabric.
4. Hot glue the end in place.
5. Beginning where the last strip finished, add the next piece of fabric and follow the same guidelines. Repeat this process until the entire wreath form is covered.
6. Once completely covered, you’ll want to pop all the silk flowers off their stem and pierce them through the fabric and/or hot glue them.
7. Lastly, add embellishments. I added feathers, berries and raven to give it a little more dimension.

I love how vintage and classy my Halloween wreath looks! But if you know the poem, it’s also kind of creepy. Halloween door perfection, if I do say so myself!

Do you decorate with a specific theme in mind? You should check out how the rest of my Halloween porch and mantel turned out! And if you are still looking for more Halloween decor inspiration, here are more of our favorite Halloween DIY projects:

• Easy Halloween Mummy Candle Holder
• Glow in the Dark Pumpkin Balloons
• Farmhouse Ghost Topiary
• Bring Your Own Broom Sign
• Free Candy Corn Printable for Halloween

Happy Haunting!!

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Halloween Tier Tray

Tier trays are so much fun to decorate for the seasons. I enjoy being able to display my smaller chotchkes in one place so they don’t get lost in the rest of the decor. These tier trays are great for kitchen counters or even in bathrooms!

So gather up your candles, signs and smaller display pieces and let’s get started!

There is really no wrong way to do this but I find that most people get overwhelmed when starting. I am going to break down it down into manageable steps.

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Materials needed for Halloween Tier Tray

• Beaded tier tray
• Lambs ear candle ring
• Eucalyptus stems
• Halloween floral
• Halloween tier tray decor

Begin with an empty tier tray!

I always add the greenery first. For this tier tray, I added the lambs ear candle ring to the top tray. Next add your eucalyptus stems to the bottom tray.

Start filling in gaps with your tier tray decorations. Use your bigger pieces on the bottom tray. I add the larger signs and chotchkes here. Don’t forget to do both sides!

Once you have the larger pieces arranged on the bottom, start adding smaller bits to the top tray. I love adding beaded garland to hang over the top tray.

With holiday tier trays, I like to add in some holiday floral to give it a little punch at the end! Clip off pieces of your holiday floral and add in to fill any remaining holes.

It’s really that simple! Where can you shop for fun Halloween decor items on the cheap? Here are a few of our favorite sources:

• Amazon Halloween Decor
• Marshalls Halloween Decor
• Etsy Halloween Decor
• Jane Halloween Decor

Do you decorate tier trays? We’d love to see them! Head over to Facebook and post your pictures! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

For more Halloween decor ideas, check these out!

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I saw these cute ghosts at a local craft store and decided to make my own. They were so ridiculously easy to put together. Let me walk you through it.

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Materials needed to make the Farmhouse Ghost Topiary

• 1×4 wood scraps
• Dawel rod
• Wood glue
• Foam ball
• White broadcloth
• Cheesecloth
• Black felt
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Zip ties
• Halloween ribbon

My husband began by creating stands out of the 1×4 wood scraps and a dowel rod. The base is 3.5 inches by 3.5 inches with a 5/16th inch dowel rod cut to 12 inches (for the short one) and 16 inches (for the taller one). He drilled a hole in the center of the wood base and then attached the dowel rod with wood glue. Allow wood glue to dry completely.

Next, I adhered the foam ball to the top of the stand. Then I measured out the fabric. Of course, these measurements are going to vary depending on how much you are wanting. I ended up cutting a large square of broadcloth and then measured out the same amount of cheesecloth.

Place the white broadcloth over the foam ball. Cut ovals out of the black felt for the eyes. Hot glue the eyes in place. Lay the cheesecloth over the top of the white broadcloth with the felt eyes.

Secure around the base of the foam ball with a zip tie. Cut off extra zip tie.

Finally, add the Halloween ribbon around the zip tie!

I added them to my Halloween mantel and they look so cute! My husband doesn’t like the eyes but I really don’t care – LOL!

What do you think? I would love to see what you make! Share your creations on our Facebook page! See more Halloween ideas here!

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I love beaded wreaths! They are so pretty but can be tricky to make due to the beads wanting to rotate as you add your floral. I took the guesswork out for you by creating this tutorial. Follow along to create your own!

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Materials needed for Beaded Halloween Wreath

• Wood beaded wreath form
• Matte black spray paint
• Foam block
• Zip ties
• Floral wire
• Halloween floral (purchased mine from Walmart)
• Hot glue gun
• Halloween ribbon

Begin by spray painting your wood beaded wreath form with the matte black spray paint. Lightly spray and allow to dry, continue until covered to your liking. It doesn’t have to be perfect because a little bit of wood showing looks farmhouse-y.

Cut foam blocks to fit on inner part of your wreath. Attach the foam blocks with zip ties.

Grab your Halloween floral. I pulled off the blooms and placed them first before adhering with the hot glue. That way you are not stuck with a design you are not happy with.

Once you have the floral arranged as you like, begin adhering with the hot glue gun. With the specific floral I chose, I pulled off the skull to place in the center of the flowers.

Now to secure the floral so it weight does not pull it forward when you hang it. Turn your wreath over. Grab some floral wire and use it to secure the longer branches on the sides. This will make the wreath more secure.

To finish it off, add to some ribbon to the stop to create a door hanger.

I love how this turned out! Any variation on this will be stunning. Add a raven hanging from the top or some spider webbing! You can make it yours! Share your creations on our Facebook page!

Looking for more fun Halloween ideas? Check out our Halloween crafts and decor!

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That sign gives new meaning to BYOB. My college self is shaking her head at my almost 40 year old self. LOL

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Materials needed to create your own Bring Your Own Broom Sign

Cricut Explore or Maker
Adhesive vinyl
Light grip mat
Basic tool set
Transfer tape
Fine point blade
Unfinished framed canvas

Similar to our Autumn Leaves Fall Sign, there are two ways you can do this project. One, you can purchase an unfinished framed sign from a local craft store and add adhesive vinyl. Or you can use the reverse canvas method and use iron on vinyl. It’s completely up to you. For purposes of this post, we will be doing the first option.

1. Begin by downloading the free file below and upload into Cricut Design Space.
2. Measure your sign and size image appropriately in the software.
3. Once finalized, send the image to cut and follow directions for cutting.  
4. Weed excess vinyl away from image using the basic tool set.
5. Peel back transfer tape and place directly over the image.  Use the scraper tool to burnish image to the transfer tape.  Gently peel the transfer tape away from the vinyl backing.  The vinyl image should now be on the transfer tape.
6. Arrange the transfer tape with the vinyl image on the sign.  Burnish with scraper tool to adhere to the sign.
7. Carefully peel back the transfer tape.  Your image should now be affixed to the sign.

Click HERE to download your FREE Bring Your Own Broom cut file!

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Download directions:  Click link above.  This will bring up a Google Drive folder.  Click the download icon at the top.  This will save the folder to your computer.  Simply open the file and print!  YOU DO NOT NEED TO ASK PERMISSION TO VIEW.

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