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Dia de Los Muertos Wreath

October 3, 2016 by girlinspired 4 Comments

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!
Eeek!  It’s October, which means I can legitimately start decorating for Halloween fun without looking too crazy.  As my kids have gotten older, they have started really enjoying the spooky, creepy decor and it makes decorating for this season an absolute blast.  I was scouting the catalogs for new decor to purchase when I came across the most fabulous Dia de Los Muertos wreath.  Unfortunately, the wreath was sold out (except for a somewhat questionable listing on eBay for $1200,) so I decided to have a go at making my own version.  I don’t usually decorate for the Day of the Dead, but I just loved the vibrant colors and wanted to incorporate them in to my decor this year.

Dia de Los Muertos Wreath Supplies:

  • 5 small skull heads (found mine at Target)
  • silk flowers in vibrant orange, pink, and peach – 15-20 flowers minimum
  • black and white striped ribbon (wired would be great, too, but mine was wireless) – min. 3 yards
  • grapevine wreath
  • silk leaf sprays or garland (enough to fully go around the wreath)
  • hot glue
  • black matte spray paint
  • floral wire


Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

How to Make a Dia de Los Muertos Wreath
Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

First, spray paint your grapevine wreath matte black – cover as much as possible.  Spray paint the front and back of the leaf sprays/garland.  I was a little concerned that the spray paint wouldn’t work well, but it turned out great – the leaves even kept their pliability.  Weave the leaves into the wreath to form a base for the flowers.  Use hot glue to secure leaves where needed.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Evenly space the skulls around the wreath.  Leave a bit wider gap at the “top” for your big bow.  Hot glue the skulls onto the wreath, wedging them down into the leaves and vines so that they are secured face up and flat.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Separate your flowers from the stems.  Cut stems down to 1-2 inches.  Leaving a bit of stem made is really easy to secure the flowers into the wreath, but if you need to pull the flower heads from the stems completely for some final filler, you can do that too.  I cut the stems with an old pair of pruning clippers – a wire cutter would work, too.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Dry fit the wreath with the flowers.  Evenly space colors and sizes to create an eye-pleasing layout.  Wedge the short stems down into the wreath and hot glue in place.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Let’s make the bow!!  Take a long stream of ribbon – at least a few yards, more if you have it.  Form a circle about the size of the finished bow you want.  Add just a dot of hot glue to the end of the ribbon and secure it into the circle, as shown above.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Now start wrapping the ribbon around and around the circle until all the ribbon is circled up.  Dab a tiny dot of hot glue to secure the other end.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Now, pinch the ribbon circle in the center to form a figure 8 of sorts.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Cut two small triangles on either side of the exact center of your figure 8, as shown.  This will make the center of the bow a bit neater.  You can dab some FrayCheck into the cut triangles to prevent fraying and frizzing.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Twist a 7-inch piece of floral wire around the center of the ribbon and twist to secure tightly.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Now it’s time to fluff the bow.  Beginning on one side of the loops, pull the first loop out of the center to the right and twist it.

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Pull the next loop out of the center to the left and twist.  Continue fluffing the bow until it’s full and just how you like!

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Use the wire to secure the bow in place on the wreath!

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Hang that beauty up and soak in the vibrant fun!Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Looking for more Halloween crafting ideas?  Try these “Slightly Spooky” Halloween pumpkins – how can something so beautiful also be so spooky?  lol!  You might also love my DIY Mummy Heads.   

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Craft this vibrant and fun Dia de Los Muertos Wreath!

Filed Under: Crafting, Halloween, Holiday Inspiration Tagged With: dia de los muertos, dia de los muertos crafting, dia de los muertos wreath, fall wreath, halloween decor, home decor, wreath

Rustic Pinecone Wreath

November 4, 2015 by girlinspired 3 Comments

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decorEarth tones and rustic decor are making their way into my home while the Halloween decor gets ushered out.  I’m not quite ready to put up the Christmas sparkle as I try to really embrace this season of thanksgiving.  Gathering natural objects from the outdoors and bringing them together in a creative manner keeps me energized and connected to my home and surroundings.  This Rustic Pinecone Wreath is an easy craft that can be done with any variety of materials.  It looks great inside or outside your home!  Let’s make one!

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Supplies:

Pine Cones – two sizes, about 20 of each size (I used three bags of scented pinecones from Jo-Ann and the size variety worked out perfectly)
Wire Wreath Frame
Craft Wire
Wire Cutters
Nuts, Acorns, Berries, etc. (Optional)
Burlap Ribbon
Hot Glue Gun and Gluesticks

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decorStep 1:  Begin by gathering your supplies.  Sort pine cones by size and lay the larger size onto the wreath frame in a circle.  Be sure the color variation and sizes are visually pleasing.

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Step 2:  For each pine cone, cut about a 12″ length of craft wire.  Wrap it all the way around the base of the pine cone, wedging it into the scales so it becomes nearly invisible and wraps tightly around the center of the cone.  Wrap the wire over itself to secure and bring each end back around the opposite side of the cone, stopping about mid-way back to start.  Position wires on opposite sides from each other.

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Step 3:  Set pine cone onto the top of the wreath frame and wrap the wire around the base.  Twist several times to secure tightly and trim the excess wires with wire cutters.

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Step 4:  Continue attaching pine cones to the wreath frame until you complete the circle.  Wedge pine cones gently in toward each other to reduce extra space.

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Step 5:  Place a circle of smaller pine cones to the inside of the wreath as shown.  Wedge them as tightly together as possible.  Rather than securing these pine cones with wire, I simply flipped the entire wreath over and dabbed hot glue where each smaller pine cone touched the ones next to it.

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Step 6:  Gather other natural items such as acorns, nuts, seeds, differently shaped pine cones, and burlap ribbon.  Use hot glue to secure acorns to their caps.  Use hot glue to attach items to the wreath, filling in any gaps.  If desired, wrap wide ribbon around the entire wreath and secure ends in the back with hot glue.

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Use a small loop of craft wire around the top of the wire wreath frame to hang your wreath.

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Rustic Pinecone Wreath - perfect DIY for winter decor

Enjoy your new wreath!   I sure miss country living!  Luckily, this is my parents’ barn so I can visit it anytime – doesn’t it make the perfect photo backdrop???

More Wreaths to Make

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20 Christmas Wreaths to Make

Filed Under: Crafting, Fall, Holiday Inspiration, Home Decorating Tagged With: DIY, Fall decor, rustic decor, wreath

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