A few weeks ago, I made this wreath for a post for the girls at Eighteen25. (Love them!) I was about to write a post saying how lame my Halloween decorations are this year and then I told myself, “Self, don’t ignore the bat wreath. It deserves a little street cred.” Here we go.
I hadn’t played around with my Silhouette in a while, so it was the perfect time come up with something. Jumping on the yarn wreath bandwagon, I made my own little version.
The supply list is quite simple, really. Here it is…
- A styrofoam wreath (you choose what size)
- Spray paint to coordinate with your yarn
- Some yarn
- Construction paper
- Silhouette/Cricut/scissors—whatever you have on hand
- Patience. A lot of it.
For all the cute yarn wreaths I’ve seen out there, everyone failed to tell me how annoying it is to wrap the yarn for them. I’m here to tell you. It was annoying. BUT…it pays off in the end. (Side note—those are paint-stained pants. Don’t judge.)
After you wrap (and wrap and wrap) the yarn around the wreath, you just cut out various size bats to adhere with a glue gun. I wanted mine to look like they were flying in a bit of a swarm, so I had them get a little smaller toward the top. You can clearly tell I took an art class in the 8th grade.
I added the thickest green ribbon I had to give a little pop of color! It turned out perfectly. I like to keep my decorations simple, but I imagine you could embellish some more if you like.
Total cost? Uhhh…I guess I should have kept track of that. $4.00 for the yarn and $3.00 for the wreath form? That sounds good. I’ll go with $7.00. And a LOT of yarn left over for other projects. A lot of gray projects.
Disclaimer: I do, in fact, make things other than wreaths. I make dinner (sometimes); I make teenagers do writing assignments that I then have to grade; I make messes in my house that I have to pick up before the cleaning lady gets here. Just clarifying.
Don’t forget what tomorrow is! I’ll be here, and I hope you will be too!
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It’s cute for sure!
Too cute!
I absolutely love this and I’m definitely making it.. next year! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Love your disclaimer!! How many hats do we wear at one time? Loving your wreaths, perfect for the holiday. Have a great day!
Hahaha I love the disclaimer, made me giggle here at work! 🙂
This is so darling! Simple but so creative!
Cute! Here’s a tip, if you use thicker/chunkier yarn, it doesn’t take as long and is much more forgiving! It’s a different look, though.
Thanks for sharing!
I love this! It’s going in my idea file for next year for sure! Thanks!
Aimee
This is super cute!! Thanks for the idea!!
I love the simplicity of your wreath!
And those pants, I think I have the same pair. ; > )
I love this wreath! I did something similar, cutting out spiders with my new ecraft.
Also, here is a coupon code for anyone interested:
20% off PaperLayerz and CutMates from the http://www.thePaperMillstore.com/diecutting website if you enter the code ‘eCraft11’.
Dani
Love it…I may or may not make dinner!! 😉
I think it’s cute as pie! Better then mine. Because I froze, and never made one 😉 LOL
It’s so easy to pick ourselves apart. I try to tell myself that only I am me. I am the best me I can be. I work with what I have or can afford and that is good enough as long as I do my best. Happy Halloween to you =)
That is so cute! I love it! I like what dream mom said – simply and fresh and modern!
What a fun wreath! Definitely going to “pin” this and put it on my to do list. Thanks for sharing!
love your yarn wrapped wreath and I concur on the pain in the petunia part of doing the wrapping. But aren’t they just so pretty when they’re finished? I love the grey with your green ribbon too. And I had to laugh when I read the list of things you make, other than wreaths. funny!
I love it! The simplicity of it is perfect. The pop of green adds just the right touch too.
I loved this project when I first saw it on Eighteen25! Great job!