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$4 Fall Wreath {Dollar Tree Craft}

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I took the boys to Dollar Tree last week and we just went wild picking up all sorts of Fall and Halloween decorations. I love splurging at Dollar Tree because I always walk away thinking I got a deal 🙂  I decided to give wreath-making a try and since I had never attempted one before, I figured if I totally failed, it wouldn’t cost me too much {other than my pride!}. I ended up making three because I was having so much fun and sent my mother-in-law home with the materials to make one for herself. She texted me the next day with a picture and hers turned out great too! So the one I’m sharing with you today cost me $4.
 Four.
Dollars.
Dang! I totally impressed myself! For this wreath I used one of the smaller, darker wreaths. {The other two are 18 inches}. Here are my supplies:

2 picks {1 leaves; 1 berries}, 1 roll of ribbon, 1 wreath and hot glue:

So the first thing I did was remove all the leaves and berries from the picks. The plastic stem pieces can just be thrown away {or maybe you are super creative and you have a great idea on what to do with them???}

I was surprised at the amount of leaves on the pick and when I started laying them out I could see what I wanted it to look like…eventually. I glued all the leaves down. I put a fair amount of hot glue on each stem and shoved it into the wreath wherever I wanted to put it. These leaves are great because they give a lot of dimension to the wreath. I already love it!

Next come the berries. I did the same thing with the berries gluing them into place, nestled prettily inside the leaves. Check out this fantastic shot I got trying to show where I was applying the glue… {insert sarcasm here!}

Berries and leaves are happily glued to the wreath at this point and I am happy too!

Now for the bow! I am in no way a bow-making expert, this being my first one and all 🙂  Let me try to explain what I did. I folded the ribbon back and forth, back and forth, leaving enough ribbon on each end for a tail.

I pinched the center together and then, failing to locate my floral wire that I bought ages ago for who knows what reason, I used a pipe cleaner {hey – I have kids!} to twist around the center of the ribbon to keep it in place. Don’t worry! I used a white one and then wrapped one end of the ribbon around the center to cover it up and make the bow look all nice and pretty. The ribbon I used was wire-edged which made it relatively painless to fluff it up and twist and turn the loops to fill up the space. I really love the gold trim on the ribbon – it reflects light beautifully up on my mantel.

I had a few sprigs of berries left over so I glued them to the center and then of course realized that all that work I did covering up my white pipe cleaner just went to waste. Oh well! I’m learning 🙂

And that was that!

Here she sits on my mantel looking so beautiful with lots more goodies from Dollar Tree!

Here’s a few up-close-and-personal shots:

$4 Fall Wreath from MomOnTimeout.com

$4 Fall Wreath from MomOnTimeout.com

$4 Fall Wreath from MomOnTimeout.com

The good news? Anyone can make this! This was my very first wreath and I whipped this out in about 10 minutes {plus another 5 pulling off all those pesky glue strings…} and it was so inexpensive! Perfect for a mantel, shelf, desk, or any other area that could use a little Fall decor. I just love it!

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  9. Anonymous says

    Looks great!!!
    Here’s a tip: Aim your blow dryer on the wreath (briefly!!) to make those glue gun “spider webs” disappear!!!
    ~ Karen

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  23. Angela Bailey says

    I made a dollar tree wreath this week using the same ribbon! I used pipe insulation for the wreath form (from Lowes), wrapped it in brown thick yarn I already had, used the glitter fall garland and wrapped it around the wreath. Then I made a bow out of the ribbon and a hanging strip from the ribbon. Tada! $4 Dollar Tree Wreath! Love it!

    xo,
    A

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