Case in point...
On page 54 of this month's Martha Stewart Living, there's a black wreath covered in plastic snakes that I think would be an awesome door decoration for Halloween, which is quickly becoming my favorite holiday for decorating. I wish I had a scanner or could find the picture on Martha's website, but I can't.
The wreath was black, but so is my front door. I decided to go with gray/silver for my version. I assumed I could get everything I needed at Michael's (wreath, spray paint, rubber snakes), but Michaels was out of snakes. Perhaps there are others doing projects like this? Marc suggested we go to a dollar store and sure enough, we found plenty there.
Here are the supplies assembled and undergoing inspection by The Bear:
Here's where we stand now. Marc was pushing for orange. While that would have gone over quite well in Charlottesville (UVa's colors are blue and orange), I thought orange, plastic snakes would look a little cheesy. I think the gray is looking okay so far.
Tomorrow night, I'll attempt to attach the snakes to the wreath. I might have to invest in a slightly better glue gun. The last time I made a wreath, my fingers almost fell off from using my $4 glue gun.
This is going to look amazing. My mom has a halloween wreath that she made when I was a kid (she got the idea from a Better Homes and Gardens magazine), and I'm going to try to re-create it this year. It's the same kind of wreath you have, plus a little felt cat, witch, brrom, etc. Your post is reminding me how soon Halloween is coming, so I need to get a move on it!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. It looks great so far. Can't wait for the finished product!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I'm planning to do a witch that has crashed into a tree. Hope it comes out as good as your project.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat idea!
ReplyDelete1. I like where this is going!
ReplyDelete2. I honestly said to myself this morning, "oh, it's the first day of wreath season (fall)." Looks like you're starting off wreath season with a bang!
Ooooh me gusta! Can't wait to see it all assembled, love this idea!
ReplyDeleteIt's a brilliant idea especially that christmas is fast approaching..Hmm,, I want to try it...
ReplyDeleteI came upon your post while searching the internet for a picture of the same wreath you saw (I had just turned to that page when the dentist called me and I had to put the magazine back down!). I too can not come up with my own ideas, but am great at reproducing someone else's stuff! I love the silver color....I checked my Michaels for the snakes today, and they didn't have any either! Now I know to check the dollar stores. I will also be attempting the flowers with bugs in the vase. Hope your wreath is as awesome as it looks like it will turn out!
ReplyDeleteA snake wreath? How cute! (or should I say scary?)
ReplyDeleteI don't thing you can get spray paint to stick on a soft rubber surface, you might need to get hard plastic ones for that ;) Hope you find better ones and I can't wait to see the wreath finished!
xo Linda
i'm working on the same project and using the exact same little snakes from the dollar store! But i've got a problem, once i spray painted them, they wont dry! its been a day and a half and i still get black on my fingers if i touch the little ones. Are you having the same problem? Any ideas to fix it?
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