Wreaths! Day 8

I have only ever associated wreaths with Christmas - up until I became interested in Halloween about 7 years ago! I was NOT a fan at all! *Ü* That is until one of my daughters had a Halloween party and the grandchildren had such fun, I then began to look out for things pertaining to. *Ü*

This post is dedicated to wreaths. I shall post photos but not all come with instructions on how to make them but once you have a base, the photos will help you to come up with your own ideas. Who says that wreaths have to be round?! Design your own shape.

If you have any questions, please do ask. *Ü*

This 1st wreath was made with paper bags. It can be made with newspaper, or old book pages. Bats were cut out of black card. Instructions for this wreath are here.

I LOVE this one....whoever made it has chosen a very appropriate door to display it on. *Ü* It's on etsy here - made with gauze and a couple of skeleton hands. I bought some from Poundworld last year. I think they are on sale this year too.  Just add a ribbon to complete.

 

One of my favourites is this one by Karen here. It's actually black but looks turquoise due to the lighting...a rather lavish looking one but didn't cost too much apparently. Made with black feather boas and skulls...

...and this is one that Martha Stewart made - I think this year - with snakes! *Ü* It is one that is mentioned by a lady on Karen's (above) comments on her blog.

I made a wreath back in 2008... an idea taken from a copy of Papercrafts magazine. It took a little preparation beforehand! I visited the local cemetary - camera in hand and took several photos of gravestones before embarking on my project! I bought a cane wreath from my local florist, painted it black, added black netting and webbing. I printed off my gravestone photos but changed the transparency to lighter and placed them onto card, brushing the edges with a 'dry' paintbrush, (brush dipped in white paint and blotted onto kitchen paper, so as to just get a light streaking). It gives an aged appearance. I painted some pegs with black paint and attached the photos with them. Finally I added a spider on black elastic to complete. This is the final result.

Here is another of my faves...although there is a link to see it here, there are no instructions.

There are sooo many varieties, I love them all. *Ü*

If you have a lot of knitting wool/yarn, maybe this one will appeal to you...

...and finally, this wreath made me smile. *Ü* It doesn't come with instructions to make. It looks quite shop bought to me.

So peeps. I hope you have an idea of what kind of wreath you might want to make - if any. It certainly inspires me to see them all - and there are a LOT. Just Google 'Halloween wreaths' for your own search.

Happy crafting.