Halloween Crafting: Ornament Wreath

 

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I swapped out some ornaments on my Halloween tree this year, which meant I had some left over, so I used them to make a wreath! 

Supplies: (All supplies are from Dollar Tree)

• Wire Wreath Form
• Standard Size Ornaments
• Small Ornaments
• Zip Ties
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

I first thought I was going to wrap the wire form but ended up changing my mind. So that's back in the stash for something else. Instead, after watching a couple of You Tube videos, I went with zip ties to secure the first layer of ornaments. 

I attached the ornaments to the wire frame by threading the zip tie through the ornament cap on the innermost part of the frame. Once tightly secured, trim.  After that, I used hot glue to attach the next layer of ornaments in what I call the "Mickey Mouse Head Formation," which you can see below. 

After those were all on, I filled in the gaps with the remaining standard-size ornaments, also hot gluing into place. 

Good thing that Dollar Tree often repeats colors year to year. I'd already picked up a couple of packs of these smaller ornaments, thinking I was going to use them for something else and didn't, so I grabbed them to fill in the remaining gaps. 

Mwaaaahhhh the plan is coming together! I also had some coordinating spiders I didn't use on my tree this year, so they were perfect to complete the remaining gaps where the wire frame still showed. 

I found this very cool bat Wreath Hanger at Dollar Tree that was perfect for my style, and now I have a new wreath! It's hanging on the inside of our front door because outside we can't see it. Even this time of year, the sun is still harsh on things, and I was so happy with my wreath that I didn't want it to fade!