A "Spooky" Halloween Wreath...{ A Tutorial }

                       

This post is from our guest appearance

on "Clean and Scentsible's Halloween Celebration"!  Jenn has become one of our favorite blogging buddies!  Please check out her site. Today we are happy to be showing you our "Spooky" Wreath as part of our Wicked Wednesday series!

  Have you ever seen those strange, wispy, grapevine wreath forms that you have no idea what you would do with? Well,  here is what we did with ours...

Supplies needed: large wispy grapevine wreath form, silver spray paint, silver glitter spray paint, wooden bat cut outs, black glitter, black acrylic paint or black spray paint, heavy gauge florist wire, glue gun with glue, black tulle, and a cute little Halloween sign !!!

1. Select and purchase a fun wispy, grapevine wreath from your local craft store {make sure you use a coupon!} and be careful in your selection as they have a tendency to get squished and broken, you may need to go through a few!

2. Spray paint the entire wreath silver, being careful to cover each side completely! Allow to dry fully!

3. Spray a light finish of silver glitter spray paint over entire wreath {we got the glitter spray paint at Michael's}, allow wreath to dry and set aside.

4. Paint or spray paint all of your wooden bat cutouts black. The number you need is all up to you and the look you are after {we used 8}. Allow to dry completely.

5. Coat the bats on one side with spray adhesive and then coat that side with black glitter. Once dry, turn over and repeat on the other side.

6. Take the heavy gauge florist wire and spray paint it black {ours was green }. After it is dry, wrap each wire around a pencil to make little spirals. Attach wooden bats to the florist wire with a glue gun. This will give them the appearance of "flying" off the wreath!

7. Select where you would like your bats to be "flying" in your wreath and simply wrap the ends of the florist wire around the wreath { you may need to add a little touch of glue from your glue gun to keep it in place}.

8. Add a cute little sign {ours was from Hobby Lobby} and a very simple knot of black tulle to finish it all off!!

We have loved sharing our little "Spooky" wreath with you!!

 

Trish and Bonnie