In keeping with the spirit of the party, I have yet another project to share with you...this project is special, however, because it was my submission for Week 1 of American Crafter at Naptime Crafters! Yay! When you are done here, I would LOVE for you to go over and place your vote for your favorite project...the talent this season is incredible...prepare to be amazed...
Now on with the par-tay!
I adore Halloween...and I love creepy decor...I'm just not a huge fan of blood and guts and stuff...
So, I decided to make a Halloween wreath that combines both pretty & creepy...it's my Halloween Glam Skeleton Wreath...complete with flowers, feathers, sparkles &, you guessed it, skeletons...
I started with a simple grapevine wreath from JoAnn...I was going to spray-paint it black, but decided against it since it's pretty much covered anyway...
I took some feathers I had gotten from Hobby Lobby and just stuck them into the wreath, enough to almost completely cover the grapevine...I think the entire package of white feathers was under $3.00, and I had TONS left over...
Then I disassembled a skeleton garland I got from Michaels a few years ago...(I think they sell them at the dollar store now, too)...and attached each individual skeleton to the wreath using floral wire...
I wanted to glam up the skeletons a bit, so I glued small paper flowers and gems to them...
Then I added some white silk roses I had on hand to both the top and bottom of the wreath...you can't tell from the photos, but I also sprayed the roses with some sparkle spray I had in my scrapbooking stash...
And there you go! It didn't take too much time (about an hour or so...) and it matches my other fall decor...it's just a bit spookier...and the best part is, because I didn't glue anything on (except the paper flowers & bling), I can disassemble the wreath and use the parts for other projects! Yay!
I hope you're finding tons of Halloween inspiration this week!
