Etsy is such a great place to search for inspiration. I find myself getting lost in the pages of wonderfully handcrafted items and drooling on my keyboard a bit as I see some of the incredible jewelry. But if I am totally honest (and I always try to be with you all), I am too darn cheap to pay for an item that I can make myself for a fraction of the cost and eliminate shipping charges as well. Don’t get me wrong, there are most certainly things that I go ahead and order from an Etsy shop because I am not capable of re-creating it well enough to satisfy my OCD-ness, but there are lots of others that I am able to replicate and end up extremely pleased with the results. For instance, take my Wickedly Fun Deco Mesh Witch Wreath that I just made this past weekend. It was such a fun and easy craft project that took me half an hour and only cost me $15. That’s about what shipping normally runs for these wreaths! Are you ready to make you own?
Supplies Needed:
16″ wire wreath form
1 roll of deco mesh (21″ x 30′)
1 package of pipe cleaners, with each cut in half
witch hat
witch legs or shoes
I found my mesh and witch legs at Hobby Lobby (and used my 40% off coupon) and picked the rest of my supplies up at Walmart. Hobby Lobby has a very large selection of deco mesh, so you should be able to take your pick!
The wreath is really so darn simple to make that I chose to just record a quick video to show it instead of taking multi step pictures.
Basically you are just looping the mesh and connecting it to the upper (and alternating to the lower and then back to the upper and so on) section on the wreath form with a pipe cleaner. Then you make another loop, attach to the lower section and so on. I was able to fit four loops onto each cross section and then poof them out when it is all done. It may not look exactly like what you are hoping for while you are working on it, but just know that it will poof up A. LOT! Once the mesh is attached all the way around the wreath form and poofed you can hot glue a witch hat on top and a fun little pair of witch legs on the bottom. There are so many ways to customize these wreaths, but I chose to keep mine relatively simple. Adding ribbon, spider webs, ornaments or pretty much anything that you can think of will look great. You really can’t go wrong here!
It took me a long time to jump on the deco mesh wreath bandwagon, but I gotta tell ya…it turned out so much better than I had expected and I can’t wait to make more. I’m thinking I’ll make a football season one, a Christmas one, maybe New Year’s and of course Valentine’s Day…..
What about you? Have you made a deco mesh wreath? Were you as surprised as I was to discover just how simple it was?
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