Mummy Wreath Tutorial

Here is the wreath from my front door. I was pretty happy with how it came out and it was easy as pie!

Step 1: Find a wreath. Almost any wreath will work. I worked with a straw wreath but if I were to do it again I would use Styrofoam because they are less expensive and less messy.

Step 2: Cut strips of muslin. I used the cheapest one because I wanted it to fray. I started with some smaller strips that were wider, about 3" wide by about 12" long. I wrapped them around the wreath and tied the ends of the fabric in a knot. I kept going until all of the straw was covered.

Step 3: I cut a whole bunch of thin strips of muslin and tied them to each other to create a long piece of knotted muslin. Once I had about 10 piece tied together I began wrapping it around the wreath. I changed directions several times so that there was not a pattern developing. Keep doing this until you have your desired look.

Step 4: I used a piece of black tulle ribbon to hang the wreath to a hook.

Step 5: I glued plastic spiders randomly on the wreath

Step 6: I used another piece of the black tulle ribbon to tie the "beware" sign. I already had this one but I am sure it would be easy enough to find something similar at the dollar store.

That is it.

I am sure there a lot of variations that can be done on this same theme like adding a crow or larger spiders.

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Outdoor Fall Decorating

I did a little outdoor fall decorating today. Really not much, I did not want to spend a lot of money so I worked with what we had. The pumpkins and gourds actually came from my in-laws when we visited them this past weekend.

My apologies for my steps! I did not realize how badly they needed to be stained. I have a great friend who always says, "I didn't clean, so just squint while you are here and you won't see the dust". Well, you can see it coming, just squint and don't look at the stairs!

You are probably wondering why there is a picture of Bailey. She is forcing me to be truthful. As soon as I finished taking these pictures, I brought all the gourds inside. If I didn't, she would steal them! She is there in the picture just hoping I will turn my back so she can run off with one. I left the pumpkins, hopefully she does not eat off the stems like she did last year. Oh, the joy of dogs!

Here are a few other shots.