This weekend I finished a couple of Halloween decorations projects, the first of which was a wreath for our front door made out of Halloween candy.
I didn't follow the instructions on how to make this at all (sorry Martha, but your way just sounded too hard, with tying all of those pieces of candy to a metal ring with string!). Instead, I opted to use my quick and easy glue gun, and a foam wreath.
I marked some approximate lines on the foam wreath with a Sharpie, as a general guideline of where each color of candy would go, and then I went to town with the gluing. While watching a House Hunters marathon on HGTV, which is my new Sunday tradition.
I just used cheap mints from the party supply store, since at $3 a bag, they were much less expensive than the fancy candy Martha used, and it comes in all colors of the rainbow.
I glued on a double layer of grosgrain and satin ribbon, tied it in a knot, and the wreath was ready to hang!
Are you beginning to put up your Halloween decorations yet? And have you recreated anything you've pinned on Pinterest? I just wish we had a bigger front porch, so I would have room for making even more Halloween decorations that I've pinned!
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Totally love this! I've put out a few decorations here at home, though we unfortunately don't yet have an outdoor porch to decorate. I'm looking forward to getting a couple pumpkins for carving this coming weekend!
I love that wreath!
so cute! and way to find a shortcut!
Love! I wish we could hang wreaths on our doors that wouldn't get stolen/smashed/otherwise demolished by drunk people from the bar across the street. That's the price you pay to live in SF, I suppose! Your wreath is adorable, and it's great that you found a shortcut. A lot of times when I read Martha's tutorials that instruct you to sew, hang hooks, etc., I think to myself, "why not just use a glue gun, tic-tac or double-sided tape?" Lady has way too much time on her hands ;)
It makes your front door look so festive! I've pinned a ton of projects I want to do. I'm in the middle of one right now, but the halloween ones make me want to hold off on that and get up some decorations. Now I really want to d oa wreath, yours looks awesome!
Cute! Im trying to convince sak to let me put up a fall wreath. He thinks wreaths are only for christmas! :(
that is super cute! I never would have thought to use candy. Love it!
I like yours way better than Martha's. It's a bit more Halloween-ish!
Very cute! We don't really have a porch, but I've given my husband the heads up that I'll be decorating for the seasons when we do.
That's so cute!
It looks great, Morgan! I love to pin decor things and have followed one inspiration picture so far in decorating for fall :) I'll have to try and get ahead for Christmas!
Gorgeous! great job!!
My blog post tomorrow is on a couple of Halloween decorations I made this weekend, no wreths though. I pinned a few Christmas wreaths, and I can't wait to start making them!
Cute! So much easier that Martha's tutorial!!
It looks great!!
That came out SO good! I love it!
this is such a fun idea! i love how it incorporates candy because when i think halloween i think candy. the front of your house is so festive and perfect :)
This looks soo good! great job!
Your front door is cute!!
I love this idea!! And it seems fairly easy to do, which is even better. It should be a weekend project for me and Mr. A. :)
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Wow, I really like your door in the first place but the set up you've got is SUPER cute. I see you're getting in the festive Halloween spirit!
You did a beautiful job! This looks just as fantastic as Martha's creation! I live in a condo so I can't have anything like this on my door due to fire safety reasons. But I am definitely going to add a few fun decoration pieces to the inside!
Very cute! I love halloween! I wish I had time to do some of these fun projects!
eat your heart out, martha! I adore your candy wreath so much more...and glue guns are the best thing ever ;)
happy weekend, love!
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