Fall Pumpkin Wreath

I don't consider myself a very creative person.  I see all of these ideas on Pinterest, Facebook, and youtube, and I think "Yes, I can do that."  Then I quickly talk myself out of it.  However, I have become very interested in wreaths.  I have made a couple burlap wreaths that I left plain and have given to family members.  They decorate them with each season change.

This is Mom's Halloween wreath from last year.

This year, I decided I wanted a big ole' wreath for my front door.  So I got online!  Do I buy one that was already made?  Do I watch 15,000 tutorials and see if its something I can make?  So I finally decided to make a Pumpkin Wreath.  I figured, if it came out looking decent, that it would work for the Fall season and Halloween.  (I've already got my ideas together for a Christmas wreath.)

Here is my Pumpkin Wreath Tutorial

Your Materials:

2 - 21" x 10 yards deco mesh rolls - I used an Orange and Orange with Copper Foil 

1 - Roll of green ribbon - I used Wired Faux Burlap Moss Green Ribbon, 2.5" x 10 yards

1 - 24" work wreath frame in Orange

1 - Pair of sharp scissors 

Let's get started!

For the "pumpkin" part of the wreath -

Take your deco mesh rolls and cut them in strips about 10"-12" wide.  I did not measure these, just eye balled it.  Once you cut the deco mesh, its going to want to roll back up - that's fine - and if both sides are touching, you've cut a large enough length.  Keep cutting until you have gone through both rolls of the deco mesh.

Eventually, your work station is going to look like this - 

Once everything is cut, get your wreath frame and start spreading the prongs out.

Remember, it doesn't matter where you start or what colors you start with.  Choose your first color and roll it up - in the same direction that the deco mesh is already wanting to roll, just a little tighter.  Don't do a tight roll, but it should be about the same circumference as a toilet paper or paper towel roll.

For me, I started with the orange with foil - rolled an orange with foil, rolled one solid orange, and a second orange with foil.  Once you have 3 rolls, pinch them together in the center, place them in your prongs, and twist the prongs together one time.

Now alternate for 3 more rolls.  In my case, I would roll 2 solid orange and 1 orange with foil.

Keep alternating until you have filled all top and bottom prongs.   You may have some deco mesh left over.  Once you have filled in all of your prongs, you are going to have a full wreath with the possibility of some bare areas.  Just move the deco mesh circles around until you have filled everything in to your tastes.  

For the "stem" part of the wreath - 

Take your green ribbon and unspool enough to make 2 loops out of 1 piece of ribbon.  Again, I did not measure anything, just eye balled to make the loops as big as I wanted them.  

Once you have the length you prefer, you need to cut 4 pieces of ribbon.

Line all 4 pieces together and pinch them in the middle.  You are going to use this point to secure all 4 ribbons in one of the top prongs on our wreath.

With the ribbons secure and hanging down, take 3 of the ribbons and loop them back to the top of your wreath prong.  This is going to create your pumpkin stems and you will have a ribbon (1 hanging down each side) that will make the rest of your pumpkin vine.

If something doesn't look right to you, remember you can always rearrange and adjust.

Here is my finished product hanging on the front door!

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope this gets the creative juices flowing for some of you.  Remember you do NOT have to be a creative genius to make something awesome for your home or front door.  

Catherine Moody with Realty Executives Associates

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PS - I have to thank Kitty for her support in this project.