I love decorating for the seasons and holidays, if no more than a wreath on the front door and a garden flag welcoming friends and family at the sidewalk entrance. I moved the wreath on my front door to my kitchen this summer, so I needed a replacement. I browsed Ebay and Michael’s, but I simply could not fork over $75 – $80 for a wreath. Not when I know they had about $10.00 worth of material and maybe an hour of time invested in the product. Problem solved, I decided to recycle a fall wreath that I had stored. It had seen betters days as far as the materials, but the wreath was in excellent shape. I like large wreaths on my front door, so the size was perfect.
I headed to the Dollar Tree last night, and purchased a string of leaves, flowers, pumpkins and gourds, and a scarecrow for about $8.00 and went to work. I removed all of the material on the original wreath except the moss. I wanted to have a filler on the wreath just in case I didn’t have enough of materials to cover it. I secured loose areas by re-gluing it to the grapevine with a hot glue gun. If you’re a crafter, a hot glue gun is a must.
Next, I hot glued the string of leaves onto the moss and filled in areas around the leaves with the silk flowers. I purchased 4 bouquets at a $1.00 a piece, 3 sunflowers and 1 of the orange. Next, I removed the stick from the $1.00 scarecrow and hot glued it on the wreath in place of the bird house on the original wreath. I than placed and glued the pumpkins and gourds.
Here’s my recycled wreath with $8.00 worth of material and 30 minutes of my time. It’s now hanging on my front door and I love it. What do you think about my recycled wreath? Do you think I should add a bow?
I love it! Perfect for autumn!
You do such cute things — I really hope your decorating and craftiness will rub off on me!
Hi KC. I love decorating and doing crafts. I wish I had more time, I would really put my glue gun to use, haha. Thanks for stopping by.
Great job! Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Hi Janet. Thanks for stopping by. I love doing crafts, and I love doing them frugally. Glad you liked the post.
This is an awesome idea. It came out great! I love projects like this and I love the Dollar Tree! Great post!
Hi Kate. I love anything that has a Dollar in the name. I can always find bargains in these stores. Thanks for stopping by.
I was recently in Joann's with a coupon and I checked the wreath prices. $80 for a wreath, I really entered the store thinking I might get a beautiful wreath for $20-25 (that I could use for the next 15-20 years) with my 40% off coupon…boy was I wrong. You did a great job refurbishing your wreath!!
Thanks Kyle. I love Joann's. It's a bit pricey, but you can find good deals using a coupon. I think the prices for wreaths are outrageous everywhere, so I've decided to continue making my own. Stay tuned for my Christmas wreath.