DIY Halloween Wreath

I've made several yarn-wrapped wreaths over the past couple years and, I think, they always turn out cute! This Halloween wreath may be at the top of the cute charts though, so I thought I'd do a little DIY blog post. You can find tons of inspiration on Pinterest, which is where I found the template for the BOO banner on this wreath.


Materials:
Straw or Foam Wreath
Orange Yarn
Black Yarn
Hot Glue Gun
Scissors
Decorative Ribbon
Boo Banner - Can print from here!!

 Start by hot gluing the orange yarn in place on the wreath. Then just wrap the yarn around the wreath leaving little gaps for the black yarn.

 Hot glue the end of the orange yarn in place once you've completed wrapping that color. Next, do the exact same thing with the black, filling in all the gaps as best you can. As you can see from the picture below, the wreath now looks like it has a little too much black. Don't worry, we'll fix it!

 Go back through with the orange yarn one more time to balance out the colors and fill in any gaps where the wreath is still poking through.

Now you can decorate it however you like, but to get this look I hot glued the bow on the top of the wreath using a wired ribbon in a fun Halloween design. If you are unsure how to make a pretty bow, follow this tutorial. Next, print and cut out your BOO banner. Then hole punch two holes in each letter and string the yarn through the letters. Tightly tie the yarn around the wreath to hold the banner in place. To finish I like to attach a little piece of jewelry wire to the back of the wreath to hang it from, but you could always use a piece of yarn or more decorative ribbon.

Happy wreath making!!!! Let me know if you have any questions. Only one week until Halloween!