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8.30.21-Eyeball Halloween Mesh Wreath

Materials

  • 1 unit wire wreath form
  • 3-4 pieces cable mounts
  • 1 pack pipe cleaners or zip tie
  • 3 pieces eyeball decorations
  • 1 pack skewers
  • 3 pieces pumpkin decorations
  • 1 rolls 21” mesh roll
  • 5 rolls mesh (5 different colors)
  • 7 rolls 7 ribbons
  • 1 unit sign
  • 1 pack sticky googly eye decorations

Instructions

Prep.

  • Start with a wire wreath form.
  • Add cable mounts to the back of your sign and let dry.
  • Add pipe cleaners into your eyeball decorations.
  • Add skewers into your pumpkins.
  • Take a 21” mesh roll, bunch the end and add it into a twist tie and make 12” poofs all around your wreath.
  • Using 5 different colors of mesh, cut 2 x 30” pieces of each one.
  • Using 4 different colors of mesh, cut 2 x 15” pieces of each one.
  • Take the 30” mesh pieces and make cruffles by curling the edges in and pinching the middle together.
  • Add the 30” cruffles into the outer ring of your wreath alternating colors as you go.
  • Take the 15” mesh pieces and make cruffles by curling the edges in and pinching the middle together.
  • Add the 15” cruffles into the inner ring of your wreath alternating colors as you go.

Make and add your tails.

  • Take 6 ribbons and cut 6 x 13” pieces of each one.
  • Dovetail the ends.
  • Layer 2 tails and add them into the ties. Make sure each tie has a tail made up of 2 ribbon tails.

Add your sign.

  • Attach your sign to the middle of your wreath using mounting squares and pipe cleaners.

Add your bow.

  • Take 7 ribbons and make bows with 2 big loops each and layer them.
  • Secure your bow together with a zip tie or pipe cleaner.
  • Add your bow to the bottom right of your sign and secure it with zip ties.
  • Fluff out your bow.
  • Dovetail all your ends.

Add decorations.

  • Add in your eyeball decorations.
  • Stick some sticky googly eye decorations onto the ribbon.
  • Add in your pumpkin decorations.