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DIY Dollar Store Fall Pumpkin Wreath

DIY Dollar Store Fall Pumpkin Wreath

At the beginning of Fall I made my first wreath of the year! Took long enough, but if there’s any season to get me into the crafting spirit, it’s Fall. I was sure to take lots of photos along the way for anyone who may want to replicate and enjoy this inexpensive DIY dollar store fall pumpkin wreath.

Pumpkin Wreath Cost

One of the main highlights for this project is that it is relatively inexpensive to make. The most expensive thing would be if you need to purchase a hot glue gun and sticks. A reasonably priced one that is still decent quality can be found at any major craft store such as Michaels. I use this one by Gorilla, which can be purchased here on Amazon. https://amzn.to/478ML6d
The rest of the supplies shown in the picture above is $1.25 per item. I purchased three rolls of orange ribbon, three packages of burlap leaves, a pumpkin shaped wreath frame, a pair of decorative corns and a packge of white pumpkin clips. My total for the supplies was $11.25 (not including the string lights). The only additional materials I used was the hot glue gun, glue sticks (this project only used four sticks) and a wreath hanger.
I spent four hours total putting the wreath together. Two in the evening after the kids went to sleep and two the next morning while they played. I include time in the “cost” of a project, so really this pumpkin wreath costed me $11.25 and four hours of my life.

Designing the Wreath

I started by folding the ribbon around the wire and tying to secure it.  Then I bunched up the ribbon in small sections, to keep the wreath put together but still looking not completely perfect. I always leave things a little scrambled looking so that if there’s a true mistake, it’s impossible to tell on the finished product.

After the ribbon was well secured I went around the outside of the wreath to create a solid border and highlight the pumpkin shape. Doing the entire outline of the pumpkin shape used two of my three rolls of ribbon.

This is when I took my break for the night. I started up again in the moring with my trusty coffee. This mug is my seasonal favorite. I purchased it at Target, but you can find a similar one here on Amazon https://amzn.to/45NAaEv

After some coffee, I started using my third ribbon roll. Each wire line of the pumpkin is wrapped lightly by the ribbon. I didn’t want to make the wreath too thick so it lost it’s pumpkin lines. For the best results, I create my wreaths while they’re hanging. This helps visualize how they’ll look when they’re finished. It also helps see potential bald spots or lopsidedness. I also purchased a string of leaf lights, but realized partway through building the wreath that I would’ve wanted a second string to make it bright enough, so I opted out of using the lights.

Finishing Touches

The next few steps were much more fun. I got to add in the leaves I used to create the stem for the top. Then the colored burlap leaves scattered around the pumpkin to add more autumn elements. Again, I placed these as randomly as possible. Finall I attached the corn cobs by tying them on to the wire frame, and one of the white pumpkins by clipping it on. Each of my children happily claimed a pumpkin for themselves as well.

Finished! Even without the lights I was pretty please with the outcome of the wreath. I would love to create similar wreaths with the same design idea of a shaped metal frame and colored ribbon to highlight it. A tree for Christmas or a heart for Valentine’s Day would be cute, fun, inexpensive projects to proudly display as a front door decoration.

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DIY Dollar Store Fall Pumpkin Wreath At the beginning of Fall I made my first wreath of the year! Took long enough, but if there’s any season to get me into the crafting spirit, it’s Fall. I was sure to take lots of photos along the way for anyone who…

DIY Dollar Store Fall Pumpkin Wreath At the beginning of Fall I made my first wreath of the year! Took long enough, but if there’s any season to get me into the crafting spirit, it’s Fall. I was sure to take lots of photos along the way for anyone who…