This weekend, I made this year’s Mardi Gras wreath! It took a little time – and a lot of hot glue, but it turned out really nice. See what you think!
Supplies:
styrofoam wreath (I used the biggest one they had at Michael’s)
Krylon spray paint in purple, green, or gold
globe ornaments (I got mine 1/2 off after Christmas) in purple, green, and gold – I think I used about 100 total of three different sizes
hot glue gun & lots of glue sticks
Directions:
Av took the styrofoam wreath outside and painted both sides with purple Krylon:
When it was completely dry, I started gluing on large globe ornaments on the outside of the circle, with the hanger hardware taken off the ornaments. I put the open end of each ornament towards me, since I was working from the back of the wreath and they wouldn’t be seen:
Next, I did the inside part of the circle with medium-size ornaments:
I turned over the wreath, and started working on the ‘right’ side – the side that will face the street – and started gluing on more small and medium-size ornaments until the wreath was completely covered:
…and here it is, all finished! I had to take one ornament off the inner part of the circle so the wreath hanger would have a place to rest, but other than that (which no one will ever notice) I think it turned out really nice!
Yay! Happy Mardi Gras!