Sunday, November 14, 2010

Fall Wreath on the cheap!

My front door has been a bit bare since I took down my DIY Dollar Tree Halloween wreath a few weeks ago. I have been wanting to make something cute for Thanksgiving, but wasn't really sure what I wanted. I knew I want it to be thrifty, as all my money these days is being saved or spent for Christmas. Here is what I came up with.
I got this frame at at the auction I went to a few weeks back. It was in a stack of like 15 frames/pictures I got for $1.
I started out by taking the canvas out of it.

Then I spray painted it orange with some spray paint I had left over from another project.

Once my spray paint was dry & started adding some garland & leaves.

The garland is from Walmart & is the only thing I bought specifically for this project. It was $3.

This floral leaf pick was leftover from my Fall display. It was a Dollar Tree score & as you can see it still had many leaves left on it. I just cut off the leaves leaving a little bit of stem on each.
Then I just hot glued it on all on the frame. I used my leftover leaves to fill in the areas that seemed bare to me. I added some ribbon to hang it (from my ribbon stash) and
WHOLA!

It really spruced up my bare door!

A close up!
Not bad for under $5!

Enjoy!

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6 comments:

  1. Looks so nice! Love the berries & the price.
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  2. Just saw your project over at the Sunday Showcase party. It looks great! The rectangle gives it more interest and looks good with your door.

    I made a similar wreath for our front door too!
    http://ourhouseonthecorner.blogspot.com/2010/09/frugal-fall-wreath.html

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  3. super cute...love the idea of using a frame...thank you for linking up to MMM :)

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  4. I just love this.I have to make one

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  5. Hi Michelle, I love the thought of using a frame - so clever and creative! Thanks so much for joining the Sunday Showcase Party - I greatly appreciate it. I have featured this today - Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Hope you are enjoying your week. ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  6. I am a sucker for the unusual and out of the ordinary. I just love the square take on this wreath and you're right - really an easy project that all of your readers could do.
    Thanks again for posting on Motivated Monday at BeColorful

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