Easy Wreath - For More Than One Holiday!

I'm not (or at least, I haven't been) your wreath-for-every-holiday type of girl. For years, I've accepted the fact that our neighbor's doors will simply be more festive than ours. The primary reasons I've been okay with that fact are: 1) I have a hard time paying money for non-Christmas decorations that I can only use for one holiday and 2) front door wreaths seem difficult to make yourself.

Thanks to a little motivation from Pinterest, I've tested--and refuted--both of the above claims. I made an inexpensive Halloween wreath that I can easily (and still inexpensively) convert to a Thanksgiving wreath. And the whole project took me less than 30 minutes! 

The finished product! Step-by-Step Instructions Below.

What You'll Need

• 18" Grapevine Wreath
• 1/2 yard of Holiday-Themed Fabric
• Wooden Monogram Letter (featuring your last initial)
• Hi-temp or Dual-Temp Glue Gun
• Other Holiday-Themed Decor (optional)

How You Can Make Yours

1. First, create a workspace on the floor with plenty of room. Hardwood or tile floors work best, but I used carpet since it was my best option at the time. You'll want to put newspaper or a painting canvas down as protection.

2. Start by attaching the letter to the wreath with the glue gun (hi-temp setting). The best way I found to do this is to place the letter where you want it with your hands, then flip it over and set it on the floor (with the letter between the floor and your wreath). Glue through the wreath pieces and between the wreath and the letter to get a good connection.

3. Once the letter is attached, prepare the fabric. I bought a half yard of fabric and cut it lengthwise into four-inch strips. I ended up with two different four-inch strips, which was ultimately enough to cover the wreath. I then folded the strips in half to make them two-inch strips and to give the front and back the same look.

Four-inch strips

Two-inch strips

5. Glue the two fabric strips together at the ends. At this point, you should have two long strips that are two-inches wide. Glue those strips together end-to-end to make one very long two-inch strip. This should be enough to cover the entire 18-inch wreath.

6. Wrap the fabric around the wreath. Start by tucking (not gluing!) the fabric behind the letter, then wrap it around the wreath (leaving a couple of inches between each revolution) and tuck it behind the letter once more to complete the wrap.

7. If you have another holiday-themed piece of decor, tuck it into the wreath. I took a fall-themed sprig, cut the pumpkin off, and stuck it into the wreath. Again, no gluing (this is key for using the wreath again).

I could have used the whole sprig, but I
decided to cut the pumpkin off.

8. Hang up your cool new wreath! To hang it, I used this Pinterest idea and hung a Command Hook upside down on the back of our front door.

Getting in the Halloween spirit!

So, there you have it...an easy-peasy Halloween wreath that can be used again! To customize for Thanksgiving and other subsequent holidays, just substitute other holiday-themed fabric and decor and follow the same instructions (minus attaching the monogram letter).