Autumn Wreath DIY

As this was my first time making a wreath I wasn't quite sure what kind I wanted to do - Halloween or Autumn? The Halloween wreaths that I had seen around seemed like a whole lot of hard work requiring difficult to get materials and as I just wanted to keep this one simple I went with the Autumn wreath - plus I had most of the makings of it to hand.

I bought a cheap euro-store Halloween wreath and removed all of the things that were stuck to it (a scarecrow and some plastic leaves) as I couldn't find a vine wreath anywhere else and that's what I wanted for this project.

That done, I made the two large bows from upholstery webbing that I had in the house, using a simple bow tutorial that I found online.  I bought some faux mini pumpkins/gourds (which also came in handy for the Autumnal Centrepiece in my last post). I added some straw that I had also pulled off the original wreath and glued everything on using a hot glue gun.  Two more tiny bows which I made with orange scrap ribbon from my collection and it was done.

Thanks for looking and good luck making your own Autumn wreath.

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Make Your Own Autumnal Centrepiece

Every year at this time I make my own Autumnal Centrepiece - its so simple to do and costs almost nothing as I collect most of what I need in my local park. Here's how:

First, find a tray or large plate of your choice - mine's a gold rectangular one that I also use for my Christmas centrepiece.  

You'll need a focal point for the project and for this I generally use candles, orange is a good colour as it ties in with the season and if it's scented, all the better but you can choose the colour that suits you best.  You can use two or three candles if you wish, depending on the size and shape of your tray. If it's round, 3 looks good. This year, I went with one as my tray is small.

The next stage is up to you, you can use any of nature's Autumnal gifts by collecting what you find local to you. Tree twigs, chestnuts, leaves, fruit, pine cones, acorns, gourds - whatever you like. Just arrange them on your tray until you are happy with the way it looks.  This is my 2016 version...

I hope you enjoyed reading about my Autumnal Centrepiece, I'd love to hear about how yours turned out so don't forget to let me know by leaving a comment below.

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