{"id":4203,"date":"2010-09-17T18:17:33","date_gmt":"2010-09-18T00:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=4203"},"modified":"2010-09-25T07:19:59","modified_gmt":"2010-09-25T13:19:59","slug":"halloween-ribbon-wreath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/17\/halloween-ribbon-wreath\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Ribbon Wreath"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is my favorite craft to date.\u00c2\u00a0 And yes, I think I said that about the last wreath I made<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 But I had SO MUCH fun working on this wreath (well, except for the spray adhesive on my hand…more on that momentarily).\u00c2\u00a0 This was tedious and time consuming, but what a labor of love!\u00c2\u00a0 I enjoyed every single second of this project.<\/p>\n

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I don’t normally decorate for Halloween.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve got my Fall<\/em> decorations<\/a>-my pumpkins and apples and leaves-but I’m just not into Halloween.\u00c2\u00a0 Unlike most of our neighbors, who go ALL OUT for Halloween (with realistic things hanging in the trees, inflatables, tombstones, and a haunted house for the trick-or-treaters), I don’t like all the scary, creepy, ghoulish decorating, and I don’t really like dressing up either.\u00c2\u00a0 But when I saw the Happy Halloween Wreath<\/a> that Jen from Tatertots and Jello<\/a> (my craft-making hero!) made, I decided that maybe there was<\/em> a way to decorate for Halloween in a happy, cute, fun way after all!\u00c2\u00a0 I owe Jen a million thanks for her amazing wreath idea and great photo tutorial.\u00c2\u00a0 I never would have thought of this on my own!\u00c2\u00a0 So this is my spin on a Happy Halloween Wreath.<\/p>\n

I started by wrapping a 12″ foam wreath in wide ribbon (I used black), pinning it at first, and gluing it down as I went.\u00c2\u00a0 Do you really need to see what this step looks like?\u00c2\u00a0 Okay, here you go…<\/p>\n

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Now, let the ribbon cutting begin!\u00c2\u00a0 You’re going to need lots and LOTS and LOTS of ribbon.\u00c2\u00a0 I ran out of ribbon twice and had to go back for more.\u00c2\u00a0 HOW much should you buy?\u00c2\u00a0 Well, it depends.\u00c2\u00a0 (I know…so helpful!).\u00c2\u00a0 It depends on how thick you bunch the ribbons together, and it depends on whether or not you plan to completely cover the inside and outside of the wreath (instead of just the front).\u00c2\u00a0 I completely covered the outside of my wreath, so I needed a small truckload of ribbon.\u00c2\u00a0 I used at least<\/em> 138 feet of ribbon.\u00c2\u00a0 Then I lost track.\u00c2\u00a0 Here are my ribbon tips:<\/p>\n