Fall is my favorite season. It cools off, we get to wear jackets and coats(which I have a full closet of) Thanksgiving is impending, but best of all Halloween!
I did some great things this year to get ready for the holiday, I made a new, awesome wreath, we decorated our apartment and last night had a really fun, first annual H. Family Halloween party! I have some great pictures and stories to share! I think just one will suffice for today though!
First my wreath. I love this thing. so much that even though we're short on cash this year I begged my lovely mother to pay for the materials and in return I made her one too. This idea came from the October Martha Stewart Living magazine and was a little time consuming but quite easy.
(aren't the shadows in this picture great? the wreath looks even spookier than it really is!)Stuff you need:
1 grapevine wreath
1 can of black spray paint
1 small bottle of black acrylic paint
1 paint brush
as many snakes as you want
floral wire
This is where I kind of want to say "just figure it out" and move on with things, but its really pretty easy to tell you so I will.
1) Spray Paint the wreath. I used a few coats and it covered really quickly.
2) Use the acrylic paint to paint the snakes. This was the longest step for me cause I had lots of snakes :)
3)Once snakes and wreath are dry, attach snakes in desired places with the floral wire by wrapping it around the snake and then threading it through the wreath where you can twist the wire to secure it. Most snakes need to be attached in two places.
4)DO NOT SPRAY PAINT THE SNAKES. EVER. In my experience the spray paint remained sticky and wet after a week until I took a paper towel to it about 5 times.
5) if the floral wire stands out too much I would recommend either spray-painting it along with the wreath at the beginning or touching it up by hand with the acrylic paint at the end.
6) Enjoy your spooky wreath!
