The busy fall and holiday season will be here before you know it! Start getting ready ahead of time by making this adorable and fun deco mesh Halloween wreath. Wreath puns like this one sell quickly.
Hey, y’all! We have been busy gearing up for the busy fall and holiday season, and I hope you’re starting to move your own wreath-making in that direction too.
If you’re a Craftpreneur, you know that products during this season are in extremely high demand because people want to deck out their homes in festive decor. What’s more, customers start buying early!
If this seems early to you, check out our tried and true method for using a Craft Calendar to Plan Your Craft Production Schedule.
When we make wreaths, sometimes we go for eye-catching designs. Other times, we go for the cute factor. Today’s design is all about being funny with wreath puns.
Although I don’t make them all that often, wreath puns make customers laugh…and purchase. They’re practically a guaranteed sale, and they’re fun to make and display! Actually, our sarcastic wreaths have been selling faster than our cute ones lately.
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays for which to create wreaths because there’s an endless pool of inspiration! If you are seeking more ideas, check out our Happy Halloween Mesh Wreath, DIY Halloween Wreath Tutorial, and Trick or Treat Wreath for Halloween designs!
How To Make A Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath
I absolutely love the funny punny sign on this wreath – it makes me smile every time I look at it. So I know it’ll make your customers smile too! Here’s everything you need to know in order to make this design.
Supplies Needed
- Ring wreath board frame
- 10” orange deco mesh
- (8) 30” strips of 10” mesh (half white and gray striped mesh, half green deco mesh)
- (8) 20” strips of 10” mesh (half white & gray, half green deco mesh)
- Halloween sign
- (1) 4” ribbon
- (2) 2.5” ribbons
- (3) 1.5” ribbons
- 1” mounting squares (rated for outdoors)
- Super glue
- Pipe cleaners
- Rotary cutter
- Scissors
- EZ Bow Maker
- Ribbon tail board
Deco Mesh Halloween Wreath Instructions
Follow along as I guide you through the process step-by-step of making this fun Halloween deco mesh wreath.
Step 1
Begin by taking your ring wreath frame and adding pipe cleaners to it. There are two rings of holes. Follow the pattern of inserting one pipe cleaner into the inner hole, then the next pipe cleaner goes into the outer hole.
Continue alternating all the way around the ring.
Step 2
Take your orange deco mesh and make 10” poufs in the inner row of pipe cleaners.
Step 3
Take your 30” strips of mesh and make ruffles out of them. Alternating colors, insert one ruffle into each pipe cleaner on the outer ring of the frame as you work your way around.
Repeat the same process around the inner ring of the frame using the 20” strips of mesh and alternating colors.
Step 4
Prepare your sign by adding a dab of super glue to each corner and placing a mounting square on top of the glue. Insert a pipe cleaner into each mounting square.
Set the sign aside and let it dry.
Step 5
Let’s make a simple bow.
Take your 4” ribbon and make one 14” tail to the bottom, two 7” loops, and one shorter tail towards the top (in an “X” shape).
Repeat the process with your first 2.5” ribbon, making the tails the same length and the loops slightly smaller at about 6.5”.
And repeat again with your first 1.5” ribbon, making the loops smaller at 6”.
Add another layer (following the process) with your second 2.5” ribbon, making the loops 5.5”.
Next, take your second 1.5” ribbon and follow the same process, making both loops around 5”.
Finally, grab your last 1.5” ribbon and repeat the process again, making two long tails and one 4.5” inch center loop.
Grab a 20” zip tie and wrap it around the center of your bow. Twist it tight by twisting the bow, not the twist tie.
Attach your bow (using the pipe cleaner) to the left side of the wreath base and dovetail the ribbon tails
Step 6
Using the pipe cleaners on the back of the sign, attach the sign to the bottom right side of the wreath base.
Step 7
Let’s make some ribbon tails!
Cut (8) 14” ribbon tails from your 4” ribbon.
Next, cut (8) 14” ribbon tails from 1.5” ribbon.
Dovetail all the ends and stack a 1.5” tail on top of a 4” ribbon tail.
Step 8
Take one ribbon tail stack and fold it in the middle. Pinch it, then fold it and insert it into one of the pipe cleaners on the wreath. Work your way around the outside of the wreath.
Then add any additional ribbon tails as needed where it looks bare in the middle of the wreath.
Step 9
Trim off excess pipe cleaner pieces and add a pipe cleaner to the top of the wreath board frame to create a hanger.
Fluff everything out, dovetail any ends of ribbon you missed, and your wreath is complete!
Try This Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath Yourself!
I hope you love this design as much as I do. It’s simple to make, and since it uses ribbon tails instead of bows, it’s slightly less expensive to make. That means you can make it faster, price it lower, and give your customers a better value. They’ll buy it right out from under you!
If you love this deco mesh Halloween wreath design, be sure to check out these designs too:
- Easy Halloween Grapevine Wreath
- Eat Drink And Be Scary Halloween Wreath
- Witch and Broom: Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath
- DIY Halloween Ghost Wreath
- Simple Spider DIY Halloween Wreath
If you need any help with centerpiece-making, bow-making, wreath-making, or crafting in general, be sure to check out more of our tutorials on How to Make Wreaths.
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Punny Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath
Materials
- Ring wreath board frame
- 10" deco mesh orange
- 8 10" deco mesh 30” strips – white and gray striped, & green mesh
- 8 10" deco mesh 20” strips – white and gray striped, & green mesh
- sign/attachment Halloween themed
- 1 4" wired ribbon
- 2 2.5" wired ribbon
- 3 1.5 wired ribbon
- 1″ mounting square
- super glue
- pipe cleaners
- rotary cutter
- scissors
- EZ Bow Maker
- ribbon tail board
Instructions
- Add pipe cleaners to your ring wreath frame. Alternate inserting one pipe cleaner into a hole on the inner ring, then the next pipe cleaner goes into a hole in the outer ring.Continue alternating all the way around the ring.
- Make 10" poufs around the inner row of pipe cleaners with your orange deco mesh.
- Make ruffles with your 30” strips of mesh. Insert one ruffle into each pipe cleaner on the outer ring of the frame, alternating colors, as you work your way around the frame.Repeat the same process around the inner ring of the frame using the 20” strips of mesh and alternating colors.
- Super glue a mounting square to each corner of the back of your sign. Insert a pipe cleaner into each mounting square.Set the sign aside and let the glue dry.
- Time to make a simple bow.Take the 4” ribbon and make a 14” tail toward the bottom, two 7” loops, and one shorter tail towards the top (in an “X” shape).Take your first 2.5” ribbon and repeat the process, making the tails the same length and the loops slightly smaller at about 6.5”. Offset this layer from the bottom layer.Grab the first 1.5” ribbon and repeat again, making the loops smaller at 6”. Offset this layer from the layer below.Repeat the process again with your second 2.5” ribbon, making the loops 5.5”. Offset this layer from the one below.Next, take your second 1.5” ribbon and follow the same process, making both loops around 5”. Offset this layer from the one below.Finally, grab your last 1.5” ribbon and make two long tails and one 4.5” inch center loop. Grab a 20” zip tie and wrap it around the center of your bow. Twist it tightly. Attach your bow to the left side of the wreath base and dovetail the ribbon tails.
- Using the pipe cleaners on the back of the sign, attach the sign to the bottom right side of the wreath base.
- Make some ribbon tails.Cut (8) 14” ribbon tails from your 4” ribbon.Next, cut (8) 14” ribbon tails from 1.5” ribbon.Dovetail all the ends and stack a 1.5” tail on top of a 4” ribbon tail.
- Take one ribbon tail stack and fold it in the middle. Pinch it and insert it into one of the pipe cleaners on the wreath. Insert one ribbon tail stack into each pipe cleaner as you work your way around the outside of the wreath.Add any additional ribbon tails as needed into the middle of the wreath where it looks bare.
- Trim off excess pipe cleaner pieces and add a pipe cleaner to the top of the wreath board frame to create a hanger.Fluff everything out, dovetail any ends of ribbon you missed, and your wreath is complete!
Video
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