24 Days of Thanksgiving - The Dollar Store Wreath

So, I was under the impression that everyone knew about how to make their own wreath. Even if you buy the supplies at the craft store, you'll still pay less than you would buying a pre-made wreath. I thought everyone knew that.

I was wrong.

I was at Wal-Mart yesterday and I saw a lady staring at the wreaths. I heard her muttering to herself about how expensive they were. And then, much to my horror, I saw her pick one out and put it in her cart, sighing as she went.

I died a little inside just then.

For those of you who are in homemade wreath denial or think it's just easier to buy one, I'm staging an intervention. Here's the simplest, cheapest wreath you can make. Once made, it can be personalized in a hundred different ways to fit your family.

Go to the dollar store and get the following:

1 wreath

4 bunches of your favorite faux fall leaves

1 spool of ribbon

Pull the leaves off the plastic stems.

Start sticking the stems into the wreath any ol' way you like.  Go all the way around the wreath until you're happy with it.

Hot glue the leaves to the wreath.

Viola. I like to say that word like "VI-OH-LAY" just like Scuttle in The Little Mermaid did.

Add some ribbon.

Did I mention this was simple?

From there, you can add picks, pumpkins, any little extras you like... and you won't pay $25.99 like that poor woman at Wal-Mart.  I will never forgive myself for not rescuing her.