2025 Pumpkin Wreath - Part 2

So! This is it! The result of my attempts at a yarn-covered pumpkin wreath.

I tried four different ways to wrap the wire wreath form with the chenille yarn. Every attempt was unimpressive. Eventually, I gave up and cut the yarn off the wire.

I was ... unhappy.

But determined.

I looked through Pinterest boards. I got some more ideas. I looked through my stash for different supplies. I slept on it. The next day I visited three Dollar Tree locations looking for new supplies. None of what I wanted was available. Then I found this:

It's a four foot plastic garland of creepy twigs/branches covered -- and I mean COVERED -- in glitter. The problem was, there was only one orange garland left. So I bought it, and one that was a deep red-orange, and this purple one.

That glitter shed everywhere. Oh, the sacrifices I make for my art!

I tried attaching the garland to the wire wreath form three different ways. What I eventually did was 

• snip the garland into pieces
• twist a dark orange piece around a light orange piece
• twist the joined pieces onto the wreath spine and hold them in place with a twist of black chenille stem.

I cut a piece of foamboard into the shape of the pumpkin. Then I covered the board with some black fuzzy fabric I had on hand.

I used straight pins to attach a string of orange fairy lights to the black fabric, taping the battery pack to the back side of the board.

Finally I used black zips ties to hold the black background to the wire wreath form.

Then I took the thing outside and sprayed it liberally with some hairspray to slow down the glitter fallout.

This is what the finished pumpkin wreath looks like in the light.

And here's what it looked like hanging up next to the spiders on the front porch ... basically a glowing orange blob. 

I like this version of a pumpkin wreath better than last year's ... but I doubt I'll hold onto it. It's time to release this idea from my head and go make something more satisfying.

On a positive note, though ... We had an excellent Halloween! We had at least 250 trick-or-treaters. It was like a block party out there with all the kids and the parents dressed up and having a great time. One of my favorite moments was this exchange:

        Kid: "Trick or treat!"

        Dale: "Well, now look at you! Happy Halloween!" as he dropped candy into the kid's bucket.

        Kid: "Wow! Thanks, Grandpa!"

It's the dream of our retirement to become the neighborhood grandparents!