If You Have An Egg Carton And Cardboard, You Can Make The Cutest Fall Wreath

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Crafters love to make fall wreaths. With their warm colors of brown, gold, and red, these autumn accents bring cheer to any door they hang on. The raw materials required to make a stunning fall wreath include the usual subjects: dried flowers, pine cones, the occasional pine bough, and ribbon, lots and lots of ribbon. But if the old tried-and-true is trying your creative crafting patience this year, it might be time to take a hint from TikToker Jessica Wetherall Buckle, the force behind Mummy and My Three. Her stash of wreath-making materials — cardboard and paper egg cartons — are recycling bin leftovers, and yet, in her deft hands, the cutest fall wreath for the front door emerged, complete with all of the best trappings of autumn.

The wreath ring for this project is cut from scraps of cardboard. Most traditional wreaths are mounted on ring sizes, ranging from 8 inches to 20 inches, with the numbers falling on the evens — i.e., 8, 10, 12, etc. The flowers that decorate the wreath are cut from the paper egg carton. The size of the carton you need depends on the size of the wreath. Finally, you'll need to choose some wood buttons for this. SUNGARDERY Assorted Wood Buttons would do a project like this a solid.

From your tools and supplies drawer, grab a pencil and some scissors. If you have a craft glue like Aleene's All Purpose Original Tacky Glue and some acrylic paint and brushes, take those out, too. Finally, extras like ribbons and a stapler could be useful here, too.

Since the cardboard wreath ring is the foundation for this project, kick things off by making it first. If you're good at free-handing circles, go ahead and draw one on the piece of cardboard. Next, sketch a second one inside the circle an inch or two smaller than the large one. Once that's done, cut the ring out. Pro tip: If drawing and cutting the ring gives you trouble, you may find it easier just to cut two half-moon-shaped rings, which you'd glue together to make a whole ring. If you do that, glue an additional square of cardboard over the seam to keep the wreath ring intact.

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While you're still working with the cardboard, draw leaves of different shapes in the cardboard and cut them out. You'll make the flowers for the wreath from the cones of the egg crate, so keep the size of the cones in mind as you draw the leaves. This ensures that the leaves and the flowers will be in the right proportions to one another. Once those are done, cut the peaks off of the egg cartons and cut slits in the walls of the "mountains" until you get to their flat summits. This is your basic flower, unembellished. 

Cut out flowers until you have enough to cover the wreath, and then paint them with different shades of acrylic paint. After that, glue a button in the middle of each flower to make its pistil. Finally, glue the flowers and the leaves onto the ring. You can make a hanger for the wreath out of a piece of ribbon that you form into a loop and then staple onto the back of the wreath. Lastly, hang the finished piece in its place of honor.

Because this handmade piece is made from reclaimed materials, it fits squarely into the rustic decor category. As such, any additional embellishments you put on it should fit that style, too (or one that embraces similar elements, like BoHo). Wrapping some Ribbli Jute Burlap Ribbon all the way around the wreath ring is one simple way to add more visual appeal and introduce some texture into the DIY project as well.

You can also tie a piece of the ribbon into a bow to make a cute add-on for the front of the display. Or, if you're all about those bows, crank your production of them up a notch, and add a country vibe to the wreath by creating smaller bows out of some of the ribbons you'd find in something like the CRLYA Gingham Ribbon Pack. Choose fall colors or earth tones for this. Glue the miniature bows in between the flowers at regular intervals. Be careful not to add too many bows. You don't want the flowers to be upstaged by the ribbon – only enhanced by it.

Finally, if you still feel like the wreath is missing a little somethin', cut four triangle-shaped flags out of the cardboard and paint them in fall colors. Then, write "fall" on the flags, putting one letter of the word on each flag. Glue the flags onto a ribbon or a piece of twine to make a garland, and drape it across the front of the wreath to add more autumn cheer.