This was our craft last fall. Very fun and seasonal. (The star is this particular lady's personal at home addition, but an actual photo of her project... NOT Pinterest). Turned out great!
And then there were others....
And still more others....
The base was styrofoam tubing, similar to that of pool noodles all the craft sites talk about. However, try finding 70 pool noodles in October. So working with the spirit of creativity and improvising, we ended up at the Lowe's in the plumbing department. We then cut the correct length and taped the ends together with good old duct tape. It was an ok product to use for light weight decor materials, but too much weight would drag it into an oval shape. But for our craft we stuck to wrapping it burlap (unfinished edged) "ribbon" and holding it on with hot glue. Then we decorated with cute accent ribbons, packages of silk leaves from the dollar store, brown yard, and coffee/tea stained coffee filters and cup cake liners, and of course the word "FALL" was provided. The coffee filters and cupcake liners were held on to the ring by brads just pushed through the center and into the ring. And hot glue guns were also made available.
That was the construction of this project.
Results: Many looked nice with just the right amount of decor, the right sense of visual balance and of the options provided they chose coordinating colors, ribbons etc. Others, not so much.
How to improve: IF you could find pool noodles, they might be stronger. I would not get large coffee filters, and I would not stain them. If I could find SMALL natural brown coffee filters, those would suffice. Many people preferred the cute patterns of the cupcake liners which also had a better proportion, but looked good layered with either the natural or white coffee filters, again in the small size. The dollar store leaves were the most "finished" and decor quality. The first picture shows that a few leaves, "FALL" and an accent ribbon looked really good without going overboard. So possibly fewer decor choices than the abundance that we had made available.
How was it received: A lot of excitement at first, because there is such a trend in wreaths and front door decor. Those who had a good eye for color and balance really liked theirs...and even went home to personalize. For others, I think fewer options, while that limits some creativity of the process, it directs those who might struggle with creativity toward a product result they would enjoy.
God bless you and your time with your group.
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