Ghost Sucker Wreath

I've made ghost sucker wreaths for a long time but this time I switched it up a bit. The "classic" way is to wrap a kleenex around a sucker, knot it to a wire wreath and hang a small pair of kids safety scissors from the bottom so you can cut off one "ghost" at a time as needed (either to give a sucker to someone or if you need a sugar fix haha!). For this wreath I wrapped each sucker in a coffee filter which makes a pretty ruffly wreath that I think looks better than the kleenex version!

Instead of knotting them on I tied each one on with a bow so I don't need scissors to get the ghosts off the wreath. Because the coffee filters are thicker, it worked better to alternate the suckers with head facing into the center and head facing out - I was able to fill in the holes easier this way and make the wreath look nice and full.

After wrapping the coffee filter around the sucker just dot on eyes using a fat sharpie - I enjoy the little faces peeking out between the filter ruffles.

Black curly ribbon would have been better looking probably, but I didn't have any so just used white - still cute! I finished this one by adding a Dollar store bow (attach with a pipe cleaner and make a loop for hanging), but that's your call - it also looks good without one!

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Mossy Halloween Wreath

I made 2 of these wreaths a while ago - even though it isn't a new project for me to show you I still think they are cute and worth sharing. They have held up really well, I occasionally have to hot glue a spider or bat back on but overall they are doing great.

I started with straw wreaths and wrapped a chenille stem around to hang them from (you could tie a long ribbon around the finished wreath instead if you want to see the hanger), then hot glued preserved reindeer moss (I found it at Hobby Lobby) all over completely covering the straw on the front and sides (any part that won't be hidden against the door). I got some rubber and plastic spiders, scorpions, and bats at the craft and/or dollar store, put some glitter glue on them so they are sparkly ;) and hot glued them randomly on top of the moss. I put a large straight pin thru the heavier pieces (large tarantula and bat) to help anchor them into the wreath. That's it! Definitely one of the easiest wreaths I've made.

 You could easily change this up and add whatever Halloween items you would like - check out the different small things at the craft store like pumpkin picks, feathers, witch hat and brooms, etc. I can also see this at Christmas with ornaments, pine cones, snowflakes, etc. instead of the bugs!