Super simple fall wreath – I created this in one episode of Grimm (are you watching that show?   You totally should be!) using only materials I already had on hand.

Start with a wreath form made from a pool noodle, as in this post here.

I used two different fabrics; one a rust colored burlap, and a fall colored plaid cotton.  If you don’t have fabric on hand already and need to buy some, you shouldn’t need more than 1/4 yard of each.  Cut the fabric into strips, about 2-3 inches wide and just long enough to wrap around the wreath form.

I liked the look of the end that shows being frayed, so I pulled threads out of one long side.

Wrap a strip around the wreath form and hot glue down both ends.  Now wrap around a strip of the other fabric, slightly overlapping the first, and hot glue.

Continue this all the way around until the whole form is covered.

Cut out a few leaves and make some rolled fabric flowers to embellish – I used them to cover the area where my strips met back up because I thought it looked a little messy.  I didn’t include a tutorial on the flowers here.  Google “rolled fabric flower” and you’ll find tutorials galore.  Mine aren’t even sewn; they are just hot glued on the bottom, then pressed onto the wreath.

Cut two more strips of fabric – one wider than the other – and loop them around the top of the wreath.  Tie a knot, letting the ends flop down, and hang on the door.

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I started with three planks of barnwood.  I wanted it to look very primitive – it would work great with new wood if you don’t have barnwood on hand (what, doesn’t everyone?)  It will just not look as rough when it is finished.

Lay the planks out side by side and draw a large candy corn shape on them – spanning all three pieces of wood. Just freehand it – remember we are going for primitive.  Cut this out with a jigsaw or a scroll saw and sand all the pieces to remove any splinters.

Paint the pieces orange, white and yellow, let dry then rough it all up with a sanding block.  Now paint each piece with brown stain and then wipe off with a rag, leaving the stain down in the crevices of the wood.

Once that’s dry, drill holes in each piece like in the picture below.  This is how you will attach the pieces together.

Cut 8 pieces of wire about 5-6 inches long.

Line the pieces of wood up right next to each other – so the holes align – and use the holes to determine where you will bend each wire.

Bend each wire so that it looks like a huge staple, like this:

Then insert the “staples” through the holes so that they criss cross over each other, like this:

Turn the whole thing over, where you will see the “staples” all sticking straight out the back.

Use a pair of needle nosed pliers to bend the wires down.  I like to curl the ends under a bit so that they aren’t poky.  If I’m going to hang this on a door – or some other surface that I’m afraid will be scratched by the wires – then I would cut out a piece of felt or craft foam and glue it on the back to cover the staples.  That will also dampen the noise of it banging when you open and close the door.Now cut a longer piece of wire to use for hanging the finished piece.  Bend the ends at a right angle at about 6 inches in from each end.  Push those ends under the smaller wires on the back of the wood, inserting each end of the wire in from each side of the candy corn. Bend the wires around to secure them and if you like, cover them with felt as above.

I like to use a pencil to add a couple of curls into the wire.

Then cut small lengths of different colored matching ribbon and tie on one side,

and hang!

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