This Halloween door swag & Witch’s hat topiary DIY project is perfect for the cute side of All Hallow’s Eve. You can create this look in only a few hours.
Hey! So if you follow me on Instagram or on Facebook, you saw my front porch decked out for Halloween. I orginally was going to post these projects separately but time is slipping away and I really want you to have a chance to recreate this for your own porch. So you are getting a “two fer” post! Both the halloween door swag & witch’s hat topiary DIY can be completed in an afternoon. I kid you not!
Halloween Front Door Swag
Supplies:
- Floral foam block for dry flowers
- Wire cutters
- Assorted flowers, twigs and grasses – your choice
- Ribbon – your choice but I chose two different patterned ribbons with the same color scheme
- Craft/floral wire
- Floral tape
- Wire coat hanger
Step 1- Prep the Base
Take your wire coat hanger and bend it flat.
Cut off the end where the hanger curves.
Insert the modified hanger into the floral foam block.
Step 2 – All about the Greenery
This is the step where the magic happens. Cut all your stem if you purchased flower/grass/sprig bushes. Determine how far you would like your swag to “stick out”, pretty certain there is a better way of saying this. I chose to cut my floral stems in 6, 8 and 10 inch lengths and my sprigs/ grasses… I cut as I went.
I don’t believe in hard fast rules except for the rule of odds and the rule of triangles. Use an odd number of stems, so I had 3 of one type of one flower and 5 of another. When I placed the flowers in the wreath, I tried to create loose triangles in my placement – this will help with creating a balanced look. Do your best but ultimately rely on your “eye” for what feels right.
Place sprigs at the top and bottom in a fan formation. This will give us our height. Once all the florals have been inserted, we will go back and add more sprigs/grass to fill out the front and give a more dimensional look.
Step 3 – Add the Fluff
Create a few loopy bows to tuck into your wreath. One at the top corner and one at the bottom corner. Add a few long “tails” at the bottom. To keep the whimsical appeal – use a couple of different patterned ribbons. If you need help on making a bow- I have a super simple way (just click here) to get you comfortable in making them. I keep saying that I need to do a post just on the different ways of creating a bow. Maybe this is the year!
Step 4- Display
Time to display your beautiful Halloween door swag! This wreath can be used on the porch or in your favorite room. You can even add a few crows or spiders or sugar skulls – whatever makes you happy and makes this uniquely yours.
Witch’s Hat Topiary DIY
Supplies:
- Witch hat
- Wide wired ribbon
- Large flower
- Small flower
- Grasses/greenery
- Hotglue
- Hotglue gun
Step 1- Create the flower adornment
Use a piece of thin cardboard for a backing. I used the end of a ribbon spool. It was cheap, it was the right size. It was there.
Create a bow by making a loop and securing it with hot glue. Gently pinch the middle and use a craft/floral wire to create the bow.
Hot glue grass to the back side of the cardboard backing. Glue the bow to the front of the cardboard backing.
Glue leaves to the front to fill out the flower adornment.
Finally glue the large flower in the middle of the bow. Add the little flower right below to the side. Like this –
Step 2- Band the hat
The wired ribbon will be too wide to easily wrap around. Fold ribbon in half and hotglue – just enough to wrap around the hat.
Hotglue the floral adornment to the middle.
Step 2-
Add ribbon ties, with you guess it… hotglue, on the hat to make it easier to secure to the topiary.
Step 3-
Tie your cute hat to your favorite topiary.
For additional fun, pick up cute letters at the craft store and paint. I painted a layer of flat black acrylic paint and then added rub n buff copper and gold for a little more oomph.
I love a Happy Halloween front porch and hey, if you are in need of a quick costume – grab the hat!
If you like my cute little pumpkins – here’s the tutorial!
Till Later My friends!
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