DIY Spooky Eye Wreath

It's officially October, so bring out the Witches, Ghosts, Goblins and Spiders.  :)  I love decorating for Halloween.  It's that special time of year when the "spooky" becomes the spectacular and the "creepy crawly"  are considered creatively cool.  I have so many fun holiday ideas and traditions to share, so let's get "BOO" it.  :)

As seems to be the case with all the holidays lately, my front door was in need of something new.  So my mom & I created this "fantastically frightening" wreath that I am in LOVE with!

We started with a 14" white foam wreath (spray painted black), 2 black feather boas with silver accents (measuring 2 yards each) and the largest wiggle eyes I could find.

First, start by hot gluing the end of one of the feather boas to the wreath and then wrapping it around so that it covers approximately half of the wreath.  Then we placed a little hot glue at various intervals on the wreath to secure the feather boa to the foam.  I recommend wrapping the boa around completely before gluing to ensure that you have the right coverage. 

Then repeat the same process with the second boa.

I'm not going to lie, when we got to this point, I was already grinning from ear to ear.  :)

Next, we added the wiggle eyes.  Start by arranging them in pairs at various spots on the wreath.  We started with five sets to get a base design in place.

Once we determined placement, then we began gluing the eyes to the wreath.  Use a large amount of hot glue on the black of each eye.  Be careful not to press the eyes onto the foam base.  You want to adhere them to the boa only, to give the look of "floating" amongst the feathers.

Then depending on your preference, add more wiggle eyes where you see fit.  It was at this point where not only was I grinning but literally squealing with excitement at how amazing this had turned out!

Last but certainly not least, was to attach a hook to hang it on the door.  We used a black pipe cleaner, folded in half for added stability.  

After deciding where we wanted the top of the wreath to be, Mom poked two holes in the foam base about an inch apart.  

Fill the holes with hot glue and insert the ends of the pipe cleaner.  Twist the pipe cleaner to make a loop and give it added strength before hanging.

I am absolutely in love with it and couldn't hardly wait to see the kid's reactions when they got home from school.  L's response was "That's awesome!"  Miss B looked at it with wide eyes and promptly asked if she go in the house through the garage instead of using the front door.  :)  "It's creepy, Mom."  I had to chuckle... if she thought that was creepy, wait til she saw the rest of the house.  :)