Deco Mesh Scrap Wreath

Scrap Deco Mesh Wreath How-To

Use Leftover Mesh to Make a Scrap Wreath


Mesh has taken over my side of the shed.  It's so Meshy... flowery and Christmas-y too.   I don't have a way to organize the wreath things, but hopefully I can get organized soon and share how I did it with readers. The flowers aren't in the way, really. My Christmas, LoL, is definitely well-organized and protected especially after what happened that first Christmas.  It was horrible. Read about my First Encounter with Mesh .  I hope I will never have to treat mesh like moldy cheese again. Well, unless I'm making a Scrap Wreath.


Scrap Wreaths are constructed from any odd and ends you may have had remaining from a past project. 

Deco Mesh Wreath with BIG Flower

Mesh Wreath Summer Trend: Really Big Flowers

These Deco Mesh Wreaths are beautiful, and easy to make! I couldn't believe how expensive the big flowers are. I've been looking for big flowers with small price tags whenever I go out and about with no luck. What I did find though, was that prices are consistently outrageous here in Mississippi for these over-grown, over-priced, but never over-rated Big Flowers.

Y'all those flowers were crazy expensive!

one 12" flower - $10.00 - $15.00

one 24" flower - $30.00 - $ 40.00
30", 32", and bigger - $60.00 and up

I didn't ask for the size of the really big flowers once I saw the sign with the price. They were big though, and I wanted one. I look like I should be trying to stick something like that on my door;just the flower was half as big as my front porch.
Although putting over-sized fake gerbera daisies in this same fashion IS old news, these particular types of flowers have an interesting texture, cute patterns or prints, and look better than the regular flower-heads. They are made out of natural fibers, papery looking material stretched around like a wire frame. If the flower was to get wet, it would soften and tear so, you definitely want to keep them out of the rain.
I ended up eventually buying two of the 12" flowers. I made two  deco mesh wreaths, and I am very happy with my tiny 12"flowers.  Make a smaller mesh wreath, and it will make a bigger flower. Let me know your thoughts on these Mesh Wreaths. If you have a question about the material or items used in these or any wreaths, just ask.
More pictures of these wreaths can be found on the GooseyGOOGallery page or click the link below:
Big Flower Deco Mesh Wreath pictures       


 

Mesh Wreath How-To: Halloween

How to Make a Halloween Wreath 

This is my recipe for making a deco mesh wreath for halloween. This was made almost 3 years ago, and I have had it on my front door two times during halloween.

 

How to Make a Deco Mesh Wreath

Halloween Mesh Wreath

Ingredients needed for this mesh wreath recipe:

•  21" roll or rolls of deco mesh in halloween colors 
• Wire wreath form 
•  Floral wire for attaching things to the form 
• Scary Words like BOO! or EEK! (opt)
• Halloween-ish items to stick in the wreath
• Black and white spray paint is handy to have near.
• Halloween garland and/ or ribbon
• and everything and anything else that just might work its way into this wreath like curly ting from an old flower arrangement or old plastic Christmas balls.

This is just a list of things that I did. Everyone's halloween mesh wreath will differ depending on the items that were available for you to use in your recipe.  

 

1.I used a black wire wreath form with a roll of black and white mesh.
2.I also used the black mesh ribbon with a couple other regular ribbons. 
3.I had some words and bats in there that I had cut out of metal flashing, but I ended up taking them out.
4.I spray painted some ting ting and some other old Christmas tree picks with the black spray paint. 
5.Then I just threw in other things like ribbons, garland, and orange deco mesh scraps. 
6.I separated some purple glittery mesh wired ribbon to look like spider webs.
The purple mesh is kinda experimental. I've seen it done all over, but never knew how exactly it was done. I just cut the mesh in like3-4 inch strips and rolled them up. 

*Tip! Stock up at the "after season clearance sales" for the next year. Who knows, maybe you can turn Walmart mini Christmas tree ornaments into spooky eyeballs for a Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath like me.