Fall is my very favorite season and I have asked a few of my favorite bloggers to share some of their fall favorites here with you. I am so excited to have Brooke from All Things Thrifty sharing her tutorial for How to Make a Wreath with Corn Tassels today. Brooke officially kicks off The Idea Room Fall Festival!
Hello to The Idea Room readers! I LOVE THIS BLOG. Amy rocks. The end.
My name is Brooke and I normally blog over at All Things Thrifty where I post about my thrifty decorating addiction! Let me tell you a little about myself before we get going! In a nutshell, I grew up on a farm in Central Utah. I’m a mom of four little kiddos, and I love to decorate. My sisters, my mom, and I love to craft together, and the project I’m sharing with you today happens to be a wreath that my Sister Natalie made. I’m a super thrifty gal and I love to teach my tips and tricks. I’m telling ya peeps, sometimes the cheapest projects turn out the very best around my house. My favorite way to decorate my home is with ultra unique items that can’t be bought in any store. Come check out some of my furniture transformations, and you will see what I mean! I am thrilled to be part of Amy’s Fall Festival today, and I was super excited that she asked me to participate! Let’s get started!
You will need:
A corn field {HA! yep, I said a corn field}
Scissors
A plastic bag
A pool noodle {Summer is over so just use an old one you have laying around or go buy one for $1 or less}
Some duct tape.
*Before you to stalking through the corn field off in the boonies, please ask permission. :)
Step 1: Gather 4 bags full of corn tassels. Scissors work great for this. The tassel is the very top of the corn stalk in case you didn’t know.
Try your darndest to get tassels that are straight instead of tassels that spray all over the place.
Step 2: After you have a bag full of tassels, you need to make a pool noodle wreath by cutting it and duct taping it together. You can spray paint it if you want, but really no one will see the pool noodle once you are done.
Step 3: Divide your tassels into separate piles depending on their lengths. You can cut down your tassels if you need to.
Step 4: Make a small hole in the noodle with the end of your scissors and slide in your tassel one at a time. Start at the back with your longest {and straightest} corn tassels.
Step 5: Continue layering your tassels into your pool noodle until it is full.
The only thing that would make this wreath better is if it were MINE instead of my Sister’s. Don’t you think she should make me one? I think so.
I think a trio of corn tassel wreaths would be darling on my front door to celebrate FALL. I hope that you have enjoyed this fun {and more importantly basically FREE} idea, come visit me over at my blog! I would love to have you!
Brooke from All Things Thrifty
I LOVE this wreath! Thanks so much for sharing it with us today Brooke! Maybe your sister wants to make a couple of extra ;)! I am so excited to have Brooke here today. I first met Brooke last October when I traveled to the Scentsy Headquarters with her. I felt an instant connection with her! I have always admired her amazing site where she shares her creative talent and genius. Some of my favorite projects of hers are the following:
She has so many great ideas and tutorials! Be sure to head on over to her site and check out many of her other inspiring ideas!
Very cool! Love it! Would it be wrong to frolic in a cornfield in my dress clothes on my way home from work so I could get started on this tonight?
ha! Always need a good excuse to frolic in a corn field ;)
oh I love this!!…….I’ve been looking for a more unique fall wreath and we have plenty of corn fields around us!!
Thanks for stopping by and commenting! I need to go and raid our nearby corn field too!
Oh my gosh, I love this wreath B! I totally want to make one. Now to find a corn field…Either that or start planting a whole lot of corn just for the tops :)
xoxo, T.
I would come and eat some of your corn if you planted a field of it! :)
I love this wreath but of course someone else would have to make it for me. Wish my sister would!
I know right? We should have Brooke’s sister make us all one!
Gorgeous wreath!
This is such a fantastic idea. I love it.
What a beautiful wreath! I love all of the natural elements. And I think Brooke is amazingly talented and soooo nice.
xxox
Thanks Jen! Brooke for sure is the real deal!
I LOVE this wreath!!! Now to find a cornfield… however there is no way I would use a pool noodle and scissors for this. That sounds unbelievably time consuming.
I frolicked in a corn field today and made myself one. I love it, super easy and my girls helped! It’s HUGE, so if I make another I’ll cut the noodle down even more. Thanks for making me look crafty!!
Haha! You didn’t waste any time! So glad you were able to make one, especially with your girls! I really want to make one for my front door!
This is such a cool idea! Very cheap to make and looks great ! Amazing!!
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Just saw this featured at the wreath blog today! So awesome! And…I happen to have a couple of corn fields. What a great and unique wreath!