Make a Bath Scrubber Halloween Wreath
by rhonda
Whether we want to admit it or not, fall is nearly upon us. That means it’s time to start thinking about Halloween crafts! I had Halloween on the brain at Dollar Tree the other day, and after finding an 18 inch straw wreath form, I decided that a festive Halloween wreath was in order.
Unfortunately, my local store doesn’t have much Halloween merchandise out yet, so I spent some time looking around the rest of the store for anything in Halloween colors, especially orange. There weren’t many orange items in the store, but one thing in particular did jump out at me - bright orange ruffled bath scrubbers, the strip-style type that you use to scrub your back. I grabbed a handful of them, brought them home, and got busy gluing.
It also gave me a chance to use one of my favorite things to find at the dollar store. Yarn! A while back Dollar Tree had novelty yarn. I got so excited that I went back about a half a dozen times to buy more, constituting what will likely be a lifetime supply. You can also use twine or different types of string to achieve different looks.
Project estimate:
- 18 inch straw wreath form, $1
- Four orange bath band scrubbers, $4
- Novelty yarn, $1 and up
- Large plastic skull, $1
- Wire-edged ribbon, on hand or $1
- Twist tie, on hand
- Glue, on hand
Total: $7 and up
1. Cut the string handles off the ends of the bath bands. Save one of the strings and set it aside.
2. Apply a layer of glue to a section of the wreath form and carefully place one of the bath scrubbers onto the wreath.
3. Continue working around the wreath adding bath scrubbers, working one section at a time. The ruffles on the bath scrubbers lay facing in one direction; make sure all four of the scrubbers are placed with the ruffles facing in the same direction.
4. Glue the end of the yarn to the wreath form to secure it in place. (The yarn I used for this wreath is Lion Brand Fancy Fur in a color combination called jungle print.) Let the glue dry.
5. Wrap the yarn around the wreath, making sure that each wrap is evenly spaced from the last. Continue wrapping around the wreath following the same path until you are happy with the thickness of the yarn wrapping. (I used about half of a skein.) Glue the end of the yarn into place to secure it.
6. Glue a plastic skull into the gap between bath scrubbers at the bottom of the wreath.
7. Tie a bow using wire-edged ribbon. Use the twist tie from a bread bag or garbage bag to secure the bow to the wreath form under the skull.
8. Flip the wreath over. Find the string you set aside in step one and tie the ends together to form a loop. Glue the loop to the back of the wreath at the top for hanging.
This project can easily be adapted for wreaths in many different themes by using different colored bath scrubbers, yarn, and embellishments. Use yellow bath scrubbers, red or brown yarn, and a pumpkin or gourd for a harvest wreath; light blue bath scrubbers, silver yarn, and a snowman for a winter wreath; pink scrubbers, variegated pastel yarn, and a bunny make an Easter wreath. Take the idea and run with it, in any direction you like!
Adorable! I can’t believe those are dollar-store bath scrubbers! Genius adaptation of an unusual item.
I made a dollar store wreath – but this one is SO much cooler!!!
This is seriously a genius use of those bath scrubbers!
Love that!
Bought the stuff today to do it, but I got a black glitter covered skull ;)
Wow! This is so great. Awesome idea. I may have to try i
This is really cool
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That is so, so creative! Bath scrubbers!?!? I love the way your mind works! I’ll be linking.
So cool. you could do them in pastels for easter. red & green for Christmas. I see lost of wreaths in my future.
Very awesome I will have to make me some.
This is extremely creative!! I’m not a skull person so would use a little ghost or pumpkin, something cutesie. I LOVE the whole concept, would have never thougth of it…am glad you did!!
Absolutely LOVE this idea! I went out right away for the supplies to make this project. So far I’ve made two wreaths, the orange bath scrubbers are actually hard to find! I posted pictures of my creations on my facebook page under the “crafts” album, check them out at facebook.com/shortyblackwell Thanks for sharing your idea! I had fun with this one!
[...] The wreath is made using an unlikely craft supply – ruffled, band-style bath scrubbers! The total cost for making the wreath was a mere $7! The orange bath scrubbers are perfect for making a Halloween wreath, but they come in a wide variety of other colors as well. You can adapt this project to fit any holiday, season, or decor style. Learn how to make a bath scrubber wreath. [...]
[...] ends of my stash, so I decided to use some in my Halloween decorating. I used some yarn in my bath scrubber Halloween wreath from a few weeks ago; more recently, I more yarn to crochet a ruffled Halloween wreath for my arts [...]
[...] was a tutorial for Dollar Store Crafts, making an awesome wreath using ruffly bath scrubbers. [see the tutorial] I think it’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever [...]
Thanks for the great tutorial for the Halloween wreath! I just made one and linked folks over here for your tutorial. http://flossylady.blogspot.com/2011/10/october-has-arrived.html
[...] The best part about these craft ideas is that they utilize everyday things that you have around the house and they can all be un-done — like this Halloween wreath made from Dollar Store bath scrubbers (instructions here). [...]
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