Make a Snake Wreath

September 30, 2011 39758 Views 13 Comments

By Heather

snake wreath

I’m into plastic snakes this Halloween, so apologies to the snake-o-phobic (anyone know the real term?). This creepy wreath originated with Martha Stewart, but Amber at The McIllece Spot made a snake wreath turned out exactly like Martha’s, so she gets a gold star and a craft award. That’s not easy! A grapevine wreath is the perfect snakey background for a wreath covered with plastic creepers. Find your wreath and snakes at the dollar store. [how to make a snake wreath]

Project Estimate:

Grapevine wreath, $1
Plastic snakes, a few packages, $5 and up
Floral wire, on hand or $1
Wire cutters, on hand or $1
Spray paint or black acrylic paint, on hand or $1 and up

Total: $6 and up

Tags: craft, creepy, creepy crafts, grapevine wreath, halloween, halloween wreath, medusa, snakes, wreath

Heather

Heather Mann is chief editor of Dollar Store Crafts, and specializes in transforming inexpensive materials into stylish and simple craft projects. She has appeared on the Martha Stewart Show, in Reader’s Digest and the New York Times. DSC has been recognized as named one of Babble.com’s Top 10 Best Overall Craft Blogs (2011 & 2012) and Apartment Therapy’s 10 Crafty Blogs We Love (2010). Her work has been viewed by millions on the cover of FamilyFun magazine and on top websites such as RealSimple, Huffington Post, ABCNews.com, and others.

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13 Comments

J

October 1, 2011 at 6:56 am

Ophidiophobia
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=snake+phobia
heather

October 1, 2011 at 3:00 pm

Ha ha, J. :) Thanks for googling for us.
amber m.

October 1, 2011 at 8:31 pm

Thank you for featuring my Martha Stewart snake wreath on your blog! I just love Martha… Have a great weekend and Happy Halloween!
erin

October 2, 2011 at 9:39 pm

snakes! why did it have to be snakes?
heather

October 3, 2011 at 8:13 am

@Erin… hahaha! This wreath is Indiana Jones NOT approved.
Stefanie Gott-Dinsmore

October 4, 2011 at 3:14 pm

that is awesome!
Shan

October 22, 2011 at 6:48 am

How do you come up with these? My boys will freak!
Lori

October 23, 2011 at 2:57 pm

I just made this last week! It turned out great! Very easy, but at the moment, the dollar stores here don’t have any large rubber snakes. However, Walmart does have $1 snakes :)
Darren Thomassie

October 12, 2012 at 5:43 pm

NiSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSe I dig SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSnaKeS. Think I’ll make mySSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSelf one.

ThankSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS ;0)~~~
TDown

October 9, 2013 at 7:14 am

As an FYI, you can purchase a bag of 48 vinyl snakes on Amazon for just a few bucks ($7 or so). Shipping bumps the price up a few bucks but it’s still a better deal than the dollar stores…