If you’ve been around Tried & True long enough, you’ve probably already realized how much I love to make Halloween Wreaths. There’s just something about Halloween that makes me to hang skeleton parts off my door! This Halloween Skull Wreath is super easy and inexpensive to make. I got these skulls from Dollar Tree last year but I saw them there again this year. The supplies were really limited so run out now!
Halloween Skull Wreath
Materials
- Styrofoam Mini Skulls
- 16.5 Gauge Rebar Tie Wire (or any other wire that is super sturdy, not floral wire!)
- Hot Glue & Gun
- Ribbon
Instructions
Step 1. Cut a 3′ length of wire and begin adding the skulls by pushing the wire through the styrofoam. You’re going to want to insert the wire in approximately the same area for each skull. This will help the symmetry of wreath later on.
Step 2. Once all the skulls have been impaled laced, make a tight circle (you’re going to want all the skulls touching) and bend the wires to secure.
Step 3. Add some hot glue between each skull to prevent the heads from rotating on the wire. I know that usually hot glue and styrofoam is a “no-no” but these skulls have so much paint and glitter, the glue works perfectly well without melting anything.
Step 4. Add pretty orange ribbon (also found at Dollar Tree) to the top and hang!
Time To Get Spooky!
Your front door is now ready to greet all those horribly adorable trick-or-treaters! The skulls at The Dollar Tree had little lights in them which made for a fun nighttime wreath that the kids absolutely adored. Hope you enjoy making your own Halloween Skull Wreath! Let me know if you have any questions!
Don’t forget to check out some of my other Halloween/Fall wreath ideas!
Shawn Timm says
16 September 2014 at 8:33 amThis is so cool! Where did you find the skulls?
Vanessa Brady says
17 September 2014 at 10:13 amDollar Tree has them!
Nancy says
17 September 2014 at 2:34 pmI love this!! Going to have to visit Dollar Tree!
Aimee says
3 October 2014 at 12:24 pmI got the only 8 working skulls from my local Dollar Tree last night (I’m glad I checked, looked like some had been left on and died). I think I can do this with 8, it will just be a tighter circle, I laid them out on the floor before I bought them. I’m so excited, this looks so easy! Also, I just realized I had your other Halloween wreaths pinned!
Toni says
12 October 2014 at 9:32 amI found your wreath on Pinterest and loved it. I just made my own version and can’t wait to hang it on the door. The Dollar Tree only had plastic skulls, so I had to make do with a lot of hot glue. Thank you again for the inspiration!
Mila says
16 July 2015 at 2:28 pmTheir eyes lit up! It doesn’t get much better than that 😀
xx
Meghan says
1 October 2017 at 12:40 amDid you use the wire to make a handle to hang or do you just hang on a nail? Thanks
Vanessa Brady says
6 October 2017 at 12:13 pmI hung my wreath from ribbon but either of those would be good options as well!
Tracy says
20 August 2018 at 1:48 pmWhat size skulls do I need? I can’t find them at dollar tree.
Thank you for your help.
Vanessa Brady says
27 August 2018 at 6:24 amThese were probably 5″-6″ skulls