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Day of the Dead Halloween Wreath Tutorial

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Can you believe Halloween is only about a month away?! If you’re like me, you like to change things up without spending a lot of money. So this year, I’m keeping with the Dia de Los Muertos or Day of the Dead theme I did last year, but brightening up the colors AND repurposing some of the old decorations.

Day of the Dead Wreath Tutorial

Since I always try to have a front door wreath, my first spooktacular project is a Day of the Dead Halloween Wreath. For this wreath, I used a few items from last year and added Dollar Tree flowers to add some color and brighten up the look.

Dia de los Muertos Colors

Read more about this celebration on the University of New Mexico’s website.

Day of the Dead Halloween Wreath

Supplies: 

  • Tinsel wreath form* (I used a purple/black combo from Michaels)
  • 5 different flower sprays (I used purple, orange, red*, white*, and yellow)
  • 2 glitter branch spray (Optional – I used orange)
  • scissors*
  • ribbon*
  • decorated sugar skull* (last year’s Dollar Tree skull decoration, but is optional)
  • hot glue/glue gun*
  • wire*
  • drill*

*Decorations from last year or items I already had in my craft supply stash.

Putting It Together:

Day of the Dead Wreath supplies

Not all supplies shown

Gather up the supplies. I used several items from my craft stash – red roses, white flowers, a tinsel wreath form, purple wired ribbon (came from a wrapped gift), and last year’s Dollar Tree decorated skull. New items bought for this wreath ($5 total) – orange glitter sprays, yellow flowers, orange flowers, and purple flowers.

Fluff wreath and cut flowers

Fluff up the wreath.

Cut each flower off the spray at the bottom of the stem if you want to reuse the flowers for other crafts. If you don’t plan on reusing the flowers, you can cut the flowers off the stems and glue them directly onto the wreath.

Dry arrange the flowers onto the wreath, leaving an empty space for the skull/ribbon placement.

Wrapping flowers around wreath formOnce you have a flower arrangement you like, wrap the flower stems around the wreath form. You will have to hold the flower in place with one hand and wrap with the other. Do this until all the flowers are attached to the wreath. Set aside.Ribbon

Make a large ribbon bow to fill the space between the flowers. I made six loops (three on each side). Take a wire flower stem or wire and glue it to the back of the ribbon bow. Once the glue is dry, attach the bow to the wreath form. You can stop here or continue on to add a skull, white flowers, and glitter branch spray.

Prep skull flowers

To prep the skull for a flower crown, I removed the stems and the plastic back from a large yellow flower, two purple flowers, and two orange flowers. To ensure the flowers did not fall apart, I also placed a dot of glue between each petal layer. Next, I glued the yellow flower in half to create a fuller look for the crown.

Glue flowers on skull crown

Glue the large yellow flower on the top of the skull. Glue two orange flowers directly behind the yellow flower and add purple flowers onto the side of the skull.

Drill holes in skull

Drill two holes in the back upper portion of the skull (holes too low will make the skull tip forward). Thread a wire through the holes. Attach the skull to the wire form over the ribbon by twisting the wires together to keep the skull in place.

Final touches Day of the Dead wreath

Final touches – add small white flower accents and orange glitter twigs. The white flowers are individual groups of flowers cut from a hydrangea spray and hot glued into place. The glitter twigs were sprayed with hair spray to control flaking. Then individual twig stems were cut off the spray and hot glued into place behind the center skull (6 stems total).

Day of the Dead of Wreath

And now I have a totally new look for my Day of the Dead Halloween Wreath. What do you think? Do you use flowers to decorate for Halloween?

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  1. Lacie Ring says

    October 26, 2016 at 12:21 PM

    Hey Erlene. It’s your pal over at Easy Peasy Pleasy. I love your wreath and the use of the candy skull. Halloween Blog Hop in the house. LOL!

    Reply
  2. smiling notes says

    October 23, 2016 at 3:55 PM

    Lovely DIY!! I recently made a Halloween wreath too and it was really fun making it 🙂 Thanks a lot for joining us at the Family Joy blog link up party. Pinned your post to our Pinterest party board 🙂
    -Shamira

    Reply
  3. TouchedPainter says

    October 15, 2016 at 8:47 AM

    Great holiday, great wreath

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  4. Lou Lou Girls says

    October 10, 2015 at 12:47 PM

    This looks absolutely amazing! Pinned and tweeted. You always bring the most amazing creations to our party. Thank you! I hope to see you again, this Monday at 7 pm. It wouldn’t be a party without you! Lou Lou Girls

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  5. Liz says

    October 10, 2015 at 6:45 AM

    GREAT!!! Wow, I really love your wreath!

    Reply
  6. sandy sandler says

    October 8, 2015 at 2:35 PM

    This is gorgeous and you are so creative and talented!! Thanks so much for sharing them at the Bowdabra Saturday Crafty Showcase!!!

    Reply
  7. Deedra says

    October 6, 2015 at 5:16 PM

    I dig this idea a lot. The day of the Dead is also my birthday and it is so hard not to just decorate my place will all different skulls. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Reply
  8. Lela says

    October 6, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    This is a great wreath! I love the fun bright colors. It’s a great alternative to a typical Halloween wreath. Thanks for sharing at Inspiration Thursday!
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  9. Jennifer says

    October 6, 2015 at 7:29 AM

    Erlene, I love this! I’ve never done a halloween wreath before… I think I might try this!

    Reply
  10. Lisa @ Drugstore Divas says

    October 5, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    I love this post, but I especially love that you broke down the colors and their meanings. I never knew that they even had meanings, so this was so cool to me.

    I’m glad you added this post to the Tips & Tricks party so I was able to find it. I hope you’ll join the party again next Monday!

    Reply
  11. Sarah R. says

    October 2, 2015 at 3:29 AM

    This is great, Erlene- colorful and fun, and such a nice departure from the typical door decor at Halloween! Thanks for coming by the 100th Snickerdoodle Sunday- hope you entered our Amazon Gift Card contest!! And please come back this weekend with your latest makes & bakes. 🙂

    Sarah (Sadie Seasongoods)
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  12. Corinne Rodrigues says

    October 1, 2015 at 5:00 AM

    It looks wonderful. Boy! Do I wish I was half as creative as you!
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  13. 204 Park says

    September 30, 2015 at 9:06 PM

    What a fun DIY, I LOVE this! I just worked on a “day of the dead” manicure for the blog coming soon 🙂

    Reply
  14. Maureen says

    September 30, 2015 at 6:47 AM

    How fun is that?! It sure puts a colorful spin on the basic black and orange of halloween. Love it!
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  15. Renee says

    September 30, 2015 at 5:20 AM

    You are very creative and job well done on the tutorial. I love your bright and cheerful colors. Like some others here, we don’t celebrate these holidays but this is a great idea for other things!

    Reply
  16. Kayla Shown-Dean says

    September 29, 2015 at 7:31 PM

    Wow! You are so creative!

    Reply
  17. Katy says

    September 29, 2015 at 6:47 PM

    You are truly creative, what a neat way to celebrate. I love how you included the meaning of the colors for the day. I love to learn about other traditions and celebrations. Thank you for sharing your talent. I think making your own decorations adds a personal touch to your home, and this one is quite nice.

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  18. Kelsie says

    September 29, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    How fun and creative! Thanks so much for sharing with us less-creative folk! Looks great.
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  19. Amanda says

    September 29, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    Great colors and ideas!

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  20. Ms Orange says

    September 29, 2015 at 8:08 AM

    So cool! You are super creative!

    Reply
  21. Just Plain Marie says

    September 28, 2015 at 7:05 PM

    You’re very talented, and it’s interesting learning more about the Mexican traditions. We don’t celebrate Halloween, nor do we tend to decorate for other holidays, but this would definitely be an interesting and different idea for those who do.

    Reply
  22. Kelly says

    September 28, 2015 at 3:54 PM

    Thanks for sharing your idea. I love the explanation of the colors. I found that very interesting! Fun idea for halloween.
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  23. Lori @ Frog's Lilypad says

    September 28, 2015 at 3:21 PM

    While I don’t celebrate Halloween or the Day of the Dead, you made this wreath tutorial seem very easy.

    Reply
  24. Nicole Tugrul says

    September 28, 2015 at 1:46 PM

    Your wreath is definitely SPOOKTACULAR! I have never tried to make a wreath, but you made it look easy! Might have to give this a try!

    Reply
  25. Princellar B. says

    September 28, 2015 at 6:25 AM

    Okay, this I have to do for Halloween, I love it and it’s so easy, but question can I use other colors and still maintain the look?

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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 2:17 PM

      I think you could definitely use other colors. This technique would work for any season, but if you want to keep a Halloween theme, I would stick with oranges, purples, black, silver, and reds.

      Reply
  26. Shani says

    September 28, 2015 at 5:06 AM

    This is quite creative and a great tutorial! I am not organized enough to make Halloween crafts. By the time I made them, the holiday would be over
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  27. Betsy @ Happily Ever After, Etc. says

    September 27, 2015 at 4:44 PM

    I love how colorful and cheerful it is! Love the bright flowers! Plus I love that you were able to be so creative with your supplies and budget!
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  28. Amberjane says

    September 27, 2015 at 4:06 PM

    I loved learning about the colors I didn’t realize their symbolism. Thanks for linking up to Pin Worthy Wednesday, I have pinned your post to the Pin Worthy Wednesday Pinterest Board.
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  29. Autumn says

    September 26, 2015 at 8:03 PM

    I love this post! I didn’t realize how much symbolism there was behind the colors in the Day of the Dead. Thanks for the wreath tutorial!
    Autumn recently posted…hello fall!My Profile

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  30. Anne-Marie says

    September 26, 2015 at 6:26 PM

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone use flowers and such an assortment of colors for Halloween before. I don’t celebrate that holiday but if I did I would want to do something like this.

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  31. Alexandrea Perez says

    September 26, 2015 at 6:26 PM

    Definitely interesting to learn about the meanings behind the colors! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  32. Maegan Dockery says

    September 26, 2015 at 1:11 PM

    I had no idea the colors had significance; that’s so interesting! This is such a cool wreath. I love that it’s spooky but still cute. This is an awesome tutorial; you’re so talented!!
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  33. Michanda says

    September 26, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    Good stuff!

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  34. Georgia Lynne says

    September 26, 2015 at 11:14 AM

    Your wreath looks beautiful and I especially like the addition of the flowers.

    Reply
  35. Jeremy says

    September 25, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    Good ideas for making wreathes for anytime of the year.

    Reply
  36. Chicki says

    September 25, 2015 at 1:53 PM

    You are definitely very talented. I don’t celebrate Halloween or Day of the Dead but I’m sure you make amazing wreaths for Christmas.

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  37. Christine says

    September 25, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    Erlene, Brilliant idea and so creative to go non-traditional with your Day of the Dead wreath, it’s so colorful and spooky! I just love it! Thank you for sharing at #OhMyHeartsieGirlWW. I’ll be featuring your wreath on Tuesday! Have a fun weekend! =)
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  38. Jeanie Erwin says

    September 25, 2015 at 7:31 AM

    Thank you for this cool tutorial. I never knew that the colors were significant for Day of the Dead! Very interesting. I can’t wait for the next idea you share. : )

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  39. Amy @ItsAMindfulLife says

    September 24, 2015 at 7:22 PM

    Very creative! I love how you added the extra touches of the flowers on the skull and the branches. Also fun to get to know what the different colors represent. Thanks!

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  40. Wendy says

    September 24, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    Wow! I love your wreath! I don’t usually decorate for Halloween, but your ideas could be used to make a beautiful fall wreath or, later on, one for Christmas. 🙂 Thank you for the tutorial!

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  41. Beth McIntire says

    September 24, 2015 at 2:53 PM

    These are so awesome! I just love looking at people’s Halloween decorations and have never seen anything like this. What a creative and unique idea!

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  42. mary says

    September 24, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    I loved Halloween as a kid. You must be the favorite house in your neighbor.

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  43. Trudie says

    September 24, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    I would have never thought of using flowers to decorate for Halloween. Thanks for the tutorial.

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  44. Trudie says

    September 24, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    I never would have thought of flowers for Halloween. Thanks for the tutorial. 🙂

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  45. Aly says

    September 24, 2015 at 9:59 AM

    LOVE it! I love all the colors you chose!

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  46. sue says

    September 23, 2015 at 11:07 PM

    Oh this is so colourful! I have seen a television program about this celebration The Day of the Dead remembering your loved ones. Thank you for sharing with us at #WednesdaysWisdom.
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  47. Sandy Sandmeyer says

    September 23, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    What an adorable wreath! It’s definitely different than a plain old Halloween one and much more interesting.
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  48. Deanna :: Busy Little Bird says

    September 23, 2015 at 4:34 PM

    Very interesting! I never knew there was a significance to the colors.

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  49. Riva Sue says

    September 23, 2015 at 11:13 AM

    Very clever, using a skull mask on a wreath. My guy would probably like it (shh, we won’t tell him) he might expect me to start decorating with skulls.
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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:43 PM

      I’m lucky that my hubby tolerates my decorations…lol.
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  50. Val @ Love My DIY Home says

    September 23, 2015 at 5:08 AM

    I’ve never heard of the Day of the Dead! The colors on your wreath are gorgeous! I honestly need to get out there and make some wreaths for the upcoming holidays. You have inspired me to make my own rather than buy them.

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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:42 PM

      Thank Val. You should totally make your own wreaths. I looked at some wreaths in the store and they were asking $50 – $80 for a nice wreath.
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  51. Rachel G says

    September 23, 2015 at 3:53 AM

    Love the vivid colors! I actually don’t know anything about Dia de los Muertos as a holiday–it’s never been a part of my culture.
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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:41 PM

      Thanks Rachel. I actually started learning about Dia de los Muertos after moving to SoCal. I like the vivid colors in the celebration instead of spooky colors.
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  52. Allison says

    September 23, 2015 at 3:49 AM

    That’s great! Certainly not the traditional fall wreaths you normally see. Well done!

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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:39 PM

      Thanks Allison. Yes, I wanted something a little different for October and will change it out to something a little more “traditional” for fall.
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  53. Marie says

    September 22, 2015 at 5:56 PM

    I love how this turned out! I also appreciate that you let us know what the colors mean as I had no idea. Great tutorial! 🙂
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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:39 PM

      Thanks Marie. I had no idea the colors meant anything either until I started researching Dia de Los Muertos. It’s an interesting celebration.
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  54. Sam // DIY Just Cuz says

    September 21, 2015 at 12:01 AM

    Wow Erlene this turned out so beautiful! I love when people decorate for Day of the Dead, the décor is always so fascinating. I know you said you got the skull from the Dollar Store, did you decorate it yourself? This turned out so great, also thanks for including the color scheme…I might want to make my own things now!(and yes, I definitely am like you and love frugal ways to decorate). Thanks for linking up with us at Welcome Home Wednesday!!!
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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:37 PM

      Thanks Sam. Yes, I decorated the skull myself and will have a tutorial on the blog this week.
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  55. Winnie says

    September 20, 2015 at 6:15 PM

    It turned our just beautiful Erlene 🙂
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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:36 PM

      Thank you Winnie.
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  56. Carlee says

    September 20, 2015 at 5:22 PM

    What a cool festive wreath!

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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:35 PM

      Thank you.
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  57. Beverly says

    September 19, 2015 at 4:46 AM

    What a fun and spooky Halloween wreath. Using flowers really gives it so much pop. That’s a great tip about using hairspray on the glitter branches. I’m going to remember that one.
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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:35 PM

      Thanks Beverly. Hairspray does help a little. I’m thinking next time I will try a thin coat of shiny Mod Podge.
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  58. Kim~madeinaday says

    September 17, 2015 at 5:50 AM

    This is awesome Erlene! LOVE IT!!!

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    • Erlene at My Pinterventures says

      September 28, 2015 at 4:34 PM

      Thanks Kim. I like the bright flowers, so I’m happy with it 🙂
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