A Fall Wreath for Under $10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although I'm sulking about the end of summer, it's time to suck in my pouting lower lip, and embrace the autumn. Nothing cheers me up like shopping, so I spent a little time on-line looking for a fall wreath, and found the following on Amazon:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="fall wreath, DIY wreath, FALL craft" height="320" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71abD%2BrKd-L._SL1500_.jpg" title="" width="313" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008YGL8WG?psc=1">(source) </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice, eh? LOVED the colors and the sunflowers, so I </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">scrolled down to check out the price....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">$189</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Yes, I swear!  </b><i>(I heard you collectively say, "NO?!")</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>BUT</i>, I loved the colors, and I liked the silk leaves. So I stole a little inspiration, and decided to make my own. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">For under $10. </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Yes, way! </b>(I heard you all say, "No way!") </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">............Yeah, I need a nap.</span></i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, let me break this down for you:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Grapevine 18" wreath ($4 at AC Moore, but I know they have them at dollar stores and sometimes Michael's for less)</li><li>Small piece of burlap scrap (free-ish)</li><li>3 packages silk leaves ($3 total, 1$ each at the dollar store)</li><li>1 bunch silk sunflowers ($1 at the dollar store) </li><li>Hot glue (free-ish) </li></ul></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH8U7zkRv5ahljFiosYWHBElpV3FS14fscTtG2DfK9BJIUpkX3i6wXcZ8-uD2Yf_F2JhIYqji8Y6R4iV9RA5OSF4YQtm70zbYiu2FNbQfLSyi-EhtibSbHOVZGay6XRieEjKMVsD_hK0/s1600/fall+wreath+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fall wreath, DIY wreath, FALL craft" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggH8U7zkRv5ahljFiosYWHBElpV3FS14fscTtG2DfK9BJIUpkX3i6wXcZ8-uD2Yf_F2JhIYqji8Y6R4iV9RA5OSF4YQtm70zbYiu2FNbQfLSyi-EhtibSbHOVZGay6XRieEjKMVsD_hK0/s1600/fall+wreath+5.jpg" title="" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All I did was use the hot glue to adhere them to the grapevine, and voila!<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Pinnable image <i>(hint, hint)</i> : </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0qpb3Jn9BO2GVqlP79SPXPEBBQUZlfugrTvia2t_uargn3Xo4e1G4QmFvZD-LB-6ejIVt3vaLEgo00I3XlIW8HgYxMGAgcjUQ67A7ugsUqbQ0dfsYKfh66T2zaje9_tpiMyK3RGtX6g/s1600/fall+wreath+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="fall wreath, DIY wreath, FALL craft" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0qpb3Jn9BO2GVqlP79SPXPEBBQUZlfugrTvia2t_uargn3Xo4e1G4QmFvZD-LB-6ejIVt3vaLEgo00I3XlIW8HgYxMGAgcjUQ67A7ugsUqbQ0dfsYKfh66T2zaje9_tpiMyK3RGtX6g/s1600/fall+wreath+4.jpg" title="" width="398" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To hang, check out my post <a href="http://happyhouseandhome.blogspot.com/2014/09/cover-wreath-hook.html">here</a>.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv10hkAavpPzXDCWhyphenhyphenI8OMjDwIP7gCRRxPx3q5w4q2o2vcd7Xf4FhVyFogT9A5ox7I8uFs3ycdAE2Vfpbou9psXQ3pvb-FFf7g2JLEN5X1klFcpV824PG8hqv_lOLa_UsGQSReCHd_1Qg/s1600/fall+wreath+2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv10hkAavpPzXDCWhyphenhyphenI8OMjDwIP7gCRRxPx3q5w4q2o2vcd7Xf4FhVyFogT9A5ox7I8uFs3ycdAE2Vfpbou9psXQ3pvb-FFf7g2JLEN5X1klFcpV824PG8hqv_lOLa_UsGQSReCHd_1Qg/s1600/fall+wreath+2014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, honestly ~ would you ever spend $189 on a wreath? </div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.1999998092651px; line-height: 17.2479991912842px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: orange;"><b>HEY! 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A Fall Wreath for Under $10

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