Easy Peasy DIY Fall Wreath With Scrabble Tile Banner

Have you been following the 2015 Fall Ideas Tour? Thirty-two bloggers have come together this week to share fall decorating inspiration.

I'm thrilled to be joining the Fall Wreath Ideas leg of the tour today and sharing an easy peasy DIY fall wreath with Scrabble tile banner. A big thanks to Angie from Postcards From The Ridge for organizing this annual tour.

How to make an easy peasy traditional Fall Wreath with mini game tile banner in less than an hour with fall floral picks for the 2015 Fall Ideas Tour

Handmade Traditional Fall Wreath With Mini Banner

Each day of the tour has a different theme and it ends tomorrow with thrifty craft ideas. I've included links to each day further down in the post.

The traditional fall wreath idea I'm sharing today is so quick and easy to make with just a few supplies. It also includes instructions for making an adorable mini-game tile banner.

What You'll Need To Make It

These are the supplies I used to make this simple traditional fall wreath with a mini banner. The supply list contains affiliate links so you can see what products I used or recommend for this project. As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

Supply List

12 Inch Wooden Wreath Form
Fall Plaid Ribbon
Artificial Fall Leaves or Picks
Acorn Picks (4 picks)
Scarecrow Pick
Floral Wire
Twine
Hardboard
Hot Glue Gun
Black Sharpie Marker

Fall Wreath With Game Tile Banner Instructions

We'll begin the tutorial by covering the wood wreath form.

Cover Wooden Wreath Form

Wrap an entire roll of Fall plaid ribbon around the wooden wreath form leaving a long tail on each end to make a double bow later.

Artificial Fall Maple Leaves

If you're using maple leaf picks rather than individual large fall maple leaves, then you'll need to cut each individual leaf with stems from the picks. Simply tuck them behind each fold of the ribbon and secure them with a dab of hot glue.

Acorn Picks

Slip three or four Fall acorn picks behind the ribbon evenly around the wreath and add a dab of hot glue to hold in place. My apologies for being so engrossed in this fun project that I forgot to take pictures of this step. You get a good idea of where I placed them in the picture below.

Loopy Plaid Bow

Make a double bow with the two plaid ribbon strands on the wreath. If you're like me and struggle to make bows, I've included a bow-making video that I hope you find helpful.

Scarecrow Embellishment

Embellish the wreath with a large element like my cute scarecrow pick. Either tuck it in the knot of the bow or attach it with a bead of hot glue.

Mini-Game Tile Wreath Banner

My banner has slightly larger faux versions of real Scrabble game tiles and I'll show you how easy they are to make.

Alternatively, you could use real recycled Scrabble game tiles glued onto a strand of twine. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any Scrabble games at our local thrift stores for this purpose so I made do with faux tiles instead.

To make them cut hardboard into 2-inch squares with either a miter saw or straight edge and retractable utility knife.

Use real Scrabble game tiles as a guide for the letters and their corresponding numbers to add on the front of each tile with a black fine point Sharpie pen. You can either freehand them or use this image transfer technique.

Cut a strand of twine long enough to reach across your wreath with a little extra so the banner swags a little. Starting with the center tile and working your way outwards, glue the tiles onto the twine with a hot glue gun.

Hang the banner from the back of the wreath with dabs of hot glue and you're done!

It took less than an hour to make the wreath, including the faux game tile banner. I hope you're feeling inspired to pick up some pretty plaid ribbon and fall picks to make your own version of this traditional fall wreath.

This isn't my first time joining the Fall Ideas Tour. One year I made this orange sunflower fall wreath and another year this easy recycled scarf fall wreath.

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