Create A Pretty Floral Wreath To Welcome Spring With An Easy Pool Noodle Hack

Wreaths make exceptional décor that elevates a bare front door or wall. While they're often used during fall, winter, or special holidays, they're also highly versatile, allowing you to hang them up during the spring and summer. They're eye-catching with their various color themes and balance perfectly with other décor around your home. You might already have your Easter wreath picked out, but if it has Easter quotes, it can't be used throughout all of spring. Spring wreaths are full of bright, colorful flowers and greenery, and you can create your own with affordable materials, like a pool noodle and colored paper, instead of buying a pre-made wreath for $20 or more.

Display your spring wreath anywhere in your house to refresh your home for the season. Hang it on your front door, set it on your fireplace mantel, or put it on the side of your staircase if it faces an open room. DIYing a spring wreath is a straightforward and fun project to do with your kids. They can help you cut out flowers and leaves while you wrap the pool noodle in ribbon. Or invite your friends over for a wreath-making night, where you can catch up while doing a fun activity. You can each customize your wreaths with different flowers, greenery, and spring insects like butterflies and ladybugs. You can purchase many of the materials at Dollar Tree, such as a pool noodle, craft paper, ribbon, and faux flowers.

Customize your wreath to match your other spring décor by purchasing similar colors. A few tools you'll need in addition to the decorating materials are duct tape, a hot glue gun, and scissors. Start by cutting off a third of the pool noodle to make it shorter, so you don't end up with a massive wreath. Then, make a circle with the remaining noodle, duct-taping the ends together, as YouTuber The Sway shows. Next, add hot glue to the noodle's surface and wrap your ribbon around it until you cover the entire circle. Ensure you keep the ribbon tight against the noodle so there aren't any loose areas. If you don't like the look of the ribbon, you can swap it for twine or artificial vines for a different look.

After the base is secure, make your flowers. If you're not a crafty person, add faux flowers by inserting them into the noodles or hot gluing them. However, if you enjoy crafts, make paper flowers by cutting out a small circle and then cutting the circle into a spiral to end up with a stringy piece of paper. Roll one end of the spiral tightly, adding hot glue, until you reach the center of the circle. The result will be a small flower. You can make them in different sizes and colors by swapping the color of paper you use. Cut out leaves from the scraps of paper. Finally, hot glue all the flowers to the wreath, and you're done!