The day that the Thrift Store gods smiled upon me

Small wreaths are great for some things, but lately I have been in love with HUGE front door wreaths. So, this week I was wandering through a thrift store and I found the parts to a fabulous new autumn wreath for my front door. I found this 14-inch berry wreath and a matching garland for $5 each. I snatched them up. A few days later, at Hobby Lobby, I found this great 29-inch grapevine wreath form on sale for 50% off! (I paid $6.50.)Last night I started ripping the garland and small wreath apart. The garland was best; the little sections each came apart with a long bendable wire on the end. The wreath sections were shorter and had to be hot-glued onto the final project. Once the little segments were all separated, I started attaching them to my huge wreath. I started by putting them at equal intervals (12, 3, 6 and 9 positions) and then filling in between. The last few were just glued in where I saw a bald spot. Here's the finished wreath. I love it. Total cost: $16.50.
The hardest part about this wreath will be waiting a few more weeks for Autumn to be here so that I can hang it on the door!