Thrifty Thursday-Spring Wreath

Welcome to my newest weekly segment of Thrifty Thursday! I want to share frugal tips whether they are about cooking, meal planning, kids, organizing, cleaning or home decorating-like today!

I love to make new wreaths to hang for the different seasons. Most of the time, I buy my wreath forms at the thrift store. If they have ugly decorations on them, most of the time, they can be taken off. If I need a certain kind, I will use a coupon and buy them at Michaels or Hobby Lobby.

I got this wreath at the Goodwill Outlet and it had some cheesy fall decorations on it. I just picked it off and threw it away. Then I went through my faux flower collection and picked out some springy colored ones.

Then I just assembled the wreath until I liked how it looked. Making wreaths is so easy and much cheaper than buying them pre-made.

I hung this wreath up on the side of the house where my patio and seating area are.

The colors look so pretty against the grey house and next to my aqua bench.

Here is another wreath I did that is on my front door. I've actually used this one for 2 spring/summers now. I love the yellow with the aqua and grey.

The "Welcome" sign I made with a slap of wood I found at an antique store for $2.

Here is an extra tip for how I store my wreaths. I hand them on hangers in a spare closet. This keeps them from getting squished and I can easily see what I have already. I also hang supplies such as flowers and ribbon in a bag from a hanger, but it's not shown here since I had them out for this project.

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