Create your own easy-to-make Halloween Ribbon Wreath using assorted ribbons in traditional holiday colors. A great addition to your Halloween decor.
Why we love this project
With so many beautiful ribbons, this ribbon wreath is just the kind of thing we love to hang on our front door for Halloween. It brings together all the colors we know and love for this festive holiday. Purples, blacks, oranges, and white. You can use a fun mixture of whatever ribbons you want to create this wreath!
Fortunately for us, we had a stash of ribbons we’d purchased over the years on-sale after the season was done. In fact, making this wreath has given us a whole new appreciation for ribbon!
Supplies you will need
How to Make a Halloween Ribbon Wreath
These step by step photos and instructions are here to help you visualize how to make this project. Please scroll down to simply print out the instructions!
- Place the styrofoam wreath form down on a flat surface. Determine the length you need to cut the strands by grabbing one ribbon and folding it around the wreath form. Add an extra 8”-10″ to have for the hanging ends.
- Use this as the guide for cutting the other ribbon strands. Also, make sure to cut the ends on an angle to prevent the ribbon ends from fraying.
- Starting with the widest ribbon, wrap and tie one ribbon at a time around the form. Space the ribbon strands evenly apart around the form.
- Begin layering another ribbon onto the wreath form.
- Continue adding more ribbon around the wreath and overlapping with the previous ribbon layers to hide the styrofoam form underneath.
- Tie each ribbon with a double knot, placing the knot at the outer edge of the form.
Once all the form is no longer visible, the Halloween ribbon wreath is complete! Hang to enjoy.
Crafting Tips
- Regular priced ribbon is actually pretty pricey, especially when a lot of it is needed for a project. Check the clearance bin for ribbon the next time you’re shopping since you never know when inspiration will strike!
- This project is great for kids and would also make a fun craft night with friends.
- Look for ribbons in assorted widths, colors, and materials ranging from ¼” wide to 1 ¼” wide; primarily orange and black with some white and purple.
- Make sure to cut the ends on an angle to prevent the ribbon ends from fraying.
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Halloween Ribbon Wreath
Supplies
- Styrofoam wreath form we used size 18”, but a 15" wreath form works great as well.
- Ribbon in assorted widths, colors, and materials from ¼” wide to 1 ¼” wide; primarily orange and black with some white and purple
Craft tools
Instructions
- Cut the ribbon into strands long enough to wrap around the form and have about 4" of hanging ends.
- Cut the ends of the strands on an angle.
- Starting with the widest ribbon, wrap and tie one ribbon at a time around the form. Tie each ribbon with a double knot, placing the knot at the outer edge of the form.
- Space the ribbon strands evenly apart around the form.
- Begin layering another ribbon on to the wreath form.
- Continue adding more ribbon around the wreath and overlap with the previous ribbon layers to hide the styrofoam form underneath.
- Once all the form is no longer visible, the Halloween ribbon wreath is complete!
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Expert Tips & FAQs
- Regular priced ribbon is actually pretty pricey, especially when a lot of it is needed for a project. Check the clearance bin for ribbon the next time you’re shopping since you never know when inspiration will strike!
- This project is great for kids and would also make a fun craft night with friends.
- Look for ribbons in assorted widths, colors, and materials ranging from ¼” wide to 1 ¼” wide; primarily orange and black with some white and purple.
- Make sure to cut the ends on an angle to prevent the ribbon ends from fraying.
This post originally appeared here on Sep 14, 2020.
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Bobbi Wright says
I made one similar a few years ago. I used netting, which comes in cool Halloween colors like orange and a funky “slime” green. I made smaller ones for some coworkers and put a cross stitch in the middle- one was a spider made on perforated paper, the other a witch hat, also on paper. The one I made for myself I pinned some colorful felt leaves to and last year I added a small cinnamon broom (for the smell). I got lots of compliments on something so easy to make.