Make an entrance memorably creepy, just in time for Halloween.
Tools and Materials
- Black acrylic paint
- Vinyl snakes, orientaltrading.com
- Floral wire, 20-gauge, save-on-crafts.com
- Black water-based spray paint, in Shock Black by Montana Gold, dickblick.com
- 18-inch grapevine wreath, save-on-crafts.com
Wriggling Snake Wreath How-To
1. Paint grapevine wreath using water-based spray paint; let dry.
2. Paint vinyl snakes in assorted shapes and sizes using acrylic paint; let dry.
3. Attach snakes to wreath: For flat snakes, twist floral wire around in 2 places, thread wire into wreath, and secure at back. Coiled snakes can simply be wrapped around wreath.

I made this a couple of years ago and get great compliments on it every year. I suggest placing all of the snakes how you want them and then start to tie them in order to space them properly.
Recieved my snakes from orientaltrading.com last night (the same ones this page links you to) and they are WAY TOO SMALL for this project. I am going to have to order some larger ones or browse the dollar stores for some big ones. The bag of snakes were 4" and less. There's no way my wreath would come out looking like Martha's.
Great idea but the values are too close, try adding grays and browns to the twigs and make the snakes glossier.
I LOVE this! and I'm getting ready to apply my snakes to the wreath. But, don't make my mistake. Rustoleum Painter's Touch spray paint has had a reaction with the rubber(plastic?) on my snakes. It's been four days and they aren't dry. They're really sticky and the paint is still coming off on my hands. Really weird!
You can find the Print button either under the title of the craft or in the blue gutter to the left of the page depending on your screen size.
I looked under my photo and there is only an enlargement symbol not a print one. It is the same for the recipes. What is going on?
This is an awesome idea. Can't wait to show my daughter, she will love it!
It is on the first page under the picture of the wreath
Where is the "print this craft" cue? Don't see it on recipes anymore either