Project

Musty Wreath Relic

No one will dare darken your doorstep while this aging, spider-infested wreath hangs over it. The secret is reindeer moss, actually a lichen, available at crafts stores and garden centers.

Source: The Martha Stewart Show, October 2008

Introduction

The natural color of the moss, combined with some creepy-crawly embellishments, will make it appear as though you pulled the wreath from the depths of a cobweb-covered attic.

materials

Hot-glue

Moss

Styrofoam wreath form

Monofilament

Craft glue

Plastic spiders

Black glitter

steps

Hot-glue handfuls of moss to a Styrofoam wreath form until covered.
Apply a thin coat of craft glue to plastic spiders (available at Halloween stores); sprinkle with black glitter. Hot-glue spiders onto wreath.
Hang wreath using monofilament.