Buffalo Check Door Hanger Using a Dollar Tree Wire Pumpkin Wreath
How To Make A Wire Pumpkin Door Hanger
I grabbed one of the wire pumpkins from my Dollar Tree for this buffalo check pumpkin door hanger.
There are so many creative ideas out there using these so if you see one at your local store make sure to pick it up!
cut the wire
Using my wire cutters, I snipped each prong of the pumpkin where it meets the frame at the top. I tried to get as close as possible.
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buffalo check wood bead set
I found this set of buffalo check beads on Amazon a while ago and it sparked the idea for this project!! (Yes, even in the heat of July I was thinking about what Fall projects I was going to teach you!!)
They have gone up a few dollars since I purchased them…but you know Amazon the prices fluctuate daily.
This project uses 132 of the 200 beads in the bag.
string on the beads
OK, this part is so easy…it reminded me of playing with an abacus! I used the same pattern throughout the wire pumpkin: natural, white, gray, buffalo, and black.
All you have to do is run the beads down the wire.
secure the beads
When I got to the last bead on each row, I added a drop of hot glue in the hole, put it on the wire, then added hot glue on the top of the bead( and the small piece of exposed wire) and attached it to the frame.
***What I found worked best was to attach it right NEXT to where I originally snipped it from…that little remnant of wire left on the frame made it difficult to attach it in the same spot. You won’t be able to tell when it’s finished!!***
Also, make sure that you are gluing each row as you finish it. (I didn’t the 1st time and all the beads rolled right off when I started the next row…it was a “duh” moment for sure!!!)
buffalo check pumpkin
Finishing The Pumpkin Door Hanger
add a buffalo plaid bow
To finish off my pumpkin door hanger, I put together a simple bow for the top of the door hanger.
All I did was lay 6 pieces of ribbon in a star pattern ( 2 buffalo plaid, 2 natural, 2 thin velvet) and zip-tied them in the center. I secured it at the top by the stem with another zip tie.
Then I cut a piece of the buffalo plaid ribbon, folded that in half, and zip-tied that bow on top of the other ribbon.
Greenery & stem
I glued a couple of greenery leaves over the bow (it hides the zip ties!), then a small clump of Spanish moss, and a wood stem (they sell bags at the Dollar Tree…if you see them grab them!! They look great in faux pumpkins too!!)
Then popped in a teeny sprig of white flowers.
Buffalo Plaid Door Hanger
Well, isn’t that a cute idea for something other than a wreath for your front door!! It was really easy to make..the hardest part was cutting the wire at the beginning!
If you aren’t a fan of the buffalo check mixed beads you could do just natural beads or even dye them any color you like. Go check out my Wood Bead Wreath to see the cool and super easy way I dyed my beads!!
Today I’m delighted to be part of the Fall Delights blog hop! Please check out what this talented group of bloggers has for you!
Jennifer Howard
cottage on bunker hill
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LOVE this!!!! I am going to try to make it identical to yours:-) Could you please share where you purchased the buffalo check ribbon? It is perfect! I found some online, but it is regular ribbon, not the woven type:-(
I love this wreath so much! Pinned and scheduled to my FB page.
Thanks Paula!! It seems to be a hit!!
Super cute checked pumpkin project Jennifer and excellent video tutorial too! I’m excited to feature your post this week at our Tuesday Turn About Link Party. Hope to see you there!
You are the best Michelle!! Sending you a big virtual smooch!!!
This is so adorable, Jennifer! I love the buffalo check! Happy fall my friend!
Thanks so much Jen!! I do love Fall…Winter…not so much!!
Jennifer, This is too, too cute! I love this idea! I have never seen anything like this! How creative you were to come up with this! I love that buffalo check bead set! I am heading over to Amazon next to check those out! Thank you so much for joining us in this inspiring fall hop! Pinned! Happy Fall!
Just beautiful and I cant wait to try this.
I love everything pumpkins! Thanks for sharing the great directions too!
So beautiful! I can’t get over how simple it was to turn it into something wonderful!
It’s beautiful! And your directions were so clear and easy to follow! Thanks for sharing!
This turned out so cute. I the black and white for fall. That’s one I didn’t think about, but I the buffalo plaid ribbon is really cute. Can’t wait to see the other 14 fall wreaths. It was fun hopping with you today.
Wow! This is adorable! I am looking for the beads now! Thank you for a great Blog Hop!
Thanks Deanna!!
Wow! Such a clever idea. I would have never thought of it. Happy Fall. Hugs to you.
Thanks Renae!! Yes…happy almost Fall!!
What a super cute idea with that dollar store pumpkin frame. I love seasonal decor you can keep up for a while season. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Chas!! I’m so glad I stumbled across the beads on Amazon looking for beads for another Hometalk project.
Jennifer, I love this project and have never seen Buffalo check beads. Of course Amazon was the place to find these. They seem to have everything.
Pinned!
Oh Cindy, what can’t you find on Amazon!! It was completely by accident…I was looking for beads for my HometalkTV project and saw these!!
Always so creative with gorgeous results, my friend! Loved it! Pinned! You always inspire me.
Thank you my sweet friend!!