I started with 3 pieces of styrofoam that are about 2 inches deep by about 2 inches wide and almost thirty six inches long.
Make This for Your Fall Front Door!
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$60
2 Hours
Medium
October is here and it is time for me to get my fall decorating done! It is now or never! I really wanted to do something a little different around my front door this year. I wanted something full and lush to welcome guests to my home this fall.
After cutting my 3 strips of styrofoam, I needed to attach a hook to the top of 2 of the pieces and one to the middle of one of the strips. I need to make sure my hooks are secure, so I took half of a pipe cleaner and coiled it as shown above.
I bent a wire in half and pushed both ends through my coil (this will keep the wire from cutting through the foam).
On the back side of my foam I used a button method to keep the wire from cutting through the foam. After pulling the wire through the button I twisted the two ends into a circle to use to hang my foam from a Command hook.
Here is how my two pieces of styrofoam look hanging on each side of my front door.
Now it is time for the fun! I just started adding my fall leaves and flowers sticking them into my foam. I kept the flowers and leaves coming out of the front of my foam.
To keep my decorations narrow alongside my front door, I simply used low temperature hot glue and a package of Dollar Tree fall leaves to hide the edges of the styrofoam.
I repeated this process for each side of the front door and then for the third piece of foam for over the top of my front door. This is so full, much more so than the usual garland! I am ready to greet guests from now until Thanksgiving!
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Kandie Mackon Jan 24, 2019So nice
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Amy Clark Mullins Haganon Jun 18, 2019This is beautiful!
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I love this but everytime I put a wreath on my door birds make a nest any suggestions?
Yes put ribbons on it or tinsel they do not care for fluttery movements
where did you get your foam? I want to do this tomorrow for my Christmas door.
I buy it in bulk on Amazon but you can get it at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s
This looks like it would be heavy, especially with the faux pumpkins. How did you attach them, and how to you keep the top from leaning forward?
It is not very heavy, the faux pumpkins are lightweight and hollow. The one across the top was secured with the same buttons and wire, this one in 3 different spots, on the ends and in the middle.