Raven Wreath Tutorial

In the inspiration of Halloween, I got crafty and made an Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" inspired wreath to help set off my book-themed office. So, I took to Pinterest for some inspiration and came up with this:

What you will need to make the wreath:

-12"  wreath 

-book you can tear up

-spanish moss

-raven

-glue gun

For the base layer of the wreath you simply roll the pages very loosely and hot glue the ends to the wreath. 

You'll want to flip the wreath and create another layer on the back doing the same technique. This will make the wreath look much thicker.

Then, you take the book pages and roll them tightly together. I used mod podge to glue to edge down. Once you have a lot of these little rolls, you can group them together. Use the glue gun to keep them together (I found 3-4 worked best for the bundles) and then tie a longer strand of the spanish moss around each bundle. Glue these to the wreath's top layer. 

Next, I put my raven into the wreath. Mine came with wire in his feet, so I wrapped the wire into the grapevine wreath. After that, I cut a piece of a blank book page and wrote "Nevermore" with marker. I glued one end to the book pages already on the wreath. Lastly, I took chunks of spanish moss and randomly inserted them into the nooks and crannies of the book pages. 

That's it! I originally made it for a Halloween decoration, but I love it so much that I'm keeping it up all year long. Poe is always in style. 

Dont' want to make it yourself? You're now in luck! I've opened an Etsy Shop Be The Binding Boutique where you can purchase you own Raven Book Wreath or one with a different theme.