Pinterest Challenge - St. Patrick's Day Wreath

Well I'm a day late on the Pinterest Challenge deadline, but it's never too late to jump in the game! :D

Have you noticed that St. Patrick's Day is getting the shaft this year? I mean, seriously, you can't find green decorations ANYWHERE! Seems like most stores have jumped right over to the other March holiday. You know, the one of the chocolate bunny variety ;)

So, since I couldn't find an adorably cheesy St. Patrick's Day wreath, I decided to MAKE one. Take that, Easter!

I was wandering around the Dollar Store, looking for ideas, when I remembered seeing this post from Serendipity Refined around Valentine's Day:

Dollar Store Valentine's Wreath - via Pinterest

She actually used a bath loofah for her wreath and it looked so cute! So, remembering this, I went on the hunt for green bath loofahs at the dollar store. I was in luck!

Here's the photo run-through of how I assembled this cute, festive wreath for only $3!

Gather Materials - yes, there are supplies for an Easter wreath, too. ;)

Start with the wreath form and loofahs - I scored with this gigantic ombre one.

Cut the loofah apart. This was surprisingly fun to do!

Crazy how much goes into a loofah ;)

I used the palest green to wrap my wreath form. I just used a dot of hot glue at the beginning and end.

Next, I started gluing the loofah pieces onto the wreath, making sure they weren't spread too thin so that it would fluffy and full looking. 

I alternated between lighter and darker greens.

Ta da! A giant round loofah! 

I was a little skeptical at this point, since it DID look like a giant loofah.

Enter these foam shamrocks

I just alternated colors and hot glued them in place. 

I added one to the top, too, since it was looking a little naked.

And there we go! All finished!

This wreath took me approximately fifteen minutes to make. And a whopping three bucks. :)

The best part is, I know it's water proof, thanks to the loofahs!

I'll mark this down as a Pinterest success! Here's another look at the wreath bringing some cheer to our front door:

What have you done to decorate for St. Patrick's Day? Or are you jumping right over to Easter?

Linking up to:
The Pinterest Challenge with Megan (The Remodeled Life), Katie (Bower Power), Sherry (Young House Love) and Michelle (Decor and the Dog)

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