Easy fall wreath

I've never really been a wreath person, but lately I've been noticing all the pretty things other people are putting on their doors. So for Halloween, Stella and I got a grapevine wreath and decorated it with ghosts, orange ribbon and black tulle. I was happy with that and figured we could somehow transition it to a fall/Thanksgiving wreath.

I had no inspiration, and didn't want to spend any money on something that would be used for such a short time. Plus I seem to have a real challenge with stereotypical "fall" colors - I have a particular aversion to brown. 

Then today the kids and I were in the front yard and noticed that we actually had some colorful leaves on the ground. So we spent about 10 minutes collecting the prettiest ones we could find, then arranged them (thanks, hot glue gun!) to look kind of like flowers, and Stella picked out a sparkly something for the center of each "flower". I am thrilled with how it turned out. I love that it is primarily found items, plus some sparkles we had on hand. Total cost = $0.

Each "flower" is comprised of 5 large leaves in a tight circle, then 3 more smaller ones on top of that. Something round in the center pulls it together.