I’m in love with this fun Halloween wreath made with ping pong balls and googly eyes. Googly eyes are one of my all-time favorite crafting supplies, especially for Halloween. Our googly eyes halloween wreath makes everybody smile, especially our kids. Here is how to make one of your own:
Supplies needed:
18 inch straw wreath form
White ribbon or fabric to wrap wreath form
Wire
Practice Ping Pong Balls, Pack of 144 balls
I used around 250 ping pong balls and have some left over for future crafts.
Googly Eyes – Two packages of 94 count
Hot glue and hot glue gun
Step One: Tightly wrap straw wreath in ribbon or fabric, hot glueing the ends down. Use wire wrapped around wreath and twisted in the back to create a wreath hanger.
Step Two: Hot glue ping pong balls onto wreath. I added mine randomly until I felt it looked full and even. I just kept filling and stepping back to check my progress.
Step Three: Hot glue googly eyes to ping pong balls. Use a hair dryer to melt any hot glue strings left behind.
Check out my other Halloween projects so far:
Candy Corn Oreo Stuffed White Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Melissa
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Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
September 26, 2012 at 2:08 pmOMG!! This is the cutest wreath ever. Love it, Melissa!
My Little Corner
September 26, 2012 at 8:11 pmLove it!
That’s a lot of gluing!
Gina @ Kleinworth & Co.
September 27, 2012 at 3:00 pmHow adorable- my kids would love that.
Gina @ Kleinworth & Co.
September 27, 2012 at 3:00 pmHow adorable- my kids would love that.
Martine Shoemaker
October 3, 2012 at 11:36 amThis is really clever! Tell me though, where would one find ping pong balls? lol
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
October 3, 2012 at 1:03 pmI ordered them off Amazon. If you click the link for practice ping pong balls above, it will take you there:0)
Andrea
October 3, 2012 at 8:10 pmI love it! How big are the googly eyes you used?
And I found eBay much cheaper than Amazon for sourcing ping pong balls!
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
October 3, 2012 at 9:11 pmThe googly eyes are 15 mm. The ping pong balls I linked to above are actually practice balls, and I couldn’t find them cheaper on ebay, plus I like the free shipping:0)
Jaxx of All Trades
October 4, 2012 at 7:52 pmSo cute and clever! I might have to do this!
Kathie
October 6, 2012 at 1:16 amThis is so cool! Looks like they’re looking right at you!
Christina at I Gotta Create!
October 6, 2012 at 1:44 amI’m in love with it too!!! Pinning!
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Lowri
October 6, 2012 at 2:35 amI totally love this! Anything with googly eyes is a big hit in our house!
Thanks for sharing!
Lowri
Sugarr2518
October 6, 2012 at 3:10 amLove this idea! Very creative. Thanks for sharing:)
Katie H
October 6, 2012 at 11:39 pmI made this today, it looks awesome! Instead of the black and white eyes I actually bought colored ones so it looks a little more vibrant. I love it though!!
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
October 8, 2012 at 4:24 pmThat sounds so cool, Katie!!! Thanks for letting me know! I would love to see a picture, you can email it to me at melissa.pencil@gmail.com or post it on my facebook page!
Katie H
October 8, 2012 at 11:59 pmMelissa I just sent an email to you with the picture!
Orphaned Decor
October 7, 2012 at 4:31 amI have absolutely no idea how I found your blog but I am so glad that I did. I love this wreath. Halloween is my favorite decorating holiday. I can’t wait to see the rest of your decor.
Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
October 8, 2012 at 4:27 pmThank you so much:0)
Andrea
October 10, 2012 at 10:20 amI made it! It only took one evening and it looks great. I think my glue gun is hotter than average and the ping pong balls often gave a little pop when I put them on the wreath (I used a foam pool noodle for that) but other than surprising me, did no damage and held their shape. Here’s a picture of mine: http://pinterest.com/pin/218354281904742082/
Tammy
October 11, 2012 at 1:31 pmWhat would be cooler is if you could find glow in the dark ping pong balls!
Anonymous
October 13, 2012 at 12:51 amPurchased glow in the dark ping pong balls at MC Sports.
MisterDipo
October 16, 2012 at 4:21 amThat’s scary but I think it’s good idea to use it.
Jennifer Bussey
October 23, 2012 at 5:40 amHey, there! Just wanted to tell you that we made a version of this wreath, but with ping pong ball-sized eyeballs from Party City. I blogged about it and another wreath I made, and linked this article from it. In case you want to check out how ours turned out, here is is: http://jenniferbussey.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/creepy-crafting-mwa-ha-ha-ha/
Thanks for the great idea! We had so much fun! After I got my daughter to stop wearing it as an eyeball crown. Shiver…
Miss Trish
June 20, 2013 at 10:29 pmThis is adorable!! I think I’m going to give this Halloween except I want to try it with glow in the dark ping pong balls!! Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea!!!
krista
September 6, 2013 at 5:13 amI came across this on Pinterest and LOVE it!! I featured it over on my blog with my “Fabulous Friday Finds” can’t wait to make one of my own!!
Cate Holst
September 16, 2013 at 10:26 pmI love your wreath so very much. Too fun!
Ashley
September 19, 2013 at 7:45 amso super cute!! Pinned : )
Ashleigha Maksim
September 24, 2013 at 5:22 pmHow did you store it when Halloween was over? Did you have troubles with the ping pong balls falling off? I made this adorable wreath for Christmas using ornaments and half of them fell off in storage 🙁
Melissa
September 25, 2013 at 8:39 amI stored mine in my garage, and I haven’t had a problem. It gets very hot in our garage in the summer too. I think the ping pong balls are more porous than the ornaments and the hot glue holds them together better.
Good luck!
E.S.+Ivy
October 31, 2014 at 9:48 amToo funny! I bet if you put the wreath on the door the eyeballs dance when you swing it open. 🙂