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Googly Eyes Halloween Wreath

September 26, 2012 by Melissa 31 Comments

Googly Eyes Halloween Wreath

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 – two orders.

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.

Googly Eyes Halloween Wreath

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.

Googly Eyes Halloween Wreath

Step Three: Hot glue googly eyes to ping pong balls. Use a hair dryer to melt any hot glue strings left behind.

 

 

Googly Eyes Halloween Wreath

Check out my other Halloween projects so far:

Candy Corn Oreo Stuffed White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Faux Bois Pumpkins

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Melissa

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  1. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel

    September 26, 2012 at 2:08 pm

    OMG!! This is the cutest wreath ever. Love it, Melissa!

    Reply
  2. My Little Corner

    September 26, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    Love it!

    That’s a lot of gluing!

    Reply
  3. Gina @ Kleinworth & Co.

    September 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    How adorable- my kids would love that.

    Reply
  4. Gina @ Kleinworth & Co.

    September 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    How adorable- my kids would love that.

    Reply
  5. Martine Shoemaker

    October 3, 2012 at 11:36 am

    This is really clever! Tell me though, where would one find ping pong balls? lol

    Reply
    • Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil

      October 3, 2012 at 1:03 pm

      I ordered them off Amazon. If you click the link for practice ping pong balls above, it will take you there:0)

      Reply
  6. Andrea

    October 3, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    I love it! How big are the googly eyes you used?

    And I found eBay much cheaper than Amazon for sourcing ping pong balls!

    Reply
    • Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil

      October 3, 2012 at 9:11 pm

      The 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)

      Reply
  7. Jaxx of All Trades

    October 4, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    So cute and clever! I might have to do this!

    Reply
  8. Kathie

    October 6, 2012 at 1:16 am

    This is so cool! Looks like they’re looking right at you!

    Reply
  9. Christina at I Gotta Create!

    October 6, 2012 at 1:44 am

    I’m in love with it too!!! Pinning!

    <3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
    Wildly Original Linky party is open!

    Reply
  10. Lowri

    October 6, 2012 at 2:35 am

    I totally love this! Anything with googly eyes is a big hit in our house!
    Thanks for sharing!
    Lowri

    Reply
  11. Sugarr2518

    October 6, 2012 at 3:10 am

    Love this idea! Very creative. Thanks for sharing:)

    Reply
  12. Katie H

    October 6, 2012 at 11:39 pm

    I 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!!

    Reply
    • Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil

      October 8, 2012 at 4:24 pm

      That 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!

      Reply
    • Katie H

      October 8, 2012 at 11:59 pm

      Melissa I just sent an email to you with the picture!

      Reply
  13. Orphaned Decor

    October 7, 2012 at 4:31 am

    I 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.

    Reply
    • Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil

      October 8, 2012 at 4:27 pm

      Thank you so much:0)

      Reply
  14. Andrea

    October 10, 2012 at 10:20 am

    I 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/

    Reply
  15. Tammy

    October 11, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    What would be cooler is if you could find glow in the dark ping pong balls!

    Reply
    • Anonymous

      October 13, 2012 at 12:51 am

      Purchased glow in the dark ping pong balls at MC Sports.

      Reply
  16. MisterDipo

    October 16, 2012 at 4:21 am

    That’s scary but I think it’s good idea to use it.

    Reply
  17. Jennifer Bussey

    October 23, 2012 at 5:40 am

    Hey, 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…

    Reply
  18. Miss Trish

    June 20, 2013 at 10:29 pm

    This 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!!!

    Reply
  19. krista

    September 6, 2013 at 5:13 am

    I 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!!

    Reply
  20. Cate Holst

    September 16, 2013 at 10:26 pm

    I love your wreath so very much. Too fun!

    Reply
  21. Ashley

    September 19, 2013 at 7:45 am

    so super cute!! Pinned : )

    Reply
  22. Ashleigha Maksim

    September 24, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    How 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 🙁

    Reply
    • Melissa

      September 25, 2013 at 8:39 am

      I 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!

      Reply
  23. E.S.+Ivy

    October 31, 2014 at 9:48 am

    Too funny! I bet if you put the wreath on the door the eyeballs dance when you swing it open. 🙂

    Reply

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