When Halloween is over, I can’t wait to get my decorations put away and just have some simple Fall decor before the glisten and glow of Christmas decorations take over my house.  I have a white frame that I keep on my shelf in my family room, and I like to rotate it out with a fun printable or holiday picture. I didn’t have anything for Fall, so I went in search for something and stumbled upon this cute fingerprint wreath printable that was for sale. But the problem is,  the budget is a little tight this time of year, and my brain is always working with the common phrase of ” I bet I can do that by myself.”  I enjoy the challenge, so I went ahead and tried my hand at it {no pun intended} and it’s a fun way to get the kids involved in a rainy {or snowy} afternoon craft project as well! I had almost everything I needed at my house already, all I had to purchase was a yellow stamp pad, so total this “craft” cost me just $3 out of pocket.  And I love that it documents those cute little kid fingerprints while serving it’s purpose! 😉  I went ahead and put a short tutorial together for you…enjoy!

Fingerprint Wreath

1. Gather your items.  You will need:

• a piece of white or cream cardstock
• a bowl ( make sure it is smaller than your frame so that the edges of your wreath don’t get cut off)
• a gold, brown or grey marker for tracing your bowl to make the wreath
• brown, orange, and yellow stamp pads ( stamp pads are on sale at Michael’s right now!)
• the person you want to use for your fingerprints 😉

2. Trace the edges of your bowl while moving your bowl slightly up and down, side to side. Keep eye-ing your wreath to make sure it is symmetrical. You won’t be drawing complete circles, but half circles around different sides of the bowl to make it look like a wooden wreath.

3.  After I made the wreath, I penciled in the words “give thanks” which I would trace over at the very end.

4. Now get your little fingers and put them to work! We did one color at a time, alternating colors on the wreath to make the fall leaves. Boston loved being included in the project since usually my crafts don’t involve the kiddos 😉

5. Trace over your penciled letters with either a gold or black marker ( I did both) and find a place to display your new Thanksgiving decor!

I love the simplicity of it, and I love that we made it together! Hope you enjoy!

{If you are interested in purchasing the pre-made wreath, you can find it in the etsy shop Married in May Designs.}