Mickey Wreath

[MICKEY88]

Does anyone else make their own Disney decorations..???[

 

[Big V]

My SIL made one for us last Christmas as she knows what big Disney fans we are!

 

[Boo'sMom]

I made one of those last year.
I used the leis from our Polynesian stay, and our Guest of Honor name badges to decorate it.

 

[Scratch42]

I made on last week and it looked so good that I decided to make more!
Unfortunately, don't have the capabilities to show it!

Can't wait to start decorating for Christmas!

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[MICKEY88]

I love mine, but it's so big I don't have any other space large enough on the outside of my house to put one.....LOL

 

[helenabear]

Oh wow, they both look great!!! I wish I had that kind of talent

 

[TINKTWINS]

They look awesome, im going to attempt to make one!!

 

[aunt lissa]

Ok I'm jealous so now I'm gonna make one! Or atleast try! Got directions for me?!

 

[DisneyGirl421]

My best friend's family is obsessed wit disney and with christmas, and they go all out for decorating. But every year, with out fail, is a mickey wreath outside their balcony.. and in 2000, they made the disney 200 out of wreaths too. It was great!

 

[DisneyObsessed]

Ok Mickey, you need to send along some instructions. That is beautiful. I want one!!!!!

 

[Mickey's sunshine]

I want to make one this year.....another one for directions please?!!

 

[MICKEY88]

I started by buying the following

one 24" wreath

two 16 " wreaths

2 strings of 150 lights each...

I wired the wreaths together so they looked like Mickey, then my wife strung the lights starting with the plugs at the bottom, winding in a serpentine pattern..one string going up one side, the other string going up the other....... it was a team effort

the wreaths have a heavy wire framework...,,,they should last a long time...

the lights have the control box so they do all sorts of neat stuff..blink, chase, fade,,etc...

but I decided I liked the lights on steady....


or pay our expenses to WDW..for a week and we'll deliver the wreaths fully assembled....LOL

 

[DisneyObsessed]

Thank you. I have to try this. I absolutely love yours. I just hope mine comes out as good. (Nice try for the trip)

 

[Boston Tea Party]

Originally posted by MICKEY88



or pay our expenses to WDW..for a week and we'll deliver the wreaths fully assembled....LOL

How about this? You pay MY way for a week, and I won't come and steal yours?

 

[MICKEY88]

Originally posted by Boston Tea Party
How about this? You pay MY way for a week, and I won't come and steal yours?

if you're going to come all the way to PA to steal my wreath. just let me know when you are coming, I'll take you to the store where I bought the wreaths,,help you wire it and maybe I can get my wife to help with the lights...that way everybody's happy and I won't have to send you to jail for stealing Mickey....

it's wrong to steal....it's doubly wrong to steal anything Disney related

 

[MICKEY88]

here's a picture with flash to show the wreath a little better..

it's very heavy, last year I mounted it with rope and smaller hooks..the weight bent the hooks...thus the heavy duty hooks and chain..


for a wreath of this size I'd definitely use at least 300 lights

 

[Scratch42]

I live in an apartment so one day after someone else posted regarding the wreaths went to my local dollar store and purchased willow rings, One large, two small. Bought the fake garland, 4 in total, two for the large ring, one each for the small. Wrapped beads around each circle. Added a Santa Hat and Santa Gloves and viola! All for $10.00 and hopefully will last year to year!

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[DisneyObsessed]

Scratch, that sounds really cute. Do you have a picture?

 

[Dan Murphy]

Very cool, both the pictured ones and described ones. Thanks for sharing. Very nice.

 

[Scratch42]

But maybe when a DisFriend gets hers, she will be kind enough to post a pic.



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