Pier1 Owl Wreath Knock-Off

A few years ago, my best friend who lives in Texas, sent me a photo of an owl wreath from Pier 1.  Being the crafting friends we are, we immediately started discussing how we could make our version of the adorable wreath.  And the challenge was on!  We decided to make a version of the wreath and share it when we were done.  I made my Pier 1 Owl Wreath Knock-Off entirely from items purchased at the Dollar Tree store.

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It is so sad that Pier 1 will soon be closed. I always enjoyed shopping at their stores, and this owl is just one of the fun decor items you could find there.

Not only had the two of us agreed to make our version of the Pier1 Owl Wreath, but I also challenged myself to make my wreath with only items that could be found at my local Dollar Tree store.  The inspiration wreath is no longer available on the Pier 1 site, but below is what inspired this challenge.

Pier 1 Owl Wreath Knock-Off from the Dollar Tree store.

For this project, you will need:

• Two wicker wreath forms
• Orange burlap ribbon
• Green burlap ribbon
• Assorted fall foliage stems with faux cattails
• Fall foliage stems with feathers
• Fall daisy stems
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Floral wire

The owl wreath’s shape is basically two small wreath forms tied together to create the owl’s head and body. My friend used two grapevine wreaths for the project, which closely resembled the inspiration wreath. Since I had challenged myself to only use supplies found at my local Dollar Tree, I had to use what they had available. My project was created using two small wicker wreath forms instead.

I considered painting the wicker wreaths so that their light color wouldn’t show through the leaves, but I decided instead to wrap each wreath in orange burlap ribbon.

All the items I used for my wreath were purchased from my local Dollar Tree.

I attached the two covered wreath forms together using floral wire.

 The daisy floral stems were to be used to create the eyes for the owl, but I needed a way to insert them into the middle of the form. To attach the flowers, I wrapped two strips of burlap across the opening of the top wreath—aka the head of the owl.

Be creative with the small details to make your own owl wreath unique.

First, the owl’s “wings” need to be placed using the foliage stems with feathers. These were easy to attach by adding hot glue to the end of the stem and inserting the end through the burlap and wicker wreath form. Make sure to extend them out from the form to look like wings.

Even though we made these owls a few years ago, on my last trip to Dollar Tree, they still had all of these items available to recreate this wreath.

After cutting the fall-colored leaves off the stems, I used hot glue to attach them around the wreath forms. The burlap definitely helped the hot glue stick to the forms.

Several burnt fingers later—be careful attaching the leaves—the wreath forms were completely covered, and the daisies were attached for the eyes and a cat tail for the nose.

I made the small bow tie out of the green ribbon and attached a faux cat tail from the stems as the nose.  Several of my fall foliage stems had colored berries, so at the last minute, I attached those to the head of the owl as something whimsical and cute.

Pier 1 Owl Wreath Knock-Off made from Dollar Tree craft supplies.

My friend Shelley finished her owl project first and posted it on her Facebook page, which got her several orders for more.  She didn’t plan for that to happen, but made several versions for friends and coworkers.  After her fifth one, she had to stop the madness and refused to make any more.

My friend made several versions for coworkers and friends for the Fall season.

Her versions were adorable, including a Mickey Mouse version she made for a coworker who loves Disney as much as she does.

I have around $9 total in my version of this owl wreath.  We had a lot of fun making these together from across the miles.

“Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:4-5

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