Keep An Old Egg Carton And Box To DIY The Cutest Fall Door Decor

Ready to decorate for fall? Then grab your mini pumpkins, hay bales, and egg cartons! Wait, what? They aren't the first things that come to mind for autumn decor, but this common recyclable works surprisingly well for a lot of things, like turning egg cartons into a gorgeous DIY vase. To prep your house for cooler weather, you can also use an egg carton to create a fall wreath project, where the cups become autumn flowers that adorn a simple cardboard wreath base. Using materials that you would otherwise toss makes this an inexpensive fall decor option.

Grab a sturdy cardboard box to create your form and background designs. You can also buy wreath forms from Dollar Tree, like this Floral Garden Metal Wreath Form with a rounded dimension. But the star of this seasonal display is the egg carton flower element. The number of egg cartons you need depends on the wreath size and how covered you want it. You'll get the best results from molded fiber egg cartons, which resemble a bumpy, cardboard-like material. They'll hold up better than Styrofoam, and you won't have to deal with the squeakiness and creasing. The only tools you'll need are scissors and glue to hold it together.

Of course, you'll want to add a little personality to this simple wreath. Pull out your favorite paints in fall hues to add color to the flowers. Buttons, sequins, and seed beads all work well as decorative centers for the egg carton blooms. You can also collect any other embellishments you might want, like ribbon or burlap, as extra accents. You'll definitely want to include this project on your list of fall wreath ideas to welcome the season.

Decide on the size of your wreath so you can create the cardboard base. Trace a circular object to create a perfectly round outline. Or, tie string to a pencil, hold the string in the center of the circle, and move the pencil around to complete the circle (square, oval, or rectangular wreaths also work). Cut out the wreath frame and the center, leaving the form about 1 inch wide. You can paint the cardboard base, cover it with burlap or fabric, or cut fall leaves from a separate piece of cardboard and glue them onto the wreath.

To prep the flowers, cut the cups on the egg cartons — one cup for each flower. Then, cut petal-shaped edges on each cup. You can make them all the same or do different petal shapes. You can also try creative flower designs. For example, you can copy the flower design from this egg carton DIY whimsical hanging decor idea but attach them to the wreath form instead. Next, paint the egg carton flowers in fall colors, and glue on embellishments for the centers. 

Arrange the flowers on the cardboard wreath form to create a design you love. You can leave gaps to let your background material show or glue the egg carton flowers close together, so none of the wreath base is visible. Glue on extra embellishments, like bows, ribbon, pine cones, and acorns, to ramp up the fall vibes. To hang the wreath, add a small loop of ribbon to the back, or cut a longer ribbon or twine loop that sticks out above the wreath to create a decorative hanger.