A Halloween Garland for Your Front Door

(ARA) - Halloween is the time of year when the home's front door becomes the focal point of festivities. Whether it's trick-or-treaters knocking, or family and friends stopping by for a visit, Halloween is the perfect time to create a unique and colorful front door decoration to delight your visitors. JELD-WEN, the world's leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors, has created this harvest-themed raffia garland.

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Directions:

1. Gather these materials, commonly found at craft stores:

Raffia rope, taken apart and loosely braided
Small and large scarecrows on sticks
Festive fall wired ribbon
Artificial fall leaves
Artificial or dried orange Japanese lanterns
Hot glue gun and glue sticks

2. Take the raffia cluster and bind off the top, if needed, with extra raffia pieces. Braid the raffia loosely and tie off bottom about six inches from the tail of garland with a single piece of raffia.

3. Glue small scarecrow into the raffia braid up near the top. Make a double-looped ribbon, leaving long tails, and tie around braid under small scarecrow. Tuck and glue tails down into the edges of braid.

4. Glue in larger scarecrow below the ribbon, angled to the side. Use the braid like a pincushion to anchor the scarecrow's stick.

5. Add the individual fall leaves and Japanese lantern clusters. Start at the top and work your way down, gluing and inserting the items into the raffia braid.

6. Glue in moss or lichens to give a more authentic, fall look.

For more seasonal door decor ideas, visit www.jeld-wen.com.

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