DIY Nautical Wreath

My school's theme for this year is "Sailing Towards Excellence," so naturally, we are decorating with a nautical theme in mind. Because I am trying to be money conscious, I decided to make my own door decor rather than paying for something already made. I Googled (as I do for most things I want to find out) ideas for DIY nautical wreaths and found a site where someone used a pool noodle to make a wreath. The link to the site of this idea is: http://fakeitfrugal.blogspot.com/2011/06/nautical-life-ring-wreath.html
Guess who already had a pool noodle handy? This chick. So I got crafty and with no real hopes of this turning out well. The pool noodle was only $1 so I figured it wouldn't be a waste.
Materials:
-pool noodle
-paper mache (You can make your own from flour and water like I did.)
-newspaper
-masking or packaging tape
-paint (The color you wish your wreath to be.)
-any decorations such as ribbon, decals, buttons, etc.

 I also painted a wooden initial to hang from the top ribbon. The photo below is my finished product.

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It's not the most beautiful thing ever, but this is what I spent:

-Pool noodle $1.00 from Dollar Tree

-newspaper sheets $0.00 because I used an Academy sales paper

-paper mache $0.00 because I made my own

-tape $0.00 because I stole tape from Dad

-ivory & navy paint $0.00 because I own lots of paint already

 -ribbon $0.00 because I reused the ribbon from a gift I received

-twine $1.99 from a local building supply store (it can also be found at dollar stores)

-nautical themed wooden decals $0.49 x 4 from Michael's

-wooden initial D $1 from Michael's

for a grand total of: $5.95 plus tax

Can't beat it!