I was having the hardest time finding a fall wreath for my front door that I loved, but wasn’t insanely expensive. I was finding wreaths that just didn’t fit my aesthetic. Nothing was truly standing out to me as an option I would love. So what is a girl to do?! I decided to go ahead and make my own fall wreath instead! It looked easy enough on Pinterest to DIY a fall wreath. Although, I was nervous as some of my previous DIY projects were major “Pinterest fails”. I ended up having a “Pinterest success” for my first time with this project! It was so easy, took less than 30 minutes and all the materials were under $30! Here are the easy steps on how to DIY a fall wreath:
1. Gather your materials.
You just need are a grapevine wreath, a few clusters of florals and fillers of your choice, floral cutting scissors, and floral wire. I just ran up to my local Hobby Lobby to grab everything! They always have sales on florals and fillers too. You could also grab materials at Michael’s, Target, or any craft store.
I chose an 18″ grapevine wreath for mine. You could go smaller or larger depending on how large you want the wreath. I then grabbed two clusters of large cream flowers, a neutral filler, and a fall bouquet. I filled about 2/3 of the wreath, but if you wanted to the entire wreath, I would get double the florals and filler. You could also fill part of the wreath with a ribbon if you wanted as well.
2. Cut the florals and filler.
After you have all your materials, you will want to cut each floral and each filler into single stems. I cut each piece as close as I could get to where the stem meets the handle of the floral piece. You want to do that so you will have enough stem to work with when placing each piece in the wreath. I just used floral scissors and it didn’t take me long. Then I separated each floral into piles of the same kind together.
I cut everything over a sheet since it can get a little messy.
3. Get Creative!
Once you have all your florals cut, then comes the fun part! I laid the grapevine wreath and all of my florals out on a sheet since it can get a bit messy. Now, get as creative as you want! You won’t be gluing anything down unless you want to, so you can play around with the florals until you get it just right.
I just went for it! I started by anchoring three of the largest cream flowers in place to know where I would be filling in the wreath. Then, I put one on the left middle side, one on the right middle side, and one on the bottom middle. All you do is stick the stem of the floral into the grapevine weave and make sure you follow the curve of the wreath. Here you can use floral wire to anchor the first few pieces in place. You will be layering all your floral pieces to make the wreath look full. Once I had my anchors, I just eyed it and started to layer more large florals. Then I started adding in filler as well. I saved the last fall floral bouquet pieces to be somewhat of a centerpiece. You can watch the full video tutorial I filmed here as I was attempting this! Add a bow, ribbon, or anything extra you want as well!
4. Finishing Touches.
Once you have everything in place like you want on the wreath, pick it up and face the back towards you. You want to cut the excess of any stems sticking out from the back, or you can tuck them in. We don’t want any scratches on your wall or door! And that is it! Now you have a beautiful fall wreath that you can cherish for the season.
I hung mine up using a command strip that holds four pounds on my front door and just hung the wreath right on there. You can also use a wreath hanger if you have one. I just don’t like the look of those since I have a glass door. If you want to, you could also add a bit of ribbon on the wreath to hang it up from the command strip or wreath hanger as well.
5. Enjoy your DIY success!
I hope this was helpful for you, and that you had as much fun making your DIY wreath as I did mine! If you enjoyed this post, please let me know in the comments and I will attempt more projects like this to share with you all! Share with any friends or family that you think would find this helpful too! Thanks for reading and make sure you follow me on Instagram for daily outfit posts, home decor shares, behind the scenes of my life, and beauty tips!
