Fall Wreath Tutorial

The warm colors of fall never fail to get me in a decorating mood.  I sat down last Saturday and made this wreath.   So of course, I’m gonna blog about it.

All of my supplies came from our new Hobby Lobby.  Obviously choose what you like this is just my “recipe”.  Why I love it: lots of texture, pretty fall colors, and the burlap keeps it from being to garish with the glittery pumpkins. 

Supplies:

24” grape vine wreath

Various floral picks – pumpkins and acorns of varying sizes and finishes

Fall spray of birch leaves; I liked how fluffy they looked

Four inch wide burlap wired ribbon

Large plastic beads

Tools:
Florist wire

Scissors

Heavy duty wire cutters

Hot glue gun – the perfect companion to any craft project

The first thing I like to do is decide how I want to orient the wreath and mark the top with a piece of ribbon.  I go this idea from my mom, and it always helps me with the lay out. 

 Next I just play with stuff until I get it kinda where I want it and take a quick picture.  It doesn’t have to be great but just enough that you can get it back in the same general lay out.  

 For this wreath I had to cut the birch spray into two sections for the look I wanted.  Using florist wire attach the “branches”.  Then using the hot glue gun I oriented the branches along the wreath, disguising the glue spots by sticking a leaf on top of them before they dried. 

 Next is the burlap ribbon.  I played with it until  I thought it looked good then stuck the florist wire through the holes and wired it to the wreath.  I saved some of the final securing until after I attached the other pretties but I’ll get to that.   

Next were the floral picks.  For some of them I cut the pick short and glued the florist wire in its place. 

 I started placing the picks along the wreath, gluing and wiring as I went, all while using the picture I had taken as a road map.  The next part was probably my favorite.  I get ticked to use something for other than its intended purpose, and have it turn out cool.  Using the florist wire I turned the large plastic beads I found into another florist pick of sorts.  I grouped them together and attached them all over the wreath.   

Some were between the pumpkins and acorns, others nestled amongst the leaves. 

  I decided I liked where the burlap ribbon was, made a few more folds and secured it with bits of hot glue hidden in the folds.  Finally I wrapped some of the same ribbon around the top, securing with glue and called it finished.  I hope you enjoyed the blog post and get inspired.