I have always loved a challenge. Last spring I was at Pier 1 and saw a beautiful wreath. I looked at the price tag and it was $80. I thought to myself, I can do that for a whole lot less than eighty bucks! In the beginning I had a few false starts, as a matter of fact my first wreath came out just plain ugly. Finally I came up with a design that I was proud to hang on my door. Below shows a couple of wreaths from different stores to give you an idea of what's out there and how much different wreaths cost.
This not so pretty (tacky) wreath from Michael's costs $60.
This wreath from a place called Roger's gardens costs $150.
It's time for you to make a wreath that would make your Mama proud for only about $30!
You'll need:
A Grapevine wreath
Artificial flowers and foliage - It's very important to take your time picking out the flowers, foliage, etc. so you can get the perfect ones for your wreath. (I often go to a place like Pier 1 to get ideas.) When looking for adornments, I usually don't see what I really like till I have looked for quite a while. In my humble opinion, Ha-ha, foliage and flowers with small buds look a lot better on a wreath than larger ones. As with the Rogers Garden's one above, the most attractive ones have a lot of foliage and/or flowers on them. (In this case more is more:)
Garden Clippers or Sharp Scissors
A Glue Gun-( No home should be glue gunless:) You can access Michaels 40% off coupons on your phone anytime. I'm the least tech savvy person I know (under 80), and even I can find this coupon.
Hot Glue Sticks-Get lots of glue sticks cuz you'll use a ton for this project.
Step 1 Clip a few of the flowers and/or foliage stems to 1-2 inches.
Step 2 Place some of them on the wreath to get a feel for the design you want. (see ex. below)
Step 3 Using your glue gun secure the flowers and/or foliage on the wreath. Be careful cuz the glue gets super hot. (Don't be like me. I probably burn my fingers at least once a wreath:) With a grapevine wreath, you can also tuck the stems between the vines which hides them and secures the foliage even more.
Step 4. You will probably have to make lots of adjustments before you're happy with your work. In the end you will have a beautiful autumn wreath for your door, wall or table!
Another option is using an already put together bunch of foliage. I trimmed a lot off of the one below and glued it on a wreath. I then added a colorful autumn bow. (See wreath to your right.)
Also I'm not above buying an existing wreath and changing it or adding to it. Hold on to your hat. I got the wreath on your left from my local drugstore, CVS, and it only costed $15! I simply embellished it with some beautiful orange-red berries!
I have a good friend named Jill Hubbard and she loves color especially orange and kind of an olive green! She even has an orange door. Anyway I had a large "hairy" grapevine wreath and some brightly colored flowers, so I made this! My friends are lucky cuz they get all kinds of cool crafts from me!