DIY Fall Wreath – Easy
HOW TO MAKE A SIMPLE DIY FALL WREATH USING NATURAL ELEMENTS INCLUDING DRIED SEDUM FLOWERS.
The Fall colors and weather are beginning to inspire me to create more of a cozy feeling around the house lately. I haven’t done any decorating this fall season yet so I started with a super simple, smaller-sized fall wreath using natural elements.
This is the perfect time to gather your natural elements and take a minute to stop and appreciate nature’s full display of color and texture.
Here’s how to make your own fall wreath and bring the beauty of autumn into your house.
Supplies for Simple DIY Fall Wreath
To make this pretty fall wreath, you’ll only need a few things. Most can be found in your yard for free.
- Grapevine wreath form (I used a small 6″)
- Sedum flowers
- Boxwood stems
- Red berries
- Green floral wire
If you don’t have Sedum flowers available, you can change those out to another dried flower. Same with the boxwood stems, if you don’t have those growing, another evergreen can be used.
You won’t need much of the evergreen, just enough to tuck in for contrast. What I love about harvest season is that it’s pretty easy to find things in your own backyard to decorate with.
I had real red berry branches that I saved from last Christmas that I used for my wreath. Alternatively, you could use artificial ones on those. This project was made using only things I already had so I didn’t have to buy any supplies for it.
There are several varieties of Sedum. I believe mine are the Autumn Fire variety. They start light green, then turn light pink, and as the weather gets colder they deepen to a dark red.
You can cut these and use them as dried flowers, without having to go through the drying process. They can survive without water. It’s a great plant for fall color.
Next year, I may cut a few branches at each color stage and recreate this project with the full spectrum of colors. They really make for a beautiful fall wreath.
As for the wreath form, you can use any form you like. However, I have found the grapevine form to be useful because you can tuck some of the florals into it without using so much floral wire.
This helps when filling in any bare spots later. But you could always use a little hot glue for that as well.
I used the 6″ form because that’s what I had. The wreath came out so pretty I wish I had used a larger size. That said, I do sometimes prefer smaller wreaths for home decor accents.
Assembling your Autumn wreath
First group a small bunch of sedum, berries and boxwood together and attach it to your wreath form using the floral wire.
Wrap the wire around the wreath once or twice until secure. I did not cut my wire until the whole wreath was assembled.
Keep going around the wreath form making it abundantly full.
When it looks full, go back and check the sides. Fill in any bare spots with more of the Sedum flowers.
Look at it from above as well to make sure it looks even all around.
When you’re satisfied with the fullness of your wreath, flip it over. Cut your wire and wrap the end around a few times to create a loop for hanging. Tuck the extra wire under some of the looped wire.
Isn’t that pretty? This simple DIY fall wreath took me all of 30 minutes to make. I love it when easy projects come out this good.
I’m really loving the deep red shades paired with blush-colored pumpkins this year.
I found the mini mums from Trader Joe’s and the blush pumpkins at Target.
I haven’t decided where to hang this little handmade fall wreath yet but it looks cute tucked onto my flower cart for now. You can see I accented it with colorful fall leaves too. Those are from my blueberry bush. The blueberry leaves have the most vivid fall colors.
It may eventually sit on my fireplace mantel because it’s too small for a front door wreath. Another idea is to use it as a centerpiece with a pillar candle in the center.
It would also be pretty tucked into shelves on a dining room hutch or hung from the door of a china cabinet.
The best part of this elegant wreath is that it will last throughout the fall season. The colors could also be incorporated into Christmas decor.
Another idea I had was to add a few cinnamon sticks for scent but it looked so pretty as is I decided against it. You could also incorporate small pinecones or twigs.
caring for your fall wreath
This beautiful wreath is easy to care for!
Since it’s made from dried flowers, it will last throughout the season without much maintenance. Keeping it away from direct sunlight will prevent any fading. If stored properly, you might even be able to enjoy your creation again next year.
Fall decorations using natural elements are my favorite, what about you?
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