With hydrangeas, pine cones, Magnolia seed pods, berries, and pumpkins.
Fall Wreath
What you need:
3-4 stems small white flower silk flowers
2 stems burgundy berry silk stems
4-5 hydrangeas, white, blush, light green, orange, burgundy
1 orange leaf pick
1-2 stems blackberry silks
1 stem yellow silk leaves
3 picks fine trailing golden leaves
3 pheasant feathers (12" L) (purchase here)
2 metallic orange, 1 white pumpkin, 2.5 in. Diam. (Target)
1 large(3 in. Diam) 1 small (2 in. Diam)pine cone
1 Magnolia seed pod
3 wired wooden picks
22 inch grape vine wreath
paddle wire 26 gauge
Supplies and Tools:
glue gun (purchase here)
glue stick (purchase here)
Wire cutters
heavy sheers (99 cent store)
Steps: 8
Rated: Easy Arrangement
It’s fun to make your own wreath. One year I even made a large grape vine wreath. I soaked the grape vines in the shallows of a Texas lake and wound them to make the wreath. I find out later there was a prehistoric-like fish in this like called an Alligator Gar that lived in the shallows where I was standing so proudly with my wreath. Big mistake. If you don’t know what an Alligator Gar is you might want to check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15SKmGwB68s Haha. Yikes!
For this wreath you will use silk hydrangeas in fall colors. Weave the long flexible stems of the silk flowers into the grape vines, wire them to the woody vines, and in some places secure them with a hot glue gun. The flowers and branches may look right on the table, but when it’s hung, the branches droop if not secured. I also used pine cones and Magnolia seed pods that I found on dog walks with my Golden Retriever, Elle. The little metallic copper colored and white pumpkins I got at Target.
Are you ready? Let’s begin!
Here are your materials.
Here are your tools and supplies.
Insert white silk stem into grape vine.
Slide stem down inside grape vine.
Cut a small piece of wire.
Wire silk onto grape vine and twist a few times.
Secure all the white stems with wire.
Next add berries and wire in place.
Here’s how the wreath looks so far.
Insert hydrangeas and wire in place.
Like so.
Insert 3 fine trailing golden leaves plus the yellow leaves on the bottom right.
Cut pick to 2.5 inches. Insert sharp end into pumpkin and hot glue around pick.
Run wire around pine cone. Pull tight in back and twist a few times.
Wire pumpkins onto grape vine.
Wire pine cones and Magnolia seed pods onto grape vine, then glue in place with hot glue gun.
Insert feathers on top of yellow leaves on bottom right.
Here’s a close up.
You are done. Enjoy!