DIY Fresh Eucalyptus Wreath

by Christene @ Keys to Inspiration

4 Materials

$30

1 Hour

Easy

Hi, I'm Christene from the blog Keys to Inspiration. My blog is all about helping you discover creative, simple, and affordable ways to design a home you love!

Today I want to share my latest home decor project - this gorgeous fresh eucalyptus wreath. One of my passions is creating home decor and teaching others how to create too! Even if you don't think you're a crafty person, I can show you how easy it is to create beautiful things for your home on a budget.

I have a confession to make….I’m a eucalyptus lover! 🌿🌿🌿 When I’m out shopping, it’s not uncommon for me to scoop up a large number of the Trader Joe’s eucalyptus bundles. The last time that I did this was because I had a project idea in mind. You see, I’ve always wanted to make a gorgeous fresh eucalyptus wreath! I’ve seen some amazing ones as decorations and I knew that I wanted to have one for my home.

So, instead of buying one, I decided to DIY one! I ended up with this amazing custom greenery wreath that is so much easier to create than it looks.

Let me show you how I made it. Maybe you’ll become obsessed with eucalyptus too!

You can see the full tutorial on my blog here.

First, you’ll need to prep your eucalyptus. Once you get all of your eucalyptus bunches home, separate out the branches and use scissors to cut the stems down into smaller pieces. I cut my branches into small springs that were about 5-6″ long each.

Next, it’s time to start placing the eucalyptus springs into the {affiliate} wreath form.

The idea is to have all the eucalyptus leaves and stems flowing in the same direction around the wreath. That creates the really nice, polished look that you want for the wreath.

Start by inserting a few bigger sprigs into the wreath in the direction you want the leaves to flow. Try to push the stem far enough down into the grapevine until it seems secure. The twisted design of the grapevine wreath form will hold the stems in place.

Make sure as you go that you continue to insert the sprigs in the same direction around the wreath form.

Keep adding more springs into the wreath form. Don’t worry if gets a bit messy right now, that is all part of the process!

At this point, you should start being able to see the pattern coming together! It might not be perfect or the exact density that you want yet, but you should be able to see a general directional flow starting to form.

Keep adding eucalyptus until the entire wreath is filled up and looks like it has an even density of leaves.

When I was creating my eucalyptus wreath, I started in one spot and used my best sprigs first. That meant that by the time I got all the way around the wreath, I had my smallest, and “not as full” sprigs left. I didn’t properly space out all of the stems to get a full, even density look.

To avoid this, start by picking out your best sprigs and dispersing them around the wreath form first. Again, make sure they are all flowing in the same direction.

Then, go back and fill in some of the big gaps with the medium sized sprigs. Finally, continue to fill in and bulk up the wreath with the smaller sprigs.

Doing it this way will help you avoid having any sparse spots in your wreath.

Once the wreath is finished, grab the back of the wreath form and hold up the wreath so that it hangs vertically.

You’ll notice that wherever the leaves are going “uphill” in flow direction that the wreath may look a little droopy on that side. This can easily be fixed with some floral wire.

Isn’t this eucalyptus wreath gorgeous!?! I was so impressed with how well this wreath looks and it cost me a fraction of what a florist would charge for a fresh wreath.

A fresh eucalyptus wreath will slowly dry, but the leaves should keep their shape and be a beautiful decoration in your home.

Have I convinced you yet that eucalyptus is the best greenery ever? Are you as obsessed with it now as I am?

I would LOVE to see your eucalyptus wreath! Tag me on Instagram (@keystoinspiration) with your amazing wreath photos. And please tell me I’m not alone with this crazy obsession. 😜 🌿🌿 🌿

You can see the full DIY tutorial for the Fresh Eucalyptus Wreath on the blog. Just click on the link at the end of this post.

>> Christene

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