How To Make A Dried Floral Wreath
Dried flowers are easy to display in your home year-round. During the winter I like to keep dried flowers in vases, but come spring I'm all about fresh flowers! What do I do with the dried flowers? Sometimes I move them around, but sometimes I use them to make wreaths! Keep reading to see what I came up with this time.
Try hanging a wreath from a shelf or peg rail to brighten any space.
Gather your supplies and lay out a paper. Or work an area easy to wipe clean. I purchased the eucalyptus fresh at Trader Joe’s and let it dry out a bit. The bouquet had been in a vase for a while, and I decided to change it up and use it here. I pulled two different ribbons to try once the wreath was made.
Start by tucking the eucalyptus or a green of your choice, through the wreath frame.
Cut a few pieces of wire that are about four or five inches in length.
Use a piece of the cut wire to secure the first piece of eucalyptus. I use sort of a twisting motion. Twist the wire around itself and then twist around the frame. Use the remaining wires to tie on the other floral and green bits. Cut more wire as needed.
Here is the wreath with the two Trader Joe’s eucalyptus branches fastened to the frame.
Next, I took stems of the flowers and worked them into the open spaces. These were fastened with wire as well.
Trim any excess stems that are sticking out too far.
For the last year or so I have been using a lark's head knot to hang my wreaths. I used to use a wreath hook, but after moving into a place where the hook I had didn't fit, I switched to a ribbon. To make this knot, start by folding the ribbon in half.
Then place the folded end of the ribbon under the back of your frame. You can also try the opposite and see which way you like more. With one hand, expand the ribbon loop to tuck the loose ends through.
Pull the loose ends through to tighten the knot.
Adjust your knot as needed.
After filling in the wreath and adding the ribbon, I felt like some more color was needed. I had a bouquet of dried lavender that I used to add another layer. Fun fact: the ribbon I used is from a dress that I used to have!
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Get creative and see what you can pull from around the house or neighborhood to make a wreath!
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The dried lavender adds so much!
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