How to Make a Dried Lambs Ear Wreath

Aren’t those the sweetest leaves?



What Can You Do With Lambs Ear?

Specifically, Dried Lambs Ear?

Here's how to bundle a few multi-leaved sprigs into a bundle to hang or set about for charming displays.

But here we’re going bigger.

Break out your glue gun.

We’re making a wreath. A wreath like this:

Start with your structure. It can be a grapevine wreath, or a wire hoop, or a bleached branch form like mine.

Mine is a 9-inch one from my local Dollar Store.

Took me three coats to get the color where I waned it. Each one maybe 10 minutes, so not crazy effort. Just used leftover interior latex in grey and white.

Here is a video of how I layered the leaves, then tucked in just a few berries for contrast and a little extra depth and interest.

Lastly, I gently covered the center where the leaves joined up with a twill ribbon that wrapped twice and tied in the back. Notice I like to tie the end with slip knots. This just gives the ribbon a bit more dimension.

Tips For Making a Wreath Like This:

• Use hot glue only — No wiring on this one. The leaves turn rather brittle and break easily with wire.
• Start with largest leaves and build up to smallest filling any gaps
• Wrap the center with a ribbon of choice knotting once in back
• I like to knot the ends of my ribbon (twill tape in this case) to give them more dimension
• Add a few berries for contrast
• Keep it simple — no overthinking this

So sweet and lovely!

Maybe this will have you adjusting your garden plans -- making room for more Lambs Ear. I know what I'll be adding in this year.

And while we're on arrangements from the garden. Think you don't know how to arrange flowers? Neither do I. But I do know this one great trick that makes for a fool-proof natural arrangement every time.