Nothing says fresh and alive, like a front door splashed with a cheerful DIY greenery wreath. As soon as the bushes in my front yard start sprouting with new foliage, I am shearing them off and creating something with them. Whether it be a foraged greenery garland or a DIY foraged greenery wreath, my bushes stay trimmed because of my inability to stay away from making their branches into a lush and green creation. This wreath is NO exception! My husband even planted a dozen extra boxwood plants in our yard for the specific purpose of me trimming them. I will show you how to make one in 5 easy steps.
Supplies:
-Various types of greenery
-Scissors
-Wire
-Metal wreath form from Dollar Tree
Step 1: Trim and Wire
You can trim branches off the foraged greenery into smaller, more manageable pieces. Gather them into little bunches making sure to get different varieties of vegetation in each group. Put the larger pieces in the back and smaller ones in the front, so each cluster looks like a miniature composition. I have had excellent practice at this because of the thousands of boutonnieres I have made over my 20+ years of floral designing, and making these little bunches is very similar to designing boutonnieres.
You can see from the picture above that I wired the stems tightly. Then I left plenty of wire hanging out. That is what I will use to secure them to the wire form.
Step 2: Make lots of bunches!
Set your Netflix channel to your latest binge-watch and keep making these little bunches until you have about 20 or so. This many bunches will make you feel like they are multiplying like weeds in a garden. But, before you know it, you will have enough to make the entire wreath.
Step 3: Lay them out
Lay them out on the wire form to see how each little bunch will fit together.
Step 4: Wire them to the form
Begin to wire them to the wreath form. With this picture, you can see how I affixed each foliage bunch. I didn’t worry too much about what the back looked like because I knew no one would see it. It’s a train wreck for sure!
Step 4: Fluff it
After you have finished wiring every piece to the form, then you can fluff out the pieces and foliage so that it rests where you want it. Then you are on your way to finishing your DIY greenery wreath creation!
Step 5: Hang it
Hanging your greenery wreath that you foraged and made yourself is the most fun part. You get to enjoy the fruit of your labor and relish in the thought that this most awesome wreath only cost you a buck! You can hang your wreath in a window, on a door, in front of a mirror.
Or use them as a table decoration.
Or, if you are like me, two is better than one. Then, hike it across town to hang them on the church’s doors because the old wood is incredible and begs for a little green life. In doing so, I instantly inject the weathered wood with brilliance and vitality. If you need tips to hang a wreath, you should visit Better Homes and Gardens website for How To Hang a Wreath: 3 Easy Methods.
If this foraged greenery is up your ally, then consider making a garland out of your greenery. It takes a lot more foraged greenery, but looks beautiful when finished. Here is one I made below with foraged greenery. I have a post coming out soon that talks all about it. Stay tuned! If you love designing your own foraged elements, try this post and this one, where I show you more step by step tutorials for flower designing.
A homemade garland is great for a wedding, baby shower, Christmas decorations, Easter or Thanksgiving table decor.
What’s your latest binge watch on Netflix while you sit down to craft? Let me know in the comments below.
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