In this post, I’m going to show you how to make a wreath for any season. That’s right! You can easily decorate your front door for winter, spring, summer, and fall with these easy wreath DIYs.

I love easy projects (like making wreaths) because they can be made in the evenings after work (or on the weekend) while catching up on your favorite TV show or podcast.

Looking for more easy crafts? Check out 15 Crafts You Can Make While Watching TV.

What Kind of Base Should I Use?

The most common wreath bases are:

• Grapevine – this wreath base can be easily embellished with hot glue.
• Wire frame – this wreath base is sturdy, long lasting, and versatile.
• Styrofoam – a classic-shaped wreath base that can be wrapped in fabric or yarn.

What Supplies Do I Need?

Here is a list of common wreath-making supplies:

• Wreath base (see above for common kinds)
• Hot glue gun
• Embellishments (faux flowers, yarn, seasonal items, greenery, ribbon)
• Floral wire and wire cutters

Is it Cheaper to Make Your Own Wreath?

Yes. Making a wreath is typically cheaper than buying a ready-made wreath. Be sure to use craft store coupons when gathering your supplies to save more money!

DIY Wreath Ideas:

Here are 15 ways to make your own wreath!

Pampas Grass Wreath DIY

I love the texture and simplicity of pampas grass, and this wreath is perfect for the autumn season. You can easily make this wreath with different colors of pampas grass if you’re looking for some variety.

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White and Gold Holiday Wreath DIY

I love the white and gold elements of this floral wreath and you can keep it up for Thanksgiving and Christmas (or anytime, really!). I love holiday decor that you don’t have to switch out as often.

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Spring Wreath DIY

This spring wreath is made entirely from felt, and those tiny carrots are too cute. This wreath is perfect for spring and Easter decor.

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Twig & Pom Pom Starburst Wreath

Have some extra sticks in your yard? Turn them into a twig and pom pom wreath for your front door. You could also customize this with driftwood for a different look.

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Paper Flower Wreath DIY

This paper flower wreath DIY includes a tutorial to make your own paper flowers. You can use the flowers for other other projects like garlands (or a faux bouquet) as well!

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Easy DIY Halloween Wreath Ideas

Three ways to make a Halloween wreath using embellishments like spiders, black flowers, yarn, and more. The possibilities are endless when it’s spooky season.

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Flower Grapevine Wreath

You could use faux, fresh, or dried florals to make this flower grapevine wreath and customize the colors to fit any season. I love using dried florals because you can reuse them each year.

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DIY Yarn Wreath

This easy DIY yarn wreath might be the easiest (and least expensive) to make on this list. The red ribbon is perfect for the holidays, but you could easily swap it out for different seasons.

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Fresh Mandarin Wreath

If you are a fan of creating wreaths with fresh elements, you will love this DIY fresh mandarin wreath. And, I won’t blame you if you eat a few mandarins while you’re making it …

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Easy 4th of July Ribbon Wreath

If you are looking for an easy Fourth of July wreath to hang on your front door this summer, look no further—the perfect one is here!

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Disco Ball Wreath

I love this disco ball wreath for the holiday season and New Year’s. This wreath is ready to party!

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DIY Tiny Gourds Wreath

This tiny gourd wreath is one of those crafts projects that almost anyone could do—it’s basically just arranging and hot gluing things together. So easy.

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Easy Oversized Christmas Wreath DIY

Looking for the perfect festive holiday wreath? This oversized wreath doesn’t require a giant store-bought base. Instead, it’s made out of pool noodles. Yes, you heard that right!

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Bunny Pom Pom Wreath DIY

Sometimes I feel lost when it comes to decorating for Easter (and the spring season), but I LOVE this bunny pom pom wreath!

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Cranberry Wreath DIY

If you’re looking for something over the top for your Thanksgiving or Christmas get-togethers this year, try this fresh cranberry wreath. The deep red color really pops with the pink ribbon!

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I hope this has inspired you to make a wreath for your front door (and give your mail carrier something festive to look at). Happy crafting!

P.S. Looking for more easy craft ideas? Check out …

• 20 Easy Felt Crafts
• 20+ Easy Wall Decor DIYs
• 20 Easy Clay Crafts

I love making seasonal wreaths to hang on our front door or for around the house. It’s an easy craft you can do while watching TV (maybe the new Hocus Pocus movie!), and I think wreath making can be a fun party idea with friends.

So, here are different ways to make DIY Halloween wreaths with lots of different ways to customize them.

Here are some grapevine wreath bases:

• 18-inch classic brown grapevine wreath base
• 18-inch black glitter grapevine wreath base
• 18-inch cream grapevine wreath base (as seen in this post)
• Autumn leaf grapevine wreath base
• Pumpkin-shaped grapevine wreath base

Once you have the base, you can hot glue any spooky accent you want to it! You could cover the entire base or leave it more sparse. There are so many different Halloween accents you could use.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Spiders – different sizes add interest
• Black flowers – or leaves, or oversized feathers
• Black birds – put a bird on it
• Pumpkins – classic colors or something a little different could be fun, too
• Candy corn – you could also use the real stuff, but the sugar may get gross over time
• Bones – love a graveyard theme

How do you make a Halloween wreath with a wire frame?

A wire frame wreath base allows for more customization. Sometimes, a grapevine base is too rustic for the look you may be going for with your wreath. If so, a wire frame might be the way to go!

Wrap the wire frame in yarn or fabric. You can secure it by tying the back or hot gluing the end.

Then, hot glue or wire things to the yarn or fabric. Many of the accents I linked above could work well with this Halloween wreath option.

A few more ideas could include:

• Painting ping pong balls to look like oversized eyes
• Photocopying old family photos and dyeing them with tea
• Add vampire teeth and (painted) blood

What supplies do I need to make a Halloween wreath?

-Wreath base + accents + hot glue glue

-Wreath bases include: foam wreath base, wire, or grapevine

When using a foam wreath base, you may want to paint the foam to match whatever yarn or fabric you plan to cover it in so it doesn’t peek through. This is similar to using a wire frame base, but the foam will added more dimension (thickness) to your final wreath.

Another variation would be to wrap your foam base in two different colors of yarn or fabric.

How do I switch between yarn colors?

Tie one color to the next before beginning to wrap again. Make sure to tie the knots all on one side (the back) of the wreath. Then, trim the tails off once you are ready to hang your wreath.

Happy Halloween wreath making! xo, Emma

P.S. Looking for more ideas? Check out How to Make a Wreath (For Any Season) and 15 Easy DIY Halloween Decorations.

This patriotic wreath is quick to make, doesn’t cost a lot, and just about anyone can do it because it’s really easy!

Looking for more Fourth of July ideas? Check out …

• Bomb Pop Shots
• Snow Cone Cupcakes!
• How to Host the Best 4th of July BBQ
• Watermelon Slice Jello Shots
• Deviled Eggs 3 Ways

What is a ribbon wreath?

A ribbon wreath is a fast and easy way to make a wreath since you are just cutting strips of ribbon and simply tying them onto a wreath frame.

You can customize it with whatever colors you like to reflect holidays and seasons, and you can add custom accents to glue onto the wreath as well.

Supplies:

• wreath frame
• red, white, and blue acrylic paint and paintbrush
• 1.5″ wide red, white, and blue ribbon (can be any width but wider will make the job easier and faster)
• scissors
• wooden star cutouts
• hot glue gun
• twine or wire for hanging loop

Step 1: Paint your wreath. Divide your wreath into three even sections (you can just eyeball it) and paint them red, white, and blue so that you won’t see any gaps between the ribbons once you start to tie those.

If your wreath frame is white, you won’t need to paint the white, and you’ll probably need two coats to get a more opaque coverage.

Step 2: Tie your first round of ribbons. Cut your red ribbons into 14″ long strips and tie around your wreath frame tying them into a knot on the outer edge of the wreath. Repeat until you have ribbon tied all the way down your red section.

My ribbon spools were 21′ long and I used just a tiny bit more than one roll per color, so if you want to keep it to one roll each, cut them a little shorter or space them out a little further.

Step 3: Fill in between each ribbon with another ribbon. Now that you have your first round tied, cut and tie a second round of red ribbons between each ribbon so that it fills the section and makes it look more full.

Step 4: Repeat with your blue and white ribbons. Cut more 14″ ribbons with your white and blue colors and repeat the process of tying one row just touching each other and then another row in between what you’ve done to fill in the gaps.

Note: You’ll see that grosgrain ribbon tends to fray a bit on the edges once cut, so if that bothers you, you can run some Fray Check over the end, or cut the ribbons at an angle to minimize fray, or use a ribbon that doesn’t fray as easily, like a velvet option.

Step 5: Add your white stars! Paint your wooden star accents white and hot glue them onto the red and blue parts of your ribbon wreath.

Step 6: Add a hanging loop. Use some twine or wire to thread through the back of the middle ribbon in the blue section and tie a loop so that you have something to hang your wreath from.

Now your Fourth of July wreath is ready to hang!

How cute is that?! This is the perfect kind of craft to do while you watch TV (if you like to do that, check out 15 Crafts You Can Do While Watching TV) or sit outside on a nice afternoon.

Ribbon wreaths are a quick and easy way to make a holiday wreath and you can store them easily in a bin with all your other holiday decorations. xo. Laura

Love a good wreath DIY? Check out …

• DIY Pipe Cleaner Wreath
• Modern Hoop Wreath DIY
• Easy Oversized Christmas Wreath DIY (With Pool Noodles!)
• Easy Wreath DIYs (For Any Season)

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Make Your Own Easy Fourth of July Ribbon Wreath

Easily Make a Fourth of July Wreath with Tied Ribbons

Keyword easy crafts, fourth of july, holiday wreath

Cook Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Dry Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 50 minutes minutes

Servings 1 wreath

Author Laura Gummerman

Cost $20

Equipment

• hot glue gun
• small paintbrush
• -scissors

Ingredients

• wreath frame
• red, white, and blue acrylic paint
• red, white, and blue 1.5" ribbon I used grosgrain
• wooden star cutout
• twine or wire for loop

Instructions

• Step one: Paint your wreath. Divide your wreath into three even sections (you can just eyeball it) and paint them red, white, and blue so that you won’t see any gaps between the ribbons once you start to tie those. If your wreath frame is white you won’t need to paint the white, and you’ll probably need two coats to get a more opaque coverage.
• Step 2: Tie your first round of ribbons. Cut your red ribbons into 14″ long strips and tie around your wreath frame tying them into a knot on the outer edge of the wreath. Repeat until you have ribbon tied all the way down your red section. My ribbon spools were 21′ long and I used just a tiny bit more than one roll per color, so if you want to keep it to one roll each, cut them a little shorter or space them out a little further.
• Step 3: Fill in between each ribbon with another ribbon. Now that you have your first round tied, cut and tie a second round of red ribbons between each ribbon so that it fills the section and make it look more full.
• Step 4: Repeat with your blue and white ribbons. Cut more 14″ ribbons with your white and blue colors and repeat the process of tying one row just touching each other and then another row in between what you’ve done to fill in the gaps.

  Note: You’ll see that grosgrain ribbon tends to fray a bit on the edges once cut, so if that bothers you, you can run some Fray Check over the ends or use a ribbon that doesn’t fray as easily like a velvet option.
• Step 5: Add your white stars! Paint your wooden star accents white and hot glue them onto the red and blue parts of your ribbon wreath.
• Step 6: Add a hanging loop. Use some twine or wire to thread through the back of the middle ribbon in the blue section and tie a loop so that you have something to hang your wreath from.

  Now your Fourth of July wreath is ready to hang!

They last so long and I find them really fun to rearrange and use season after season, year after year! In this post, I will share where I buy my dried florals online and how I use them to decorate my home.

Benefits of dried florals

-Stylish
Dried flowers can lean in so many decor styles. I love that they add organic texture to my home and I think they are very classy. In my home, I tend to mix a lot of neutrals because I am looking to add texture more than color most of the time.

You will also see in my collages below selections like pink pampas grass, which can lean more bohemian and tropical.

-Last a long time
I am very into fresh florals and I buy them often, but it is never fun when they die. The wonderful thing about dried florals is that they never die (already dead!) and you can reuse the same floral stems for years on end.

-Great DIY supply
It’s super fun to make wreaths and garlands with dried florals, use them to wrap gifts, and decorate both indoor and outdoor places.

Where I purchase dried florals

In addition to shopping locally, there are two main places I purchase dried florals online. The first is Etsy. I love Etsy because the selections tend to be more curated with nicer and more detailed photos.

Links: Globe Amaranth / Dried Eucalyptus / Light Brown Fern / Dried Palm Leaves / Golden White Eucalyptus / Pink Dried Palm Leaves / White Bunny Tails / Nigella Orientalis / Burgundy Bunny Tails / White Ruscus

The second place I like to shop for dried florals is Amazon. It’s easy to find good deals on Amazon and nice to know items are returnable if they don’t arrive as expected.

At times, the fast shipping is also necessary for someone like me who tends to plan last minute.

Links: Blush Pink Pampas Grass / White Pampas Grass / Billy Button Balls / White Baby’s Breath / Cotton Stems / Dried Palm Leaves / Light Pink Pampas Grass / Assorted Pampas Grass / Ivory Baby’s Breath / Large Pink Pampas Grass / Dried Daisies

How I use dried florals in my decor

The main way I use dried florals is the same as fresh flowers—simply displaying them in vases and cups around my home. I love the soft texture they add.

You can see here they group so well with candles and mirrors, and below with art and brass objects.

Thank you so much for reading! If you love flowers as much as I do, I hope you will consider adding some dried florals to your home. They are so pretty and last forever. xx- Elsie

Love this post? Check out my favorite faux plants and faux trees for my porch. xx- Elsie

And that’s what inspired me to make this DIY pipe cleaner wreath. You could absolutely make this for any season or in any color—I just decided to use up my stash of red, pinks, and glitter pipe cleaners. Oh yes, I have a pipe cleaner stash.

Another thing I love about this DIY pipe cleaner wreath is it’s one of those projects you can work on while you watch TV or listen to a podcast. Lately, I’ve been rewatching every season of Bob’s Burgers. 

I love that show and hadn’t watched the first few seasons in a very long time (some of them I swear I hadn’t even seen before).

Sometimes I crave a project that is basically just something to do with my hands while I watch TV. Don’t get me wrong, I Iove a very involved craft project too.

But sometimes I just want something a little bit mindless to complete in the evenings, which is exactly what this DIY pipe cleaner wreath turned out to be.

Supplies:
–wire wreath base
–pipe cleaners (cut into thirds)
-scissors

Depending how big your wire wreath base is will change how many pipe cleaners you end up needing. You can also use a variety of colors/shades, or keep it more uniform; it’s up to you.

Step One: Cut the pipe cleaners into thirds. Then bend them into a ‘U’ shape.

Step Two: Twist the ‘U’ around the wire frame. Repeat until you’ve filled the entire wreath.

Step Three: You can hang the frame as is, or use ribbon or robe or yarn to hang it from a mantel or doorframe.

If needed, you might need to trim some of the pipe cleaner pieces if you see any that are sticking out way further than others. But that’s it—super simple. This 8″ diameter wreath probably took me about three hours (or six Bob’s Burgers episodes) to complete.

Thanks for letting me share! And happy Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day to you, friends. I hope you find ways to love yourself and those around you. xo. Emma

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DIY Pipe Cleaner Wreath

Author Emma Chapman

Ingredients

• wire wreath base
• pipe cleaners
• scissors

Instructions

• Cut the pipe cleaners into thirds. Then bend them into a ‘U’ shape.
• Twist the ‘U’ around the wire frame. Repeat until you’ve filled the entire wreath.
• You can hang the frame as is, or use ribbon, robe, or yarn to hang it from a mantel or doorframe.

Notes

Depending how big your wire wreath base is will change how many pipe cleaners you end up needing. You can also use a variety of colors shades, or keep it more uniform; it’s up to you.

You can take it all apart and easily store the wreath components during the rest of the year. I’ll show you how I made mine—I love it!

Supplies:
–pool noodles (at least 4)
–duct or packing tape
-garland of your choice (something like this or this, I used 7 9′ long garlands)
-ornaments of your choice (it’s good to have a variety of sizes and shapes, so some larger, smaller, some textured, and some like this star shape worked well together for me)
–large bow
–floral wire and wire cutters

First, I took two noodles and simply taped the ends together to make a circle. Then, I taped the larger and smaller circles together so they formed one frame.

Then, I cut two more noodles a little smaller to fit within that larger circle and had their ends situated in between the taped ends on the larger circle (so if the larger circles ends are at 12:00 and 6:00 on a clock face, the smaller circle ends should be at the 9:00 and 3:00 positions).

You want to position the ends this way so your circle is more round and you have even pressure pushing out from the middle.

Then, I taped the larger and smaller circles together so they formed one frame. For a thicker wreath, you could keep going and add a third inner layer if you like!

I used packing tape for this and it worked well enough, but I think next year I’ll use duct tape for a little stronger bond (but packing tape will come off easier if you are planning to use the noodles in the pool during the summer).

P.S. See the paint on my hands? Can you tell I was working on two different projects at once? Haha!

Once I had my frame, I simply tucked the start of my garland into the crack between the two noodles and started wrapping! I would connect one garland to the next with a small piece of wire that I tied through both ends, but you could also staple them together.

Wrap all the way around your frame with as many garlands as needed (this will vary depending on the size of your frame and the thickness of your garland) and you can either tuck the final end in between the noodles or tie it with some wire to another garland at the beginning.

Now that your wreath is covered, you can either just tie on a bow with some wire or you can add some ornaments like I did! I would cut some wire that was long enough to go all the way around the wreath (with a little extra) and then I twisted an ornament in the middle of the wire.

Then I just wrapped the wire around the back of the wreath so I could twist it tight on the back side and the ornament remains on the front side of the wreath. Keep attaching as many ornaments as you want until you like the look of it!

When it’s time to hang your wreath, cut another few pieces of wire that are long enough to go around the wreath and twist a small loop into the middle of your wire (this loop is what you’ll hang on your nail on the wall). Use a decently thick wire for this part so the weight of the wreath doesn’t pull the tie apart once hung.

Tie the wire around your wreath so that the loop is on the back of your wreath for hanging on a nail.

Depending on how many ornaments you used and the size of your wreath, you may need just one of these hangers at the top, or you may want one at the bottom as well to support the bottom of the wreath (remember, it’s just a pool noodle frame rather than a stiff wire frame so it may need a little help!).

I hung mine with a top and bottom one and then added two more wires in the 2:00 and 10:00 positions since I added a ton of ornaments. I found it helpful to hang the top nail and have another pair of hands help you hold it in place so you can gauge where the other nails need to go for hanging the other spots.

Once your wreath is hung, stand back and admire your creation!!

I love how this came out! It looks so fun and festive with my growing collection of bottle brush trees on our console table (similar here), but since it’s all one color it’s not too over the top and it looks so pretty.

I also love that I can take all the components apart when it comes time to store it so I don’t have to have a giant wreath in our garage all year—yay!

Speaking of organizing, you can also see all our tips to organize and store your Christmas decor like a pro here! What do you think, have pool noodles ever made it into your holiday decor before? xo. Laura

Love holiday decorating? Check out how to transform your Christmas garland into something really special!

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Easy Oversized Christmas Wreath DIY (with Pool Noodles!)

Author Laura Gummerman

Ingredients

• pool noodles (at least 4)
• duct or packing tape
• garlands of your choice (I used 7)
• ornaments
• large bow
• floral wire
• wire cutters

Instructions

• First, I took two noodles and simply taped the ends together to make a circle.
• Then, I cut two more noodles a little smaller to fit within that larger circle and had their ends situated in between the taped ends on the larger circle (so if the larger circles ends are at 12:00 and 6:00 on a clock face, the smaller circle ends should be at the 9:00 and 3:00 positions). You want to position the ends this way so your circle is more round and you have even pressure pushing out from the middle.
• Then, I taped the larger and smaller circles together so they formed one frame. For a thicker wreath, you could keep going and add a third inner layer if you like! I used packing tape for this and it worked well enough, but I think next year I’ll use duct tape for a little stronger bond (but packing tape will come off easier if you are planning to use the noodles in the pool during the summer).
• Once I had my frame I simply tucked the start of my garland into the crack between the two noodles and started wrapping! I would connect one garland to the next with a small piece of wire that I tied through both ends, but you could also staple them together.
• Wrap all the way around your frame with as many garlands as needed (this will vary depending on the size of your frame and the thickness of your garland) and you can either tuck the final end in between the noodles or tie it with some wire to another garland at the beginning.
• Now that your wreath is covered, you can either just tie on a bow with some wire or you can add some ornaments like I did! I would cut some wire that was long enough to go all the way around the wreath (with a little extra) and then I twisted an ornament in the middle of the wire. Then I just wrapped the wire around the back of the wreath so I could twist it tight on the back side and the ornament remains on the front side of the wreath. Keep attaching as many ornaments as you want until you like the look of it!
• When it’s time to hang your wreath, cut another few pieces of wire that are long enough to go around the wreath and twist a small loop into the middle of your wire (this loop is what you’ll hang on your nail on the wall). Use a decently thick wire for this part so the weight of the wreath doesn’t pull the tie apart once hung. Tie the wire around your wreath so that the loop is on the back of your wreath for hanging on a nail.

  Depending on how many ornaments you used and the size of your wreath, you may need just one of these hangers at the top, or you may want one at the bottom as well to support the bottom of the wreath (remember, it’s just a pool noodle frame rather than a stiff wire frame so it may need a little help!). I hung mine with a top and bottom one and then added two more wires in the 2:00 and 10:00 positions since I added a ton of ornaments. I found it helpful to hang the top nail and have another pair of hands help you hold it in place so you can gauge where the other nails need to go for hanging the other spots.

  Once your wreath is hung, stand back and admire your creation!!

This is one of those crafts projects that absolutely anyone could do, as it’s basically just arranging and hot gluing things together. It’s a great craft project to make while watching a movie. I rewatched Sleepless in Seattle while I made the wreath you see here.

This DIY tiny gourds wreath is a great project to make at a crafting night too, so long as you have enough glue guns to share. I actually made a mini version of this wreath that’s now hanging inside the house one night when I was crafting with a couple of friends.

Supplies:
–grapevine wreath
–faux gourds or pumpkins
-hot glue gun + glue sticks

You may also want a drop cloth or scrap material to cover your work surface with. I don’t know about you, but sometimes my hot glue gun leaks a little while it’s turned on. So best to protect any tabletops that you don’t want to get glue on.

Step One: Glue the tiny gourds or pumpkin to the wreath. Once it’s dry you are ready to hang—it’s truly that easy!

I love working with grapevine wreaths on a project like this because it has so much texture for the hot glue to stick to. Plus, the rustic look is fine to peek through some areas, almost like the gourds are growing on a vine.

There you have it—a DIY tiny gourd wreath. I know this is kind of random project, but as silly as it sounds it really does spark a little joy for me when I see it on the front door when I come back from a walk or running errands.

And I’ll take any little joy this season, even tiny gourd related. Thanks for letting me share. xo. Emma

P.S. Check out Easy DIY Halloween Wreaths and 15 DIY Halloween Decorations for more ideas!

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DIY Tiny Gourd Wreath

The easiest wreath DIY to make your front door extra festive.

Author Emma Chapman

Cost $25 or less

Ingredients

• 1 grapevine wreath
• faux gourds or pumpkins
• hot glue gun
• hot glue sticks

Instructions

• Glue the tiny gourds or pumpkin to the wreath. Once it’s dry you are ready to hang—it’s truly that easy!

It’s a simple change but just using less foliage around the gold hoop rather than the usual wreath frame makes it look more sleek and adding a hanging strap gives it a nice touch as well. Here’s how to make your own!

Related: How to Make a Wreath (For Any Season) and 15 Easy Fall Decor DIYs

Supplies:
–14″ gold hoop wreath
–floral wire
-faux flowers in a smaller and larger size and greenery/fill of choice
–2.5″ gold ring for hanging
–gold snap set and setter
-wire cutters
-fabric scissors

I like to add my greenery first when making wreathes, so you’ll want to cut off some stems and have some going up the right side of the hoop and others going up the left side of the hoop (use your wire cutters to trim the greenery as needed).

Wrap your floral wire around the stem and hoop to attach the stem to the hoop. Remember that unlike a traditional wreath, we don’t want to fill up the whole circle so you can still see the gold hoop, so make sure to leave about 1/2 of the hoop exposed.

Once you have some greenery attached, you can add in some other textural fill like these fully grasses above. Do the same thing of cutting a few strands and then wrap your wire around the stems and hoop to attach them to the hoop.

Once your greenery and fill are attached, you can start to add your flowers! I like to start with the biggest flowers first, so add 3 or 5 of your larger flowers (odd numbers usually look more balanced) by trimming the flower to a 3″ stem and bending the stem to the side.

Once the stem is bent, you can lay it down onto the hoop and use your wire to attach it as you see above.

Keep adding your large flowers until you like how it looks and then move onto some smaller blooms.

You can add your smaller flowers one at a time like the larger ones, or you can make a little cluster of two stems first like I did above and then attach them.

Keep adding your flowers where you would like (I filled it around my larger flowers mainly) and don’t forget to go in the right direction by keeping things “growing” the same way your greenery is growing. Once your hoop is full, we can move onto the hanger!

To make the hanger, take your small gold ring and cut a 2″ x 10″ wide strip of leather to be your strap.

Fold the strap through your ring and add your snaps on the bottom at least 1/2″ away from the edge. Snap your snaps with the hoop inside of the strap and you’re ready to hang your wreath!

I love how modern the feel of this wreath is, but it still has that homey fall feeling that you want out of seasonal decor.

This is a method you can use for wreaths for any season, just switch out the greenery and flowers for more spring or summer choices or do some white berry stems and gold accents for winter/holiday options.

As a side note, depending on how your wreath is balanced, you may find that it hangs to one side when you hang in on your hook (the asymmetry of this style tends to do that).

So if that’s the case, just tie a wire loop underneath on the heavier side of the wreath and add a small command hook to that corresponding spot on your door so you can hang the loop there and it will hang straight.

We are so excited to decorate for the holiday season and hope you are too!! xo. Laura

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Modern Hoop Wreath DIY

Author Laura Gummerman

Ingredients

• 14″ gold hoop wreath
• floral wire
• faux flowers in a smaller and larger size and greenery/fill of choice 
• leather or faux leather for strap
• 2.5″ gold ring for hanging
• gold snap set and setter
• wire cutters
• fabric scissors

Instructions

• I like to add my greenery first when making wreathes, so you’ll want to cut off some stems and have some going up the right side of the hoop and others going up the left side of the hoop (use your wire cutters to trim the greenery as needed). Wrap your floral wire around the stem and hoop to attach the stem to the hoop. Remember that unlike a traditional wreath, we don’t want to fill up the whole circle so you can still see the gold hoop, so make sure to leave about 1/2 of the hoop exposed.
• Once you have some greenery attached, you can add in some other textural fill like these fully grasses above. Do the same thing of cutting a few strands and then wrap your wire around the stems and hoop to attach them to the hoop.
• Once your greenery and fill are attached, you can start to add your flowers! I like to start with the biggest flowers first, so add 3 or 5 of your larger flowers (odd numbers usually look more balanced) by trimming the flower to a 3″ stem and bending the stem to the side.
• Once the stem is bent, you can lay it down onto the hoop and use your wire to attach it as you see above.
• Keep adding your large flowers until you like how it looks and then move onto some smaller blooms.
• You can add your smaller flowers one at a time like the larger ones, or you can make a little cluster of two stems first like I did above and then attach them.
• Keep adding your flowers where you would like (I filled it around my larger flowers mainly) and don’t forget to go in the right direction by keeping things “growing” the same way your greenery is growing. Once your hoop is full, we can move onto the hanger!
• To make the hanger, take your small gold ring and cut a 2″ x 10″ wide strip of leather to be your strap.
• Fold the strap through your ring and add your snaps on the bottom at least 1/2″ away from the edge. Snap your snaps with the hoop inside of the strap and you’re ready to hang your wreath!

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Make something special for your home this week. xo. -The ABM Team

So, I’ve been thinking on making more of an effort to make or buy decorations that are for the rest of the year and not just the autumn and holiday season. I recently got a new front door and this felt like the perfect opportunity to make a wreath!

I was super excited to work with Sculpey on this post. We have quite a few clay projects on our blog, but what’s special about this project is that I got to work with Sculpey Liquid Clay.

If you’ve never used it before, it’s exactly what it sounds like—clay that is is liquid enough to squeeze from a bottle to create designs and then you bake it. You can do LOTS of different things with liquid clay, including creating words or phrases as well as molded designs.

I did both for this welcome home door wreath I made. The Sculpey Liquid Clay is available in 13 different colors, including transparent and shimmer options.

I will show you how I used the liquid clay to create the “welcome home” phrase I added to my wreath, as well as the little butterflies.

I was aiming for a neutral colored wreath that felt appropriate for spring, summer, and maybe even early autumn.

You could use these techniques to create lots of different words, phrases, designs, and there are so many colors and other ways you could customize this project to make it your own.

Supplies:
–wire wreath frame
-Sculpey Liquid Clay (I used Garnet Metallic and Amber Translucent)
–oven-safe silicone mold
-dried or artificial flowers
–hot glue gun and stick
–scissors
-glass and baking sheet
-printed paper template, optional

Step One: If you are not super confident in your handwriting (I’m not!), choose a font and print off a word or phrase for your wreath. Print it the size you want it to be.

Step Two: Place a piece of glass (like from a picture frame) over the phrase on a baking sheet. Outline in the liquid clay. It’s best to gently stir the liquid clay before use. And, you may want to practice a couple times to get a hang of writing with the liquid.

Bake at 275°F for 15 minutes.

Step Three: For molded designs, add a small amount of the liquid clay (stirring before use) to the silicone mold.

Use the squeegee tool that comes with the mold (or if you’ve lost it, a used plastic card like a gift card works) to press the clay into the mold and remove excess.

Bake at 275°F for 15 minutes. You can bake this at the same time as the phrase if you are using both on your wreath like I did.

Here you can see the phrase and molded butterflies I made. I made the phrase a few times so I could use the best one since, again, I do not have the best penmanship. Ha.

This phrase can also be used as a window cling, if you don’t want to add it to a wreath. I am envisioning using this technique to create bats or spooky phrases for Halloween window clings. (There I go again—autumn obsessed!)

Step Four: I made my wreath base but you could also buy one if you don’t want to make one. I made mine by hot gluing the dried flowers in clumps to the wire wreath base. I would trim the dried flowers as I worked.

Then, I glued the welcome home phrase and butterflies to the dried flowers.

That’s it! Super simple and a really fun afternoon project. I hung my wreath by a small nail in the door—the wire frame easily holds on and my wreath is super lightweight, so it is plenty secure.

But if you used a wreath base or created something much heavier, you may want a wreath hook to hang it on.

Here’s my welcome home door wreath on my new front door—it makes me smile to see it when I drive up. Thanks for letting me share! -Emma

P.S. Check out 15 Easy Fall Decor DIYs (Budget-Friendly) for more ideas!