CraftyBridge: Spring Wreath

I’m desperate for Spring. I mean, who isn’t? We have all been battered by snow, and even those of us who live in the Northeast have gotten record high amounts this year. It’s gray outside almost every day and the cold is making us hibernate longer than we would prefer. I’m miserable… and crabbier than I like to admit I am. So, I needed to do something about it (for the sake of my sanity and those of my family members haha). I’m making my own Spring.

I had never made a floral wreath before, but that wasn’t going to stop me. My mom was visiting for the weekend and she was thrilled to give me a few pointers – when I was a kid, she used to make them all the time for our front door. A quick trip to Michaels (with coupons in tow) and we had all the supplies we needed. A little clipping and snipping and securing and it was finished. Although not much tutorial is needed for this, I’ll do my best to give some direction and pointers; Here’s how I did it:

Supplies:
- Faux flowers/ silk flowers of your preference
- Wreath base (I chose the twig version, but there are many)
- Wire cutters
- Floral wire (thin, pliable wire to help secure flowers)
- Ribbon

1. First things first – find the top of your wreath. Mine came with a little hook at the top to help me hang it, so I made sure that was facing up at all times so I could get an idea of how it will look when it is hanging. My wreath also was a bit lopsided – by keeping the top at the top, I was able to fill in the odd areas with extra flowers to make it look a bit more round.

2. Start clipping your flowers and sticking them in. I made all of my flowers face the same direction, as if they were woven in with the twigs. I like having all of my flowers evenly distributed, but just wing it – get those creative juices flowing!

3. Once all of your flowers are in place and you like where they are, take your floral wire and secure it in one spot on your wreath. Then wrap around the wreath, securing the flowers a little bit more tightly.

See how my flowers are a bit scraggly? Below they are secured better with wire.
Yup, I was still drinking coffee when I made this wreath. THAT is how easy this is – can be done with only one eye open in the morning.