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    Home » Craft Tutorials

    How to Make a Hydrangea Wreath

    February 15, 2019 By Brandy 27 Comments

    How to make a hydrangea wreath for a fraction of the price of a custom store bought one. In less than an hour!

    How to make a hydrangea wreath for a fraction of the price of a custom store bought one. In less than an hour!

    Today I am sharing my new hydrangea wreath that I made for my front door. I was still using my greenery wreath that I made years ago and was ready for something new. I was able to make my wreath for ⅓ of the price of similar ones found online. Sometimes it isn't any cheaper to make it yourself, but in this case it totally was. Let me show you how I did it!

    Tips for Making a Wreath:

    1. Check out your local dollar store for wreath bases and silk flowers before going to the bigger craft stores. You never know what you'll find!
    2. Stack coupons. Joann's accepts one competitor's coupon with each transaction, along with their coupons. I could have saved even more money if I had waited and used more coupons next month, but I was too impatient. I was able to get all of my flowers for 40% off and only paid full price for my wreath base, wire, and ribbon.
    3. Arrange everything before starting to attach the floral with wire or glue.
    4. Re-use old wreath forms if you can. Never throw one out! I turned this wreath into this one after 3 years and the ribbon had faded from the sun.
    5. Use ribbon or a long piece of fabric to hang your wreath. Functional and cute.
    6. Click here for ways to hang a wreath on a door without making holes.

    3 more wreath ideas:

    Spring Hoop Wreath

    Winterberry Wreath

    Dollar Spot (Target) Pumpkin Wreath

    To make a hydrangea wreath you will need:

    • 18" grapevine wreath base
    • 8  hydrangea blooms. You can buy them in single stems or in bouquets, depending on what color you choose. They just need to be 5 or 6" wide blooms.
    • 1 package fabric wrapped floral wire stems (brown, 20 pieces)
    • wire cutters
    • 2 ½ yards ribbon/burlap

     

    Spring Hydrangea Wreath

    Steps for making a hydrangea wreath:

    • Gather your supplies
    • Trim each bloom, leaving a 1" stem.  Cut your brown floral wires in half  and wrap around the 1" hydrangea stem.
    • Poke hydrangea stem and wire through center of the wreath base and wrap tightly, tucking and wrapping excess around one of the branches in the back. Trim excess if necessary.
    • Continue for each bloom, all around the wreath.

    Spring Hydrangea Wreath

    • Trim leaves off of the hydrangea stems.
    • Wrap with a piece of brown floral wire.
    • Add your leaves in between the blooms to cover up with grapevine showing through.
    • Loop your ribbon around your wreath, decide how long of a loop you want and tie it off in a knot. Then tie a bow and trim the ends on an angle.

    The ribbon I chose was a wired linen that was sold by the yard and I absolutely love it. The edges are finished so that it doesn't fray and the texture is nice and soft and very easy to work with.

    Spring Hydrangea Wreath

    I'm thrilled with how it turned out and think that it really brightens our front door!

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Rachel Teodoro says

      February 28, 2017 at 1:20 pm

      I wanted you to know that I featured this project on the Create Link INspire party that you linked up to. It's such a great looking spring wreath. Thanks for including it.

      Reply
    2. Robin says

      February 24, 2017 at 5:54 pm

      I really need a wreath for my front door and since I love hydrangeas I have to pin this!! Thank you for sharing at the Creative Muster. Robin | Fluster Buster

      Reply
    3. Beverly says

      February 24, 2017 at 7:04 am

      I love this wreath. Hydrangeas are my favorite.
      Bev

      Reply
    4. Mommy on Demand says

      February 23, 2017 at 12:31 pm

      I love this! Absolutly beautiful! Now I just need some Spring Weather! Thanks for sharing at Happiness is Homemade Link Party....you are being featured this week!

      Reply
    5. Laurie says

      February 23, 2017 at 10:40 am

      Hydrangea wreaths are my favorite! Yours is very pretty!

      Reply
    6. Kate says

      February 22, 2017 at 6:07 am

      This wreath came out beautiful! I really admire the fact that you can tie a bow like that! I only really mastered this once on a Christmas wreath I made last year!
      Kate | The Organized Dream

      Reply
    7. Pamela Shank says

      February 21, 2017 at 4:06 pm

      This is so beautiful. Hydrangeas are my favorite flowers. I am not crafty but your step by step makes it look do able!

      Reply
    8. JESS44903 says

      February 21, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      This is so pretty!!

      I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

      Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

      Reply
    9. Lori Leeper says

      February 21, 2017 at 11:13 am

      I love the simplicity of this wreath. Thanks for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It!

      Reply
    10. Maisy says

      February 21, 2017 at 2:56 am

      This looks lovely! I love hydrangeas 🙂 Also, I can't wait for spring to come...

      *Maisy

      Reply
    11. Emmi @ Emmi's Cookinside.blog says

      February 21, 2017 at 2:13 am

      I really love this idea and I love hydrangeas! I've pinned it 😉

      Reply
    12. Angela says

      February 20, 2017 at 9:34 pm

      What a great idea. I just love the wreath!!

      Reply
    13. the Painted Apron says

      February 20, 2017 at 6:52 am

      So cute!!

      Reply
    14. Erlene Amat says

      February 19, 2017 at 10:31 pm

      Your wreath looks great and I bet with all the coupons it saved you a lot of money to craft it yourself. Thanks for sharing your wreath tutorial on Merry Monday.

      Reply
    15. SuziesView (@SuziesView) says

      February 19, 2017 at 6:53 pm

      That is my fav flower as of lately. Your wreath looks perfect! Simple yet classy & stunning. Thank you for showing me how to make one. I am so happy to of found your blog via the Meet Up Monday!

      Reply
    16. Ashley @ Sweetpea Lifestyle says

      February 19, 2017 at 5:49 pm

      Wowzer! What a beautiful wreath! Thanks for sharing over at Flour Me With Love's link party. I'll definitely be making one before Easter rolls around!

      Reply
    17. Marie|The Interior Frugalista says

      February 18, 2017 at 3:32 pm

      Very pretty Spring wreath - pinning!

      Reply
    18. Kreativk Net says

      February 18, 2017 at 11:57 am

      A lovely and perfect spring wreath!! And I need one of those stickers too! Thanks so much for sharing at Sweet Inspiration, have a nice weekend!

      Reply
    19. homewithmimi says

      February 18, 2017 at 6:04 am

      Very pretty wreath! Welcome, Mr. Springtme. We're ready for you!

      Reply
    20. writeknit says

      March 04, 2015 at 4:58 am

      Looks like spring! Very cute.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        March 06, 2015 at 11:15 pm

        Thank you so much!

        Reply
    21. Jane says

      April 02, 2014 at 11:02 am

      Gorgeous! I love the freshness that hydrangeas provide for a home.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        April 02, 2014 at 5:47 pm

        Thank you, Jane!

        Reply
    22. Vanessa says

      March 05, 2014 at 5:58 am

      I'm a sucker for beautiful wreaths! Pinning!

      Reply
    23. Abbey says

      February 19, 2014 at 5:41 pm

      Beautiful!

      Reply
    24. Jill says

      February 18, 2014 at 8:15 am

      Love it. Where did you find the welcome sticker for the door?

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        February 18, 2014 at 8:22 am

        Hi Jill! I ordered that from "Say It On The Wall". Her prices are fantastic!

        Reply

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