What better way to welcome Autumn into our homes than with a giant floral wreath?! I love warm, rich fall colors. The more the merrier, I say! All I want to do is make crafts when the weather starts cooling down.
This wreath is super easy! Here's how it's made- 1. Supplies: 12 inch foam wreath form, glue gun, glue sticks, 3 bunches of silk flowers in warm tones, 6 feet of 2 inch wide ribbon in a matching color. 2. Pull all the blooms from their stems and cut off the little plastic stem piece on the back of each flower. 3. Tightly wrap your wreath form with ribbon. Use hot glue to adhere the ends to the foam. 4. Use a generous amount of hot glue to adhere each flower. Seriously, use a bunch... the more you use now, the less likely you are to have to re-glue flowers later! 5. I like to adhere my blooms in bunches (starting with the largest flowers) and then fill in the gaps with more blooms. This makes it easy to space out larger blooms. 6. Last, fill in any gaps with smaller blooms. That's it! This is a 30 minute craft. Have fun!
And here is the finished product. I'm really happy with wreath. Best of all, I think it's a piece that I will use year after year to welcome Autumn to our home!
I'm so thankful for a new home to decorate. We're moving in about a week, so I'll share photos soon. We're already planning our first small party! What are you excited about this month? Elsie
awesome, I JUST posted a d.i.y. wreath project on my blog..your pictures are MUCH better :D happy fall! http://fancytreats.blogspot.com/2012/09/diy-fancy-fall-inspired-wreath.html
Posted by: Jess | September 11, 2012 at 09:48 PM
Beautiful! I can't wait to make this. Autumn is my favorite season and this is such a great autumn-y craft! Thanks Elsie!
Posted by: Bethany | September 11, 2012 at 09:52 PM
Gorgeous! I love it! Your site is so cute, can't wait to follow!
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Posted by: Sam | September 11, 2012 at 10:00 PM
SO pretty!
xoxo,
Rachel Nicole @ Summer Breeze
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Posted by: Rachel Nicole | September 11, 2012 at 10:02 PM
I love wreaths, they spruce up my dark sad apartment door!! Will be trying this out soon. This month I am looking forward to having some tea on my balcony with a big comfy sweater and slippers. Also it is my birthday on the 27th, I love September!! P.S love love your blog, just can't seem to get enough of it :)
Thanks!
Posted by: Melanie | September 11, 2012 at 10:05 PM
Gorgeous colors. I love Fall! :-)
To answer your question, I guess the biggest excitement for this month would be taking a week off from work. SO looking forward to that.
Posted by: Stefani | September 11, 2012 at 10:06 PM
I love Fall's rich, wonderful colors as well! I have so many DIY wreaths pinned on Pinterest, thank you got reminding me of them - I am moving to Florida on Friday and look forward to making one of these the moment we get down there to make out new house a home :)
Posted by: Kym | September 11, 2012 at 10:23 PM
Seems easy for sure.
I have a stupid question but how do you hang it on your door ?
Posted by: Nolwenn | September 11, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Nolwenn, I have a nail in my door. :) There are wreath hangers you can buy too!
Have fun crafting, Elsie
Posted by: elsie | September 11, 2012 at 10:47 PM
I love this. I can't wait to see your new home pics Elsie. I love moving and unpacking and organising and reorganising until it's all just right.
This is such an inspiration blog for a homebody!
Posted by: SHIV | September 11, 2012 at 10:52 PM
While I hate actual autumn/winter I LOVE the colors. They remind me of warmth and comfort. I would definitely hang this wreath all year round.
Posted by: Krista | September 11, 2012 at 10:57 PM
So perfect!
xo Heather
Posted by: Heather | September 11, 2012 at 11:00 PM
So festive and simple! I made a wintery wreath a few years ago, maybe its time to start working on some more seasonal ones...
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Posted by: Kate | September 11, 2012 at 11:10 PM
I love the colors of your wreath :)
Posted by: frutti | September 12, 2012 at 12:06 AM
it is so exciting to see your move in process. Elsie, your house is going to be ABSOLUTELY beautiful!
Posted by: Conny | September 12, 2012 at 12:28 AM
Beautiful!
Posted by: Mormorsglamour | September 12, 2012 at 12:41 AM
That is such an amazing wreath. I check your blog regularly (all the way from New Zealand) and am always filled with inspiration. So beautiful!
Posted by: Nads | September 12, 2012 at 01:00 AM
although I do not favour fall (we call it autumn in Australia) because it signifies the roll into winter, I love the colours. I'm so envious of the culture surrounding the American fall season, with Halloween and the falling leaves and pumpkin everything..
Posted by: megan | September 12, 2012 at 01:16 AM
Wow, this is so beautiful! What a great project for Autumn! One of these would look sooo lovely in our kitchen...
Posted by: laura | September 12, 2012 at 01:16 AM
It's beautiful! I'd love to make a summery one
Posted by: The Life of Clare | September 12, 2012 at 01:30 AM