Below is a DIY photographed by Rylee Hitchner. You can also view it at Once Wed! So you can easily adapt this in order to make a more holiday inspired creation. Have fun!
Tools and Materials
Floral Wire
Wire Cutters/Clippers
Water Hats
30 greenery clippings as well as textural sprigs and even flowers. Evergreen plants work well. I chose silver berry, silver dollar eucalyptus, and fruiting olive branches. For textural accents, I added butterfly bush buds and dusty miller. I also used white lisianthis as blooms.
Instructions
Step 1. Choose three sprigs (6-8 inches each) and layer them together. Tie wire around the stems. Repeat to make at least ten bunches. Make more for a larger wreath.
Step 2. Layer one bunch on top of another. The tips of the stems should be overlapped halfway up the stems of the bottom bunch. Attach with wire. Continue layering bunches over each other until the garland is your desired length.
Step 3. Form the garland into a circle and layer the last bunch onto the first. Tie with wire. If you want a perfectly circular wreathe, you can attach the circle on top of a wire form (found at floral supply or hobby stores). I prefer not to use a form in favor of a more organic shape.
Step 4. Once your wreath is securely wired together, add textural sprigs randomly throughout, attached with wire as well. Lastly, put water in water hats and insert blooms. Wire the water hats into the greenery so that the flowers are dispersed around the wreathe. Voila! Step back and admire!
Other ideas for greenery (you may have it all on your yard!): Rosemary, Camellia branches, Boxwood, Cedar, Cotinus, Holly
Textures to try: Bittersweet, Cotton, Scabiosa pods, Lotus pods, Bunny tail grass
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Kelly Cummings (Spindle Photography) - You did such an amazing job on the flowers, Katie! I couldn’t have dreamed up anything better and I ADORED the ribbon, too! Thank you!!