DIY White Fall Wreath

Fall is here! Spruce up your front door or home this year with this beautiful DIY white fall wreath!

I am not big into using orange and red colors to decorate for fall. If that's your thing, that’s great, but the decor in our home tends to run more in the blues, grays, and green scheme. So I made this beautiful DIY white fall wreath for the change of season and I am OBSESSED with it!

The inspo came from a similar one I saw in Home Goods last year.

But I have to admit something. I HATE paying so much money for wreaths at stores. I think they can be so overpriced and expensive! Maybe I am crazy, but ugh, why?!

But I love a good holiday wreath.

So the solution? Make my own!

And a DIY wreath is easier than you think!

So let me walk you through step by step how to make your own stunning white fall wreath!

What Do I Need to Make?

• Wooden Grapvine Wreath*
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks*
• Fall floral stems (cream maple leaf bunch, white/light colored Eucalyptus leaves, white sunflowers , and tiny white pumpkins)

I had a blank wooden wreath at home, but you can find this kind at any craft store (and you know I am using that 40% off coupon 🙂 )

How to Make

The beauty of making wreaths at home is that there is no rhyme or reason to it. It looks like it isn't going to work for a while and then it magically comes together!

My biggest piece of advice and tip is LAYERING and FILLING IN THE HOLES.

1. Start with the big white leaves – trim the leaves to the base and layout in the same direction over the wreath. Hot glue down.
2. Layer in Eucalyptus– take small bunches of the long eucalyptus branches and gently tuck in (in the same direction) around the wreath. The steams should be long enough where you can actually tuck in the wooden wreath, but use a hot glue to secure if needed.
3. Add in the sunflowers – look at where there are holes between the leaves and eucalyptus. Trim the sunflowers right at the base. Place a dollop of hot glue at the base and stick where there are large holes. I like to pair these in odds - so either 1 sunflower or a cluster of 3 together. Work your way around the wreath, placing the sunflowers where there are holes.
4. Add in the tiny white pumpkins - same as with the sunflowers, tuck the pumpkins in places that seem "empty" or are holes in the wreath. Work at odds with these too.
5. Fill in the holes – hold up and look at it from far away from every now and then. Step away from it to get a look at it on a door or where it will hang. Fill in the uneven spots or holes with more leaves, longer branches of eucalyptus for height, or with the tiny pumpkins.

The biggest thing is to take a step back and look at it far away. You can't mess this up! If you don't like something, you can take it out and redo it. No biggie!

It's all about layering with textures (ex: leaves vs. flowers vs. pumpkins) and height (ex: the eucalyptus gives some long lines and dimensions around the wreath).

Fill in the holes and keep layering until it is full and beautiful!

How Do You Attach Leaves to a Wreath?

I find it easiest to use a hot glue gun to attach leaves and stems to the wreath.

You can also use floral wire, but I think a hot glue gun is your best friend in this project and situation. 

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