How to Make A Spring Wreath using Hydrangea

I love hydrangea blooms! They look gorgeous in a vase and make the most beautiful wreaths. In fact, this is the easiest wreath I have ever made. If you need a beautiful decoration for your home, let me show you how to make a Spring wreath using hydrangea blooms!

The original wreath

Originally, I made the hydrangea wreath for my front door in Kentucky. When I removed the wreath to pack it, I had a big surprise! A bird had made a nest in my wreath!! Unfortunately, part of the foam wreath form was gone. Structurally, it was not in the best shape, but I packed it anyway, knowing I could redo it when we moved. When we got to Florida, I decided to use the wreath on my back porch. I was lazy and hung it up. After all, you couldn’t see the part that was worn away. During a storm, the wreath fell off its hanger and split in two. So, I had to re-make it. This time I’ll use a different wreath form that will hold up better!

Funny story

I pulled the blooms off the foam wreath form, then placed them in a wire basket on my back porch. When I was ready to re-make the wreath, I gathered the blooms in my arms and laid them on my desk. When they fell to the desk, I noticed a black streak shoot across the desk! Of course, I screamed but was relieved to find out it was a small black lizard that proceeded to hide behind some flowers on my bookshelf. It scared me, but thank goodness, I’m not afraid of lizards! Luckily I had an empty box sitting beside the desk. I was able to get him in the box and returned him to his rightful place in the yard! I wanted to stop and take a picture, but I didn’t have my phone, and was afraid it would leap away and get lost in my house!

Gather

Gather the following items to make a Spring hydrangea wreath:

• wreath form
• faux flowers-I used 15 hydrangea blooms
• floral wire
• scissors
• ruler

Steps to make a hydrangea wreath

Prep

Before you can put together the wreath you need to do a little prep work.

First, remove stems from each flower. My stems were very short but still needed to be removed.

Second, cut an 8-inch piece of floral wire. You will need 15 pieces of wire, so repeat the step 14 more times!

Attach flowers to wreath

Turn the wreath form upside down

Slide the pieces of hydrangea under it until you’ve gone all the way around the ring. (I used 11 of  the 15 flowers)

Run a piece of wire through the flower stems.

Wrap the wire around the wreath form and twist in the middle

Wrap the excess wire around the wreath form so it does not stick out. This is a great way to make a wreath because it is not permanent. If you get tired of the wreath just remove the flowers and use them and the form elsewhere!

Repeat this step until all 11 flowers are attached to the form. You should have four remaining flowers to fill in any gaps.

Turn the wreath over and determine the sparse spaces.

I had one area where you could really see the wire form.  So I added a green flower there.

I also realized that I needed another green flower in between the blue and white. So, I placed it on the inside edge.

To complete the wreath, I placed the last two flowers on the inside edge in spots to make the wreath look even.

Embellish the wreath

I personally think this wreath looks amazing, as is. However, if you think it’s too plain, you could add some of the hydrangea leaves around the outer edge (like it was on my door in KY) or let leaves peek out between the blooms. You could also use a ribbon to hang the wreath or make a bow. Use your imagination and play around with it.

Have you ever made a wreath before? I hope you enjoyed my DIY on how to make a spring wreath using hydrangea. You should give it a try! This is a great wreath for beginner crafters!

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Blessings, Donna and Rich