Hello Craftberry Bush friends, it’s Annie here from Zevy Joy. I truly do look forward to the opportunity to join you here each month. Today I am showing you how easy it is to make a DIY laurel wreath.
I love using wreaths throughout our home and I think they are a wonderful and inexpensive way to dress walls up through the seasons. What I really enjoy about this laurel wreath is that it can be used for any time of year.
It is perfect for summer as shown here, but also would be beautiful throughout the winter months when made with golden picks or snowy embellishments.
I have always admired the shape and the popularity of this decorative wreath, but have never really wrapped my brain around how I would actually go about making one…
Until, the other day I came across some wire floral wreaths…
I realized how this metal form would be the perfect shape to help hold a laurel wreath together on your wall and here is how you can make one too…
- First, you will need a floral wire wreath, 2 faux leafy branches (any kind will do), scissors, floral wire, a wire cutter, pliers and some brown floral tape (which is not pictured).
- Now take your pliers and pull back all the metal tabs holding the wire floral wreath together. There are typically 3 wire hoops that make up one wreath.
- Carefully pull apart the hoops once the tabs are loose.
- Snip one of the singular wire hoops into two half circle pieces using your wire cutters (one half is shown above). This will be the shape/form for the new laurel wreath.
- Take one leafy branch on each side and bend it to the shape of the wire half circles.
- Next, use small pieces of floral wire to affix the branches to the half circle wires (I spaced each tie about 3-4 inches apart).
- Use another section of floral wire to connect the two ends of the branches and finish it off with the brown floral tape so that the wire is covered.
- Make two eye hooks with your floral wire and twist the bottom secure as shown above. I made these a couple inches in length from loop to end.
- Wrap these eye hooks a few inches from the top of the laurel wreath ends – as this will be how you can hang your new wreath.
- You are now ready to decorate with your new wreath =)
*As always, any time you are using tools practice safety….
I showed you how we hung ours in the kitchen, but I also wanted to give you another fun way to use this popular wreath.
There are so many pretty stamps or stationary that use a laurel wreath with an initial and you can do the very same thing in your home.
I took a distressed wooden letter and simply hung it in the center of the branches.
This is just a fun spin on something simple, but for a few dollars more it gives this piece an entirely different look.
I hope you enjoyed and thank you so much for being here with me today. I can’t wait to join you next time and I hope you have a great week. Thank you for having me Lucy!
Love, Love, Love this project. You are always so creative!
Shelley I am so happy you enjoyed the project and thank you so much!
Where did you get the leafy branches?
Yes I’m curious as well, where are the branches from they look so real.
I know this is an older post but I would SO APPRECIATE if you could share where the branches are from and what they’re called. Also that “A” is fab…the exact letter I need for my baby girls nursery. Please share!
Hi! I love this project and have bought all of the supplies to make it…but I’m having trouble finding the right branches. Where did you get yours? I would love to know, so I can make this darling wreath! Thanks. 🙂
Hi There!
Could you please let me know where you bought the branches and the wooden letter? I want to make this for my baby’s nursery!
Katie
Hello! Would you mind sharing where you bought your branches from exactly? (It looks like the others in comments above would love to know as well ha ha. Yours just looks so incredible!)
I’d like to know where you got the branches… or if someone could make this for me! I just tried,it didn’t turn out so well
Love this project so much! I live on an island, and don’t get to craft stores very often. could you give me a link or source of your branches and letter? I would love to be able to order them and make this awesome wreath! Thanks!
Could you please tell me where you bought these branches and wooden letter?
Thank you!
Amanda
Anyone find out where to buy similar branches!? Having a hard time trying to find them!
I found some similar branches on the Magnolia Market website.
I also found similar branches an Etsy for $20
I got the same branches (or what looks like the same) at Michaels! The tag doesn’t have too many specifics. It’s a yellow tag from the Ashland brand and it says floral essentials. Each branch was priced at $4.99! Hope this helps!
Can I pay you to make me one?
i made one! thank you! mine isnt as pretty as yours. i had to make it bigger bc it was going over my king size bed. and the letters that the stores had were either huge or too small for my size. but i am happy with it! thank you. the cost to make mine was around $40 bc i used four brancesh
Food52 has fresh laurel bay branches, at $20 a bundle. I am getting some to make a laurel wreath for my granddaughter’s high school graduation. A Southern Italian (university) tradition.
Can you please tell me where you got your faux leafy branches from???
Thsnks!!!
I would LOVE to know where you got the branches! I can’t find anything I like as much as those!
tzbflox
https://deltainternationalflights.com
I found this article very helpful and easy to follow. I will definitely try making my own laurel wreath this coming holiday season.