Do your walls or doors need a little pick-me-up? Let me show you how to add flowers to a grapevine wreath. This can definitely add a pop of color to your home. Instead of using just one main color; how about using two different colors? Then you can incorporate both colors in more of your decorating. I used the complementary colors yellow and purple for this grapevine wreath.
Flowers to be used
The flowers that I bought were bundled units, but had several flower stems that could be used separately. When buying the flowers, look to see that the flower stems can be separated and not needing to be cut apart.
To be able to access the individual flower stems, you’ll need to remove the paper tape that holds the bundle together.
This allows you to separate the flowers to be able to spread them out across the wreath.
Wreath to be used
When picking out the wreath you’ll be using, keep in mind where you plan on hanging it in your home. A good tip is to measure the area first, then go to the craft store to get your wreath. Also have an idea what kind of wreath base you will want to use. For this project, I used a grapevine wreath.
Flower placement
Look the wreath over to determine the best side that you’re going to decorate and lay it down (right-side up) on your work station. You’ll want to get a feel for where you want your flowers at on the wreath. I started adding the flowers to where I might want them by inserting them into the wreath, working around the grapevine stems. There was ribbon to go along with the flowers and I knew I wanted to add a bow. I quickly noticed that I needed the bow made and put in place to be able to judge the flower placement.
Ribbon to be used
I used three different ribbons to make the bow for this wreath; 1 ½” wide yellow and purple eggplant solid colors with a 2 ½” wide natural and ivory gingham plaid. I made each bow individually; then attached it to the bow beneath it with wire. The yellow to the purple, next the purple to the plaid, then the plaid to the grapevine stems.
With the plaid ribbon being wider, I decided to put it on the bottom. I was going to put it between the purple and yellow, but it just didn’t look right being bigger than the other bow. Play around with the ribbons you chose to see which way you like best.
Gluing the flowers
Once you are comfortable with the placement of the flowers, start hot-gluing them in one at a time. I watched a tutorial a while back and this was how the lady attached the flowers to her wreath. I really liked this option instead of trying to wire wrap each stem individually. It seemed much easier and quicker to me, but you use the method that you prefer to attach the flowers.
Leave all the stems in place and only pull one flower out at a time. This will allow you to judge where to put the flower back in; while the glue is still hot and pliable.
Before pulling each stem out, I took note of where it was touching the grapevine and added the hot glue accordingly.
After you have glued all the flower stems in to the wreath, add some hot glue to the bottom of the plaid bow for added security.
You can add some waviness to the bow tails by bending them back and forth. I did this as the last step so they would stay the way I put them and not be getting hit when I was gluing the flowers.
How does your grapevine wreath look now that you’ve added flowers to it? Is it finished? Have you added all the flowers that it needs? What about some filler greenery? I did add some between the flowers to help cover the bare places. Don’t forget to fluff the bows. Now, you are ready to hang your finished wreath. Depending on how the grapevine stems are, you might be able to hang it from one of those. If that doesn’t work, add some wire to create a loop.