Supplies:
–14″ gold hoop wreath
–floral wire
-faux flowers in a smaller and larger size and greenery/fill of choice (I used this greenery, these cream flowers, these yellow flowers, and this grass)
-leather or faux leather for strap
–2.5″ gold ring for hanging
–gold snap set and setter
-wire cutters
-fabric scissors
I like to add my greenery first when making wreathes, so you’ll want to cut off some stems and have some going up the right side of the hoop and others going up the left side of the hoop (use your wire cutters to trim the greenery as needed). Wrap your floral wire around the stem and hoop to attach the stem to the hoop. Remember that unlike a traditional wreath, we don’t want to fill up the whole circle so you can still see the gold hoop, so make sure to leave about 1/2 of the hoop exposed.
Once you have some greenery attached, you can add in some other textural fill like these fully grasses above. Do the same thing of cutting a few strands and then wrap your wire around the stems and hoop to attach them to the hoop.
Once your greenery and fill are attached, you can start to add your flowers! I like to start with the biggest flowers first, so add 3 or 5 of your larger flowers (odd numbers usually look more balanced) by trimming the flower to a 3″ stem and bending the stem to the side.
Once the stem is bent, you can lay it down onto the hoop and use your wire to attach it as you see above.
Keep adding your large flowers until you like how it looks and then move onto some smaller blooms.
You can add your smaller flowers one at a time like the larger ones, or you can make a little cluster of two stems first like I did above and then attach them.
Keep adding your flowers where you would like (I filled it around my larger flowers mainly) and don’t forget to go in the right direction by keeping things “growing” the same way your greenery is growing. Once your hoop is full, we can move onto the hanger!
To make the hanger, take your small gold ring and cut a 2″ x 10″ wide strip of leather to be your strap.
Fold the strap through your ring and add your snaps on the bottom at least 1/2″ away from the edge. Snap your snaps with the hoop inside of the strap and you’re ready to hang your wreath!
I love how modern the feel of this wreath is, but it still has that homey fall feeling that you want out of seasonal decor. This is a method you can use for wreaths for any season, just switch out the greenery and flowers for more spring or summer choices or do some white berry stems and gold accents for winter/holiday options. As a side note, depending on how your wreath is balanced, you may find that it hangs to one side when you hang in on your hook (the asymmetry of this style tends to do that). So if that’s the case, just tie a wire loop underneath on the heavier side of the wreath and add a small command hook to that corresponding spot on your door so you can hang the loop there and it will hang straight. We are so excited to decorate for the holiday season and hope you are too!! xo. Laura
Modern Hoop Wreath DIY
Ingredients
14″ gold hoop wreath
floral wire
faux flowers in a smaller and larger size and greenery/fill of choice
leather or faux leather for strap
2.5″ gold ring for hanging
gold snap set and setter
wire cutters
fabric scissors
Instructions
I like to add my greenery first when making wreathes, so you’ll want to cut off some stems and have some going up the right side of the hoop and others going up the left side of the hoop (use your wire cutters to trim the greenery as needed). Wrap your floral wire around the stem and hoop to attach the stem to the hoop. Remember that unlike a traditional wreath, we don’t want to fill up the whole circle so you can still see the gold hoop, so make sure to leave about 1/2 of the hoop exposed.
Once you have some greenery attached, you can add in some other textural fill like these fully grasses above. Do the same thing of cutting a few strands and then wrap your wire around the stems and hoop to attach them to the hoop.
Once your greenery and fill are attached, you can start to add your flowers! I like to start with the biggest flowers first, so add 3 or 5 of your larger flowers (odd numbers usually look more balanced) by trimming the flower to a 3″ stem and bending the stem to the side.
Once the stem is bent, you can lay it down onto the hoop and use your wire to attach it as you see above.
Keep adding your large flowers until you like how it looks and then move onto some smaller blooms.
You can add your smaller flowers one at a time like the larger ones, or you can make a little cluster of two stems first like I did above and then attach them.
Keep adding your flowers where you would like (I filled it around my larger flowers mainly) and don’t forget to go in the right direction by keeping things “growing” the same way your greenery is growing. Once your hoop is full, we can move onto the hanger!
To make the hanger, take your small gold ring and cut a 2″ x 10″ wide strip of leather to be your strap.
Fold the strap through your ring and add your snaps on the bottom at least 1/2″ away from the edge. Snap your snaps with the hoop inside of the strap and you’re ready to hang your wreath!
Credits//Author and Photography: Laura Gummerman. Photos edited with A Color Story Desktop.
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