DIY Floral Wreath Asymmetrical
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15.10.20
On trend this year is the asymmetrical wreath, half the work and tons of glamour. Ideal for your front door or simply to decorate your home this season. A great time to try now with the abundance of Autumn nature or to make a Christmas wreath.
In this tutorial I will show you how to make a seasonal wreath. For my example this was an autumn inspired flower wreath with forged flora and foliage. Using sustainable bamboo hoops 20cm and 23cm and NewLife eco-friendly ribbons.
Materials
Bamboo macrame hoop
Ribbon
Thin gauge floral wire
Florist tape
Wire cutters or sharp scissors
Fresh flowers and foliage
Instructions
1. Layout your floral materials and add your selection of flowers from the garden, dried or faux flowers. In this example ivy and bay leaves to get stared. For materials www.flowerwrapandgrow.com offer DIY Flower Wreath sets, so you just simply add flowers and foliage.
2. A great way to personalise your hoop is to include specially forged seed heads, pine cones or dried grasses. Wrap the green foliage around your hoop, good suggestions include, eucalyptus, ivy and sprigs of holly for Christmas. Beware of using berries if children are around and a wreath maybe in reaching distance.
3. Build your greenery, starting from the outermost edges that you want to cover and work in. Use floral wire to secure branches and larger items. Repeat if you want to builder up a deeper covering.
4. Once the foliage has been built up start adding your fresh or dried flowers. This can be done with the floral wire or florist tape. Pick a flower and wrap the tape around the stem, make sure to high the tape with foliage or more flowers.
6. Add a ribbon ( I choose newline ribbon as it is eco-friendly) and hang your beautiful wreath on a nail or a door frame. Photograph to share with friends and family #DIYFlowerwreath.
