I love affordable home decor and find that one of the best ways to decorate in a budget-conscious way is to gather things from nature. This time of year, our hydrangea bushes are overflowing with blooms. If you have a hydrangea bush or a neighbour who is willing to share, you can make this easy wreath in just ten minutes. My 10-minute DIY real hydrangea wreath is the perfect addition to your front door this fall.
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Supplies For The 10-Minute DIY Real Hydrangea Wreath
You will need about 25 hydrangea blooms if you are using the smaller pointed-tip paniculata hydrangeas like I have in our garden. You can use a smaller number of blooms if you have larger, round hydrangea varieties. One of the great things about this DIY project is that you only need two items in addition to the hydrangeas. I used an 18″ diameter grapevine wreath form to produce a 22″ finished wreath diameter. Garden pruners are useful for cutting the hydrangea stems off the bush, but a sturdy pair of scissors would also work.
Directions For The 10-Minute DIY Real Hydrangea Wreath
Cut about 25 hydrangea blooms leaving a 5″ stem. Strip all the leaves off the stem with your fingers. It’s best to cut the blooms once they have started to develop a slight pink tinge. Also, make sure to pick your flowers on a dry day when the blooms have no dew or moisture on them. These measures will ensure that the flowers dry without much volume loss and no shrivelling.
One by one, add the hydrangeas to the wreath form by weaving the stems into the grapevine form. Try to fill the front and sides of the wreath with the blooms.
You may notice that these hydrangeas have varying shades of white, green, and blush pink. This is typical for this variety of hydrangea in mid August. By late August, and definitely by September, any blooms remaining on the plant will be dominated by blush and pink tones. By October, the colours will deepen further to shades of rust and pink rose. Whatever colours the flowers are when you pick them, they will remain close to the colour they were when picked, aside from a slight degree of fading that occurs.
Keep adding to your wreath until you have gone all the way around. You can trim your blooms if you want a more uniform appearance. Personally, I like the casual, natural look of this untrimmed wreath.
Drying The Wreath
Hang the completed wreath to dry on the door. Make sure it’s a dry day and try to place the wreath out of direct sunlight. Alternatively, you can dry the wreath indoors. It should fully dry in a couple of days. Once the wreath is dry, it will be quite fragile and you’ll want to take care when storing it away for the winter. I like to keep my hydrangea wreaths for the spring of the following year.
Summary
Wasn’t this an easy wreath project? I hope you will give this 10-minute DIY real hydrangea wreath a try. Are you interested in other wreath projects? Check out my Beautiful Fall Wreath Tutorial or my All-Season Wreath.
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