Pages

Monday, April 2, 2012

Hydrangea Wreath

 


I'd been eyeing this wreath (shown below) from Williams-Sonoma ever since the weather started warming up, and was dying to put a new spring wreath on my door.  

  NEW 
Hydrangea Wreath
$129.95

However, I knew I could try to make something for much cheaper than that price tag. I follow a blog named Kreyv, that is written by a very stylish girl named Jamie who I know personally from our days in Milwaukee. Our husbands went to medical school together so I can say first-hand she is adorable, and I think you'll really enjoy her blog.

Anyway, she recently posted a tutorial by V and Co. on her "So Cheap, So Easy" series. It shows how to make a wreath similar to the one from Williams-Sonoma with all green hydrangeas, and I really loved the simplicity of the one color. So I decided to give it a try, and it really was very easy to make and was much cheaper than the WS wreath.

Here is the break down.

Materials needed:



  • grapevine wreath
  • 7 green hydrangea stems
  • 2 white-ish hydrangea stems
  • hot glue & gun
  • wire cutters

I initially looked for the flowers at Hobby Lobby and ended up buying the grapevine wreath (with a 40% off coupon). However, their flowers weren't on sale so I ran to Joann's crossing my fingers that I'd find a sale. Lucky for me, I did. I grabbed all the green hydrangeas they had in store, but since I knew it wouldn't be enough I also bought some white hydrangeas to mix in with the green. 

I tried it a couple different ways hoping I wouldn't have to cut up all the flowers but it just looked funny. So alas, I cut them all apart.














Once the stems were cut off, I then put glue on the tips and placed them into the grapevine wreath. 



I then turned the wreath over and placed extra glue on the areas the glue gun could reach.


And viola...all finished.



And yes, I did notice that the left side looks a little wonky. I just didn't notice it until I pulled up this picture. I'm too tired, and it's too dark outside to fix it so this will have to do for now.

39 comments:

  1. It looks fabulous against the black door. I adore it!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Love this! I love the contrast with your dark colored door!

    ReplyDelete
  3. O my goodness! You are so talented!! :) I have got to make one of these!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love this! I already have two small grapevine wreaths that I was just looking at yesterday and trying to decide what to do with them. Now I just need to make a trip to JoAnn. I love your version even better than the original.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I love yours more than the William's Sonoma wreath! Making one for myself this weekend :) Thanks for the idea!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I agree with the other posts, beautiful wreath. Thank you for sharing it with us.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I thought the first one which is yours was the W&S one. Great job!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I like your's the best!! Much prettier than the WS one.

    ReplyDelete
  9. I also think your wreath looks much nicer and brighter.

    ReplyDelete
  10. What a beautiful wreath! I love hydrangeas!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Wow! I love this wreath...you did a great job! I was looking at my door today and thought about making a wreath but didn't have any inspiration...I think I will give this a try.

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Darlene

    ReplyDelete
  12. Oh my goodness! I absolutely looove this wreath! You did such a great job! I want one just like it for my door!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Beautiful! Loved the idea so much that I decided it would be my first Pinterest house craft project ever. Seriously! I went to buy all my supplies for it today, though, and it ended up being more expensive than I thought. I had a couple coupons (including a $5 off at JoAnn's) and it was all on sale. I probably still spent a good $50, though. My plan is to collect more coupons and take them back so they'll adjust my receipt a bit. :)
    -Elizabeth C.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wow! I feel so honored that this was your first Pinterest house craft project ever. :) I'm sorry it was so expensive. Mine cost around $40 but some of my flowers were 50% off. Hope you can get some money back. Thanks for the comment!

      Kristi

      Delete
    2. I love it! I also just finished mine but it was just under $14 using a 2nd hand wreath and joann's flowers that were on sale. I did mine mostly white with green accents! View mine in my flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/margielou/7397610160/ (i still like yours better) :) Thanks for the inspiration!

      Delete
    3. Margie Lou! It looks FANTASTIC! Thanks for sharing. I can't believe you made that for under $14 dollars! Beautiful!

      Delete
    4. Thank you! :D And thanks again for the tutorial!

      Delete
  14. LOVE THIS..NOT TOO FUSSY, JUST FRESH; THANK YOU

    ReplyDelete
  15. Thank you for this! I'm not crafty AT ALL so I've learned never to attempt anything that I cant read and remember in my head both what I'll need and how to do it. But this, I know I can do. And the funny thing is that I too saw a fall hydrangea wreath I had to have that was too expensive. I'm going to the craft store right after woork and doing this tonight!

    ReplyDelete
  16. What is the paint color on your door beautiful

    ReplyDelete
  17. Nice post. I learn something totally new and challenging on sites I stumbleupon every day.
    It's always helpful to read through articles from other writers and use something from other web sites.
    Review my homepage :: clean my pc

    ReplyDelete
  18. I simply could not leave your site prior to suggesting
    that I really loved the usual info an individual provide on your visitors?
    Is going to be back steadily to check out new posts
    Look into my homepage Http://guysmovies.com/

    ReplyDelete
  19. Hi there i am kavin, its my first occasion to commenting anywhere,
    when i read this article i thought i could also make comment due to this sensible article.
    Feel free to visit my homepage ; direct download movies

    ReplyDelete
  20. Pretty! This has been an extremely wonderful post. Thanks for
    providing these details.
    Also see my page :: old holborn

    ReplyDelete
  21. I have been surfing online more than 4 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.
    It's pretty worth enough for me. Personally, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the internet will be much more useful than ever before.
    Also visit my website :: yourtobaccosstore.com

    ReplyDelete
  22. Its such as you learn my thoughts! You seem to know a lot approximately this, like you wrote the guide in
    it or something. I feel that you simply can do with a few % to drive the message home a little bit, however instead of that, this is magnificent blog. An excellent read. I'll definitely be back.
    Have a look at my website ; erinmore balkan mixture

    ReplyDelete
  23. Fantastic blog! Do you have any tips and hints for
    aspiring writers? I'm hoping to start my own blog soon but I'm a
    little lost on everything. Would you suggest starting with a
    free platform like Wordpress or go for a paid option? There are
    so many choices out there that I'm totally confused .. Any tips? Thanks a lot!
    My web page - Http://boligityrkia.net/

    ReplyDelete
  24. Thanks for finally talking about > "Hydrangea Wreath"
    < Liked it!
    Also visit my weblog ; natural home remedies for acne

    ReplyDelete
  25. Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so
    much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something.
    I think that you can do with a few pics to drive
    the message home a little bit, but other than that, this
    is wonderful blog. An excellent read. I'll certainly be back.

    my web-site - This Site

    ReplyDelete
  26. I know this is an old post, but thank you for the detailed instructions . I need to see the graphics, and I need to be told to cut the stems and add glue. I really appreciate it. I. am going to make it this week. I already bought the supplies. 50% off + another 20%!!!

    ReplyDelete
  27. I know this is an old post, but thank you for the detailed instructions . I need to see the graphics, and I need to be told to cut the stems and add glue. I really appreciate it. I. am going to make it this week. I already bought the supplies. 50% off + another 20%!!!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Love this ! I will be trying it this weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  29. I like yours better than the WIlliams Sonoma one!

    ReplyDelete
  30. I love this wreath! I can't wait to make it! Nice job!

    ReplyDelete
  31. You explained this so well! Found your post this morning and made it today. Found everything at Walmart for 35 dollars. Amazing!!! Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete