With the change of the seasons why not bring some nature into your decorating. This twig wreath will add a touch of autumn and is easy to do. Why buy a wreath form when you can easily make this on a formed wire hanger. Twigs were bundled up using florist wire and attached, bundle on top of bundle, with florist wire as well.
While we used twigs from a trimmed bush you can cast around and see if there is some other dried materials you can use. We added pressed maple leaves, dried Queen Ann's Lace and dried Golden Rod to give it colour and texture. You could completely change the look of this by changing the flowers to dried dark purple and light purple statice. See what you have in your garden and work with it.
If you are planning to hang this outside make sure that it is in a protected area as a sever wind could damage it.
We used a regular wire hanger to make the form for this wreath. Wearing a pair of protective gloves with a pair of wire snips we cut off the hook and bent down the twisted end. Be very careful if your wire snips leaves the end sharp so you don't cut or poke yourself. We pulled the hanger into a round shape.
We had a bush in the backyard that we cut back and cutting the ends of the branches we snipped several 5 inch sections of twigs which we bundled together using florist wire. We made about 30 of these small bundles
We laid one bundle on the top center of our clothes hanger form and again with florist wire tightly wrapped the bundle to the clothes hanger form. The next bundle was wrapped on slightly to the right of the first one and the third bundle was wrapped on slightly to the left of the second one. This way we were covering the wire of each previous bundle. Point the bunches to the outside of the form. We did this all around the frame. The last few might be a bit tricky to squeeze in.
We used white glue to glue the dried leaves and flowers on to the wreath. We would put several dabs of glue near the base of the leaf or flower and gently push it into the twigs. Looking at the photo you can see we glued several leaves to the top to make it look like a bow. We left the leaves and flowers to dry over night and gave it a gentle shake the following day to make sure they were all secure. We did add some more glue to a few leaves from the back of the wreath.
We used a regular wire hanger to make the form for this wreath. Wearing a pair of protective gloves with a pair of wire snips we cut off the hook and bent down the twisted end. Be very careful if your wire snips leaves the end sharp so you don't cut or poke yourself. We pulled the hanger into a round shape.
We had a bush in the backyard that we cut back and cutting the ends of the branches we snipped several 5 inch sections of twigs which we bundled together using florist wire. We made about 30 of these small bundles
We laid one bundle on the top center of our clothes hanger form and again with florist wire tightly wrapped the bundle to the clothes hanger form. The next bundle was wrapped on slightly to the right of the first one and the third bundle was wrapped on slightly to the left of the second one. This way we were covering the wire of each previous bundle. Point the bunches to the outside of the form. We did this all around the frame. The last few might be a bit tricky to squeeze in. 
We used white glue to glue the dried leaves and flowers on to the wreath. We would put several dabs of glue near the base of the leaf or flower and gently push it into the twigs. Looking at the photo you can see we glued several leaves to the top to make it look like a bow. We left the leaves and flowers to dry over night and gave it a gentle shake the following day to make sure they were all secure. We did add some more glue to a few leaves from the back of the wreath.The finished wreath has a rustic look to it which would be suitable for almost all settings. You can either hang it on a hook or we strung a line of clear thread to the back of the wire form and we attached the thread to the top of the door.
This very simple and every inexpensive wreath would be a charming touch to your fall decorations.
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Copyright Ingrid Talpak 2009
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