Dried Flower Wreath - Making A Vintage Spring Wreath
Spring is a season of the new beginning and delights after the long winter. It is an ideal time for decoration as we get numerous flowers bloom throughout the spring season. Let’s make use of this spring in making a vintage spring wreath.
If you are interested in making a sparkling vintage spring wreath, then you will require the following materials:
- Styrofoam wreath base
- Small Christmas items like acrylic paint, Santas
- Newspaper
- Red metallic spray paint
- Red tinsel garland
- Scissors
- Straight pins
- Hot glue
- Red satin ribbon
- Bow
- Red wire
- Dried spring flowers (dried daisies, dried hyacinth)
- Fresh spring flowers (tulips, daffodils)
Before you begin your work its better to decide on the type of base that you are going to work. Working in a Styrofoam wreath base is a good option for beginners. Remember to soak the foam wreath base in lukewarm water for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes take it out from water and allow it to dry.
Apply the red metallic spray paint all over the wreath base after it dries. Again leave the wreath base aside to dry. After sometime when the paint has dried wrap the red tinsel garland around the wreath base. Remember to cover the wreath base completely with red tinsel garland. Secure the tinsel garland with straight pins.
Cut the excess tinsel garland with scissors. Now its time to place the spring flowers in the foam wreath base. At first place the dried flowers in the wreath base. It is better to use dried daisies and dried hyacinth for this purpose.
Cut the floral heads leaving at least 3”. This will look good while you arrange them in the wreath. Remember to leave gaps while placing dried flowers in he wreath base. As you go on placing the dried flowers continue to wrap them. Use red wire to wrap the flowers in the wreath base. You can also apply hot glue at the base of the dried flowers.
In between the gaps left you can place the fresh spring flowers. For fresh flowers you can use tulips, daffodils. Follow the same procedure while placing the fresh spring flowers. Wrap them with red wire. While placing the flowers see that they face the same direction.
At last when you have finished placing the flowers in the wreath its time to decorate your wreath base with different decorative items. Attach acrylic fruits, Santas in the wreath. Take the red satin ribbon and make a bow out of it. Hang the wreath according to your suitable place.
