Need a gorgeous wreath that you can use and display all year round? Look no further, this everyday Dogwood wreath is a stunner that you are going to love as much as I do.
We have a beautiful Dogwood flower that is so bright and cheery. It goes great with the neutral color palette of creams and greenery and natural jute. This neutral scheme makes it perfect for every day, no matter what the season. I love the stunning Dogwood flowers and all the natural greenery and twigs that make the white blooms pop. It’s a showstopper for your home or one of your customers!
Everyday Wreath
You can’t have enough beautiful wreaths that you can display every day throughout the year! This Dogwood wreath can do that, no matter when the Dogwood flower is in season. The neutral colors are what make a design to being an everyday wreath that could get a lot of use all year round.
The greenery in this design is gorgeous with the different shades of green and textures. One of my new favorites is the mini fishtail fern bush that is exclusively created for our designers. We are using the darker green bush today and it is perfect.
The wire from tip to tip in each of these floral stems allows us to manipulate and shape the Dogwood blooms so they look like they are jumping right off the wreath base. There is so much dimension and depth you can create by taking the time to position each stem and flower in the right spot.
You can choose to add a bow as we have here, or you could mix it up and add a bright cluster of Daisies in that bow zone, depending on your desired look. I couldn’t resist that natural windowpane jute ribbon that adds so much texture in such a simple and elegant way.
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Ingredients
2.5″ Natural with Black White Gingham Check Edge Ribbon on 10 Yard
Directions
- Grab your 18” grapevine wreath base and add a hanger with wire on the back, twisting each end up and tight.
- Take your greenery bush and break it down into smaller stems. Hot glue the ends and add one on the top left, bottom right, and another on the top left-hand side. Cover any hot glue with Spanish moss.
- Add some more greenery bush on the bottom center and the left on the inner circle of your wreath base.
- “Shake hands” with your Dogwood stem and cut one long and one stem short. Break down a second Dogwood stem making sure you spread and fluff each stem and flower.
- Hot glue along Dogwood stems on the top center. Do the same on the bottom and along the left side. Adjust any stems and flowers to make sure the flowers are facing out.
- Take your cream filler bush and break it down into smaller stems. Fill in the midline with the cream filler stems using hot glue to secure.
- Grab a mini darker green fishtail fern bush and push the leaves up to the tops. Break the bush down into smaller stems and add in the center near where the bow will be. Fill in any holes you may see.
- Break down a willow spray into separate twigs. Twist the ends around your finger and bend the other twigs. Add a twig on the top left and on the bottom.
- Grab your EZ Bowmaker and add the 4” natural net jute ribbon on the spools. Measure a 20“tail and make two 7“loops on each side and trim the tails.
- Add the 2.5” natural with black and white gingham ribbon and measure a tail just slightly shorter than the previous. Make two 6” loops on each side and dovetail the tails.
- Run a cable tie down the center and pull off the Bowmaker. Slightly close the cable tie and hold while you fluff the loops and adjust the tails. Add a second cable tie through the back and cinch tight. Clip the extra off.
- Cut a length of windowpane jute ribbon and fold it over itself. Tie around the cable tie and cut the extra from the back.
- Use the cable tie to attach the bow onto the wreath base on the left side in between the greenery and florals in the bow zone. Position the tails behind some of the greenery.
- Grab a couple of twigs you have left and twist the ends around your fingers. Dip the ends in hot glue and add onto the top and one on the bottom. Make any final adjustments you need and enjoy!
How to Pick Your Wreath Supplies
Make sure when you are buying supplies to use from big box stores that you are getting quality products that are made so you can easily position and shape them into your design.
We always use and offer wired supplies that make it super easy to manipulate and create dimension and depth with their placement. The mini fishtail ferns we used today allow you to push the leaves up to create a shorter stem if that’s what your design calls for. Don’t sacrifice quality for cost when you are designing if you can make it work!
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