As the warm sun shines and the flowers bloom, there’s nothing quite like the beauty of summertime. And what better way to celebrate the season than by creating a stunning summertime floral wreath? With its vibrant colors and fabulous bows, a summertime floral wreath is a perfect way to add a touch of bright summertime to any door.
DIY Summertime Floral Wreath
Are you ready to make the cutest summertime DIY wreath with me to liven up your seasonal home decor? Are you looking for a gorgeous wreath that gives off all those summertime vibes that we all loved as a kid? And still, do as an adult today? This wreath is inspired by those classic summer experiences that came from picnics on hot days filled with smiles and sunshine.
This simple seasonal wreath has all those qualities rolled into one exceptional craft. The bright colors of stunning florals paired with beautiful greenery just scream summer to me. It is easy to incorporate pops of movement by adding these gorgeous red butterflies throughout the wreath along with the red berries. What do you think? Don’t you just wish it was summer already?
The best part of this Summertime Floral Wreath is that it is made with just 3 beautiful Floral pieces. These floral picks serve as our greenery and our flower focal points. This will help fill out our whole design. That’s great and cost-effective, which allows you to spend the money you saved from making this wreath with me on some other fun summer activities as a family! See Not only am I a great teacher of wreath making, but also a great planner of your summer vacations! You’re welcome.
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- Grab your first full floral bush and begin to break it down into 4 main sections. Pull them down and allow them to shred into pick sections.
- Trim the stem ends to about 2 inches with wire cutters. Always do a thorough lookover on your wreath, because not all wreaths are made equal.
- Based on the overall look, decide where you will have your bow placements. This will give you a good visual to start. This visual representation helps to create your Bow Zone!
- Next, grab a floral section and begin to “Shake hands” with this pick. That means you play with the placement of each wired stem, allowing the full beauty to be seen from your bushes.
- Dip your stem into your glued pot. Don’t forget to swirl your stem as you remove it from the pot. Add to the wreath, keeping in mind the “Bow Zone” you created in your visual representation in your head in step 4.
- Add 2nd floral up a bit on your wreath.
Pay attention to the florals as you add so they are not too “matchy-matchy.” The placement of colors will show the quality of your designs when compared to others. - Don’t forget to shape your picks as you add. Manipulate and move those pieces to keep the shape and overline of your wreath. Add Spanish moss to hide your mechanics and help secure your stems to your wreath. Separate pieces if needed, cutting other sections.
- Be sure to add your picks at an angle so they do not poke through the back of your wreath. Always remember to shake hands as you go.
Next, grab your butterfly bush and begin to section it off into pieces. - Add the wispy twig and popping of your butterfly to your wreath. Trim if necessary. Dip in glue and add right behind your already-added filler flowers. Repeat down towards the bottom. Add your 3rd butterfly, trimming where necessary so that comes from the bottom, keeping your line.
- Let’s add your premade long-tailed bow next to your empty bow zone.
Attach it under multiple pieces of your grapevine with your cable tie. Once secure, trim off excess cable tie. Fluff and fancy those loops and tails. - Add that second bow so it “KISSES” the other. Grab your smaller bow up towards the top in a fun new opposite angle. Repeat the steps to add your bow securely. Let’s begin to fill in your wreath with those extra florals added so they accentuate our bow tails and the colors of the florals you have previously added. Pay attention to length.
- Last, take your berry pick and break it into sections.
Turn your wreath to add some berries throughout, tucked behind your bows. Finish it off by adding it so it trails off towards the bottom. Get a good amount of glue and Spanish moss to hide mechanics and secure.
What is a BOW ZONE?
The Bow Zone is an important concept to understand when creating wreaths. The Bow Zone is the spot on your wreath that you leave space for if you are adding embellishments, picks, florals, greenery, etc first. Sometimes with my DIY wreaths I add my bow first, so the BOW ZONE is established quickly. But for other projects, like this one, I must create and respect my BOW ZONE.
What Does it Mean to Have Your Bows Kiss?
Y’all. Do you know what a smooch is…. When your lips touch with another person’s lips. Well, when bows kiss, one set of loops meets with another bow’s loops. They may not be lips, but they sure look pretty great together. Especially when they accentuate all the components of a gorgeous wreath like this one.
Why Do You Swirl the Hot Glue?
Ha! Doesn’t everybody do this, or is it just me? I’m a swirler every time I craft, because it helps to keep those pesky flyaways from hot glue to a minimum. And question… Is swirler a word? If it isn’t, well, it should be. Let’s get to swirling!
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