Grand Little Place

Last year I got on a serious wreath crafting kick.  Why wreathes?  No idea.  Obsessed?  Yes I was.  I started with deco mesh, and to pat myself on the back, got pretty good at it.  So I made like a million.  (FYI I have only 1 door that accommodates a wreath.)  Then I made two with pom poms, one with feathers, one with fabric scrap ties, and then finally a plain boxwood wreath.  (I have been slowly adding some of these to Etsy to clear out my storage area.  You can find a few of them online here.) I’ve debated putting this DIY boxwood wreath tutorial up on the blog but decided to go ahead because this is the perfect low-maintenance outdoor wreath.  You know how sometimes you need something to fill a space but aren’t sure what that should be?  That’s where a boxwood wreath come in. Luckily it is very easy to make your own boxwood wreath! Let’s dig in!

Most of the boxwood wreaths I see are a garland of faux boxwood secured to a twig wreath base.  In this tutorial I used a wire wreath form instead.  Personally I like the wire wreath forms because they are easy to use, store, and hang.  I also like that they are ‘divided’ by section so it makes it easy to keep track of where to ‘stuff’ your pieces.

Here is what you need to make a boxwood wreath:

• wreath form
• boxwood garland
• floral wire
• wire cutters or utility scissors

I bought a standard boxwood garland from Hobby Lobby.  Once I had it home I draped it around the wreath form to see if I wanted to attach it as one full piece or as smaller bunches.  The garland was longer than the size of my form so I decided to snip it into smaller bunches that I could arrange into a uniform fullness.

After I had snipped the garland into little clumps I took floral wire and wired each piece onto the form.  This is a great mindless project to do as your doing your Netflix + Chill at the end of the day.

Wire wreath forms are divided into little sections.  What I like to do is begin on the outer wire and then as I work around the wreath move in and up one section.  This helps keep the wreath looking uniform and symmetrical as I’m placing them.

Once I’ve more or less gotten the form covered then I held it up and looked for bare spots and used my remaining sprigs to fill it in.  The result is a plain, light weight boxwood wreath!

I’m loving this wreath for it’s simplicity and ability for me to change it up with the seasons. Last fall I tied on this bow and stuck some faux leaves in it.  When fall was over I just pulled them out!  You may even see it in my next yard tour! 🙂 I hope you give it a try too!

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