I had bought this grapevine wreath awhile back with a completely different idea in mind, but if you craft, you know how that goes.  This DIY wreath is pretty simple and relatively inexpensive.  At Joann’s Fabric and Craft Store, I saw the dogwood branches.  I thought they would look pretty with a big pink bow since there was a touch of pink on the edges of the petals.

 

   I love the purple flowers, although, I am not sure what they actually are.  They are similar to salvia, but the flower head is shaped differently.  If anybody knows, please comment at the bottom of the page.

 

    Only 1 of the sprays of dogwood was purchased.  There were several stems on it and they were cut from the spray.  All of these spring florals were forty percent off of the original price.  The dogwood ended up being six dollars.

 

   I bought two of the purple flowers, which ended up being $1.79 each.

The white berry bush was $7.99.  So all of the flowers for this were a grand total of fifteen dollars.

   In the picture, you can see how the flower base was created.  Don’t you love the asymmetrical look on so many wreaths now?  I think it is so pretty and so many wreaths are just over done like the people did not know when to stop!  I know you have seen them!  Isn’t there just something to be said for ‘understated elegance’?

 

   You can also see in the picture above that I left the stems on the purple flowers, (At some point, I might want to disassemble and use these again.), and curved the stems to the shape of the wreath.  These were left intact.   No flowers were cut from the original stems. As the wreath progressed, I realized those stems sticking out on the left side was too much and they were gently bent back more toward the wreath.

 

   After wiring the stems onto the wreath, the berry bush was cut apart at the base of each stem.  They were placed around the purple flowers to reinforce the gentle curve.  The area on the upper left was purposely left a little bare for the bow and all the flower stems were placed curving to the left or the right.

   The dogwood stems were then wired to the wreath on top of the purple flowered stems and around the white berry stems.

 

   The most important thing to do when using silk flowers is to bend and move the stem, the leaves, and the flower heads, to create a more natural looking flower.   Straight and stiff right out of the box at the store, they don’t look natural.  It’s always satisfying when someone comes to the house and thinks that a faux arrangement is made up of real flowers.  The simple trick is manipulating the stem to mimic a real flower.  

 

   The pink bow is made from two and a half-inch wired ribbon.  The ribbon I use is from Sam’s Club.  They have spools of ribbon at Christmas and Easter.  There are 50 yards on a roll.  The last time I bought some, it was $6.99 a roll.  That is crazy cheap!

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   For under twenty bucks, this DIY Spring Wreath might be another one of my favorites.   Hopefully, this inspires you to Easily Make A Beautiful New Wreath To Greet Spring!