Easy DIY Coastal Mermaid Wreath: Perfect for Your Front Door

Are you looking for a new Summer wreath? If so, then you’ll love this mermaid wreath with a coastal touch. This wreath is perfect for your front door or beach house, and it‘s easy to make and only uses a few supplies.

How to Make a Coastal Mermaid Wreath: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

This mermaid wreath is such a pretty idea for your front door this Summer. If you like a coastal vibe but not that over-the-top beachy look this is the wreath for you. It’s a little different than your average coastal wreath!

Although this might look like a challenging DIY project it’s really so easy and only took me about 30 minutes to put together…and that’s with stopping to take pictures of each step!

I found all the materials at Hobby Lobby. The mermaid was 50% off ($17.99) so if it’s not on sale this week just wait.

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MATERIALS

• 24″ Oval Grapevine Wreath
• The Hobby Lobby mermaid I used isn’t available. Similar: Mermaid Wall Sign or This Mermaid from Amazon & here is one from Hobby Lobby
• (2) Green Water Drop Spray
• Weeping Willow Spray
• Real Eucalyptus (can use artificial)
• Wire
• Hot Glue Gun
• White Finger Starfish

Supplies for Mermaid Wreath

The star of this wreath is this really pretty mermaid. The coastal blue and white are just perfect for this DIY project!

For this particular wreath, an oval-shaped grapevine wreath works better than a traditional circular one.

I’m using 3 different textures of greenery that have a coastal feel to them: a small succulent spray, blueish willow, and eucalyptus.

The eucalyptus is fresh but you could easily substitute artificial and create the same look. I stopped at Trader Joe’s yesterday for flowers and bought a few bunches to fill up vases…it’s only $3.99 a bunch there and it lasts for weeks in a water-filled vase.

Step 1. Attach The Mermaid

The mermaid that I am using already has 2 sawtooth hangers on the backside. Since this resin mermaid is a little bit hefty you will need to use something stronger than floral wire to attach her to the grapevine wreath. Picture hanging wire is a great option for this step; I had a roll of coated garden wire handy so I used it for this step.

All you need to do is thread the wire through the hangers and wrap around the wreath form a few times until it feels secure.

Afterward, I did add a little bit of hot glue to make it extra secure.

This particular mermaid can be angled upwards more across the wreath but I have her more straight across. Personal preference, you decide!

Step 2. Layer On The Greenery

First, I cut the individual stems of this weeping willow off of the main branch.

Then I started at the top left corner of the wreath and tucked in the stems going in a downward direction. You can use hot glue if you like too.

The look I’m trying to create is that the greenery is cascading down around the mermaid.

Next up was to add the 2 stems of the smaller trailing succulent stems. Both were added in the top left corner going in opposite directions.

The last greenery addition was the eucalyptus stems. Just tucked around the top half of the wreath.

The bluish-green color of eucalyptus is perfect for use in a coastal theme in your home, it looks like the color of the ocean…at least here in New England.

Step 3. Add A Starfish

For one last coastal touch to this wreath, I am finishing it off with a large white finger starfish.

To attach it to the wreath over the greenery I had to use a lot of hot glue.

If I was to remake this I might actually have hot glued the starfish directly to the grapevine wreath first and built the greenery around it.

Finished Coastal Mermaid Wreath

Isn’t she a pretty mermaid??!! This is the perfect wreath for your front door this Summer at your home or beach house. You don’t even need to live near the coast to hang this on your door!

Even if you don’t think you are crafty wreaths are one thing you should start trying to make on your own. It’s nice to create something unique and wreaths are easy to make…plus, much more budget-friendly than buying a fancy premade one!

xo, Jennifer

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