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Fall Hydrangea Garland

In: Decorating Tips & Tricks, Fall Decorating Ideas & Projects

Do you have hydrangea blooms starting to change colors? This is the time to cut and dry them. Let me show you the Fall hydrangea garland I just made with some of my dried hydrangeas! Updated 8.6.22

This was a great season for my hydrangeas! I wasn’t hopeful because we had the rainiest summer here in New Hampshire…July was miserable!! But let me tell you it ended up being amazing… there are so many giant blooms!!

Last week, I cut a huge armful of my hydrangeas to bring in to dry. I use my Easy Way to Dry Hydrangeas to get the perfect dried flowers. All I do is pop the stems in a vase with about 2 inches of water and that’s it…as the water starts to evaporate the flowers will naturally dry out.

The best part of this is they keep their color and shape quite nicely!!

Endless Summer Hydrangeas

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How to Make a Fall Garland with Dried Hydrangeas

This garland was easier to create in the spot where I wanted it to hang.

For Fall I wanted to put add a garland over my kitchen windows. I conveniently forgot to take down the old supports for the valance that I had hanging there (months ago but let’s not tell anyone!) so it’s already set up to hold a garland.

That ugly light above my sink has been on my to-do list for over a year so while I’m at it I’m going to change that out too!!

Kitchen WIndows with Bamboo Shades

Gather the supplies to make the garland

For the base of my garland, I grabbed a magnolia garland at Michael’s. Can you believe that this is the first magnolia anything I’ve ever had? I never gave them much thought, probably because I can’t grow them here…

…But when I visited Waco and stayed at one of Chip & Joanna’s rentals they were everywhere…and so gorgeous!! You can check out everything about my visit to Magnolia Market and the Hillcrest Estate.

I also bought 2 bunches of seeded eucalyptus from Trader Joe’s ($3.99 each). A few bunches of dried hydrangeas, and Fall floral picks from Michael’s.

supplies:

  • Magnolia Garland
  • Floral Wire
  • Fresh or Artificial Seeded Eucalyptus
  • Dried Hydrangeas
  • Fall Floral Picks
closeup of magnolia garland
fresh seeded eucalyptus

Create the Garland

First I draped the magnolia garland across the length of the windows. Securing each end over the curtain support that I had up already. You could tap in a nail to use for hanging the garland too.

Then I tucked in pieces of the seeded eucalyptus. When it dries out it will keep its shape and color for quite a while.

close up of a magnolia garland

I secured the eucalyptus in place with a piece of floral wire that I twisted onto the magnolia garland.

hand holding eucalyptus bunch

Once I had added pieces of the eucalyptus to the entire garland now it was time to fill it in with hydrangeas and a few floral picks.

I’m obsessed with these dried orange Fall picks from Michael’s They are super pretty and so real-looking! Grab them if you see them, they were on the wall in bins with all the Fall picks for wreaths.

Last Christmas I dried oranges in the oven but it was 80° and the last thing I felt like doing was turning on the oven!!! But real dried oranges would be beautiful next to the dried hydrangeas.

I added 4 of the orange picks. One on each corner then one in the center of the window.

Then I filled the garland in with hydrangeas.

I used floral wire to hold the hydrangeas in place along the magnolia garland.

closeup of dried hydrangeas on a garland

To finish off the Fall hydrangea garland, I popped in some dried greens from my garden and a few crabapple berry clusters from my tree out front. The crabapple berries were staring at me right outside of my kitchen windows…and I ran out with my scissors to cut a few bunches for this garland.

a fall garland with hydrangeas, oranges, and crabapples

Thankfully Amazon arrived just in time with my new light fixture!! I took out the old one and replaced it with a black and glass pendant. My husband came home from work while I was standing on the kitchen counter putting in the last screw…he just shook his head, dropped his work stuff, and kept on going…at this point he’s not surprised by anything that I do!!!

Finished Fall Hydrangea Garland

Here’s the finished hydrangea garland…and my new light!! Side note, when I got my Echo dot during Amazon Prime Days it came with a smart lightbulb that syncs with Alexa but the old light fixture was LED and I couldn’t use the bulb.

I love the new light but I was psyched to be able to use that bulb!! Now I can tell Alexa to turn it on…plus it changes colors!! My husband was not as impressed with this as I was…

Kithcen Window with Fall Garland

love hydrangeas? here are a few other ideas to try!

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By: Jennifer Howard · In: Decorating Tips & Tricks, Fall Decorating Ideas & Projects · Tagged: diy decor, dried hydrangeas, fall decor

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  1. Kim | Shiplap and Shells says

    August 14, 2022 at 1:31 pm

    This is the perfect idea for fall Jennifer! I can’t wait to try this myself. I shared this in my Saltwater Sounds post so others can be just as inspired as I am.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      August 14, 2022 at 3:14 pm

      Thanks so much Kim!!

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    August 14, 2022 at 11:33 am

    Jennifer this garland is stunning, and it has all my favorites. Orange slices and hydrangeas oh my!!!

    Reply
  3. Rachel Harper says

    August 13, 2022 at 9:21 am

    Jennifer,
    This is stunning. I can’t wait to share it tomorrow.

    Reply
  4. Wendy McMonigle says

    August 6, 2022 at 10:47 pm

    Such a beautiful garland Jennifer. My hydrangeas were quite beautiful this year as well. I have dried them in a few different ways too. We will see how I fare. Thanks for sharing all of your great tips and talents.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      August 7, 2022 at 4:14 pm

      I just love hydrangeas!! Thank you, friend!!

      Reply
  5. Chloe says

    October 10, 2021 at 9:15 am

    This garland is so gorgeous, I would be hesitant to take it down! Lovely! Enjoy it!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      October 10, 2021 at 7:33 pm

      Thanks Chloe!! I’m a sucker for anything hydrangea!!

      Reply
  6. Kristin | White Arrows Home says

    September 17, 2021 at 2:59 pm

    Jennifer, That garland is AMAZING! It’s gorgeous! So inspiring! Thanks so much for joining us this last week!

    Reply
  7. Juliet says

    September 13, 2021 at 6:09 pm

    Beautiful garland, Jennifer. I particularly love the dried orange slices. The hydrangeas in my garden are ready to be cut … you’ve inspired me to dry them out. Hope they turn out half as well as yours. xo

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      September 14, 2021 at 5:12 am

      I love the orange slice picks too. If you have a Michael’s near you grab them….they are so real looking!

      Reply
  8. Kelly Radcliff says

    September 11, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    Jennifer in love with this idea! Your hydrangeas add the perfect fall touch! Lovely tutorial. thanks for joining us this weekend!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      September 11, 2021 at 7:36 pm

      Thanks for having me this weekend!!

      Reply
  9. Brendt Blanks says

    September 11, 2021 at 8:43 am

    Jennifer,
    This is such a wonderful idea, thank you so much for sharing.
    I loved having you as a guest for our Welcome Home Saturday series too, friend!

    Blessings,
    Brendt

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      September 11, 2021 at 9:05 am

      Thanks so much Brendt!!

      Reply
      • Linda Getz says

        September 19, 2021 at 10:51 am

        I love your projects. The directions are clear and the end results are beautiful.

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        • Jennifer Howard says

          September 19, 2021 at 3:56 pm

          Thank you so much!! I read them out loud after I type them…there’s always someone in the house that thinks I’m talking to them and yells “Mum, did you call me??”

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