How to Make a Dried Grass & Flower Wreath

Are you looking for the perfect wreath to transition from Summer to Fall? Today I’m going to show you how to make a dried grass & flower wreath that’s perfect for your front door or inside your home.

The Perfect Wreath In-Between Seasons Wreath: Dried Grass & Flower DIY Wreath

It’s that time of the year when I’m ready to pack up my bright Summer flower wreath but it’s way too early to put out anything pumpkin! So what do you do to decorate for that in-between time? I have the perfect solution for you! This dried grass & flower wreath combines dried botanicals in natural colors to bring a beautiful combination of texture and style to your front door.

Not only is is pretty but it’s also super simple to put together. Even if you don’t consider yourself “crafty” you can make this wreath!

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WREATH SUPPLIES:

• Straw Wreath Form
• Dried Wheat
• Bunny Tail Grass
• Dried Baby’s Breath
• Dried Cattails

There are quite a few places to find dried flowers and grasses. Most of the craft store chains have a supply in stock. I usually find cool dried pods and flowers at Trader Joe’s too; that’s where I found the cattails a while back.

For the baby’s breath, I did buy the one I linked up above because I loved the beigey color of it but you could always buy a fresh bouquet and dry it out yourself. There was some growing in my garden but critters ate it all!!!

One note of caution, I don’t recommend ordering the dried wheat off of Amazon…so many of the comments mention them being infested with bugs…gross!!!

How to Put the Dried Grass & Flower Wreath Together

Start With the Dried Wheat

The first thing that I added to the straw wreath form was the dried wheat. Using a pair of snips I trimmed down the wheat sheaves leaving just a few inches of the stalk.

Some of the pieces of the dried wheat I could just poke into the straw wreath to put into place but for most of them, I had to use hot glue to secure them (the stems were just bending when I was trying to stick them into the wreath).

Arrange the wheat so it all goes in the same direction around the entire wreath form. Either clockwise or counterclockwise, it’s up to you!

Add a Few Cattails

After the wheat was all in, I popped in a few of the dried cattails around the wreath. If you have trouble finding them you could leave them out of your wreath and it will look great! I had them on hand from last Fall.

Dried Bunny Tails Grass

Next up on the wreath are the dried bunny tails…they are just so fuzzy and cute!! Bunny tails look so pretty in a vase too for a simple, natural look!

Keep that glue gun on, because the bunny tails have delicate stems and although most of them I could poke into the wreath some had to be glued into place.

Add Dried Baby’s Breath Bunches

Not only is the baby’s breath a pretty and delicate addition to this natural wreath but it also helps fill in all the gaps and provides cover to the wheat stems.

I went around the entire wreath and added small clusters of the baby’s breath on both the inside opening of the wreath and near the outer edges of the straw wreath form.

After I had finished the wreath and went out to my garden I noticed dried yarrow flowers on one of my plants so I decided to cut a few to add to the wreath.

Finished Dried Grass & Flower Wreath

I wish you could see this in “real life” because the texture and the different tones of the grasses and flowers in the wreath look so beautiful!

I’m hanging it on the inside of my front door, for now, that way I can see it from my kitchen and living room.

If you want to hang it outside it would need to be in a protected place so it won’t get wet…you might have birds munching on it too!!

xo, Jennifer

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