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.
DIY Dried Grass and Flower Wreath: A Natural Touch for Your Home
Summer’s fading, but Fall isn’t quite here. Time for a decor refresh! This dried grass and flower wreath is the perfect way to bridge the seasons. Its natural textures and colors add warmth and style to your doorstep, with a hint of the harvest to come
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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Materials For This Wreath:
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!!!
Design Ideas: Color, Texture, and More
Let me show you step by step how I designed this wreath. It’s a fairly easy wreath to put this 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.
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Hanging and Displaying Your 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!!
See your projects featured! If you are inspired by this or any of my other DIY projects I would love to see them and add you to the Reader’s Spotlight gallery. Send a photo to me at jennifer@cottageonbunkerhill.com
xo, Jennifer
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Hey Jen, I love this wreath so much! I’m featuring it in my weekly newsletter tomorrow 🙂 Happy weekend!
You are the best!!! Thanks, friend!!
This Fall wreath is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing how to make it. I want to make one for my front door. Great Job.
Thanks so much, Meagan!!
So pretty, Jennifer!! I LOVE all of the natural elements you used to create this. The textures on your wreath are just gorgeous. Amazing job, pinned!
Thanks, Rachel!! It’s my whole vibe for Fall!!
Gah! This is gorgeous, my friend! I love the mix of wheat with all of the dried grasses.
Thanks, Jen!! I’m loving all the natural elements this Fall.
I’m loving this wreath. I’m a huge fan of natural elements in home decor.
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GEAT Job! Have to admit I’m getting wreath tired BUT I really loved this. Great use of color and texture and the perfect base! Enjoy all of your posts! Happy almost Fall!
I know what you mean, Barb!! I like to mix it up on my doors too!!
Absolutely stunning! All of your wreaths are so beautiful! Happy Sunday!
Thanks so much, Renae!! I really love making them!
Jennifer,
That turned out so good. It’s stunning and looks like a 100.00. Or more. Great job. I’m going to share a link next Sunday!
You are the best Rachel!!
You’ve created another pretty wreath! Love it!
This wreath is just perfect for early fall decor. It is so great to be able to save alot of money and make your own wreaths and such fun too. I like taking apart my old wreaths and redoing them. This weekend I am working on a harvest fruit wreath with apples, pears,grapes and figs. All faux and on an old grapevine wreath I had. For a filler I am using some blue/grey eucalyptus. So far so good. Thanks for all your inspiration.
Ooooh, that sounds gorgeous Kathy!! Making wreaths is one of my favorite things to do!