DIY Spring Grapevine Door Wreath

My latest DIY project was born of pure boredom and my need to accessorize everything in sight. I decided that it was time to jazz up my front door a bit now that the weather is finally warming up. I felt like the first thing I needed was a cute spring wreath. Before I buy anything I usually look at Pinterest and major retailers to see what’s on trend.

If you open the Pinterest app right now and type in front door wreath you will see a lot of grapevine and floral arrangements. I quickly fell in love with this look and soon found out that the prices for a good grapevine wreath can get a little crazy. These wreaths usually cost between $30-$80 dollars. The cost, of course, depends on the style and retailer you’re looking at. Many of the grapevine wreaths that are on trend now are going for a lot more.

So of course I figured I could make one of my own for cheaper. I’m pretty crafty but the process was extremely simple. In total it took me about 20-30 minutes to complete the project so this won’t even take up all of your afternoon!

Here is what you’ll need

Supplies

18″ grapevine wreath
Glue gun & Glue sticks
Floral wire & Wire cutters
Flowers and greenery of your choice
*optional, wreath sign 9.99
*Paint for the sign

I spent about $40 on supplies to recreate a wreath that is typically sold for for a lot more and I had fun while doing it! Prices may vary based on the retailers you shop at and if coupons can be used.

The steps are pretty easy and intuitive to follow

1. First, I used my wire cutters to cut all of the greenery apart, stem by stem. I popped the heads of the peonies off their stems with my hands. They come off really easy.

2. I arranged the flowers on top of the wreath to get an idea of how much of the grapevine I wanted to color and where exactly I would be placing each stem.

3. Once I decide on a design, I strategically placed the stems into the grapevine. You do this by essentially shoving the stems into the woven grape vine wrath branches. This keeps them pretty secure but then I secured them with my floral wire to make sure they were tied down. This will insure that a strong gust of wind doesn’t send my flowers flying

4. After all of the greenery was in place and secured with floral wire, I used the hot glue gun to glue down the peonies

5. After this I secured my “hello” sign to the grapevine wreath with a generous amount of hot glue. Make sure you sign is parallel with the ground. My mild OCD wouldn’t allow me to hang crooked wreath.

6. Depending on your door hook you may be able to skip this step. If you door hook is very narrow and pointy you may be able to get away with hanging the wreath on your door by making sure the hook is caught in the vines. I, however, am using a bulky 3M hook so I had to improvise. I used a long piece of floral wire to make a hook on the back of my wreath and it worked out perfectly.