I promised you that I’m embracing Autumn now that the weather is cooling off. In fact, I’ve been switching out the summer decor for some more seasonally appropriate reds, oranges, brown and greens. I even spent time Mag-nolia-fying a Fall Wreath. What? You don’t know what Mag-nolia-fying means? Well stick around and see how I made this Magnolia Leaf Wreath on the cheap.
Here is a little sneak peek from my mantle:
My Ballard Design Knockoff Pear has already found a spot to sit.
In an effort to spend less and store less, I’ve been trying to buy just 2-3 wreaths that I can switch up and tailor to meet the season. A few months ago, I bought this little white bud wreath from Target:
It will be my springboard or base wreath for many seasons to come. The neutral white color works well with any color and I can add other natural elements and ribbons to change the color palette.
When I saw how Centsational Girl, made a beautiful wreath with magnolia leaves, the light bulb went on for me.
Centsational Girl’s Wreath
My neighbor has a beautiful magnolia tree, so I asked if I could steal some of its fallen leaves. I filled a grocery bag with the ones that looked most interesting to me. Then brought them home, rinsed the dirt off of them and laid them out to dry.
After they dried, I started playing with them and found that I they would easily work to mag-nolia-fy the bud wreath. Here’s how to do it:
Materials:
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- White Berry Wreath for Base
- Hot Glue Gun & Glue (for permanently affixing leaves)
- Magnolia Leaves
- Ribbon
Instructions:
Tuck magnolia wreaths into the grapevine base frame. I fully intended to hot glue them in place, but they held tight and stayed on their own! The leaves must have been so happy to be offered a second life, so they cooperated.
Tie a cotton ribbon onto the wreath. You can thread it through the loop that came with the wreath. Or tie around the wreath.
Here are the results for that super easy mag-nolia-fied fall wreath:
Hang it on your door and enjoy it until December.
Then you can quickly turn the berry wreath into a Christmas wreath by removing the leaves and adding greenery! Bam!
Want more Fall Wreath inspiration? Enjoy these 24 more Fall wreath ideas:
Happy Fall Y’all!
Soo pretty I love it!!
Wow – that is lovely!
Love it! Your wreath looks fantastic! Love your "spend less, store less" motto!
i love that idea! you could even do it in the winter with holly leaves!
Very pretty!
So lovely – a very elegant "hello" to the season!
LOVE the wreath! It is so different & so elegant. What a great idea!
I absolutely love your wreath! It's beautiful!
It is stunning. What a fabulous idea. I love your basic wreath and the magnolia leaves are just perfect. It is so simple and elegant. Love it. Hugs, Marty
That looks very pretty!
Beautiful!
looks great!
So pretty! I love the combination of the leaves and the white berries. They look great together.
Looks super Brittany.
The great thing about Magnolia leaves is how robust they are. They don't crumble to nothing whilst you work with them so they're perfect for things like this.
Good job
Jo xx
That is so smart to use the same wreath! It is just like having a simple white blouse that you can dress up or down…genius you are!
Your wreath looks great!! I never would have thought of that.
Great job.
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Oh that is just gorgeous!
What a gorgeous wreath! I love the contrast of light and dark — it's just perfect! 🙂
OMG! So so pretty! I'm bookmarking this page so I can try to replicate it!
i have that very same NEST sign. it's the sweetest sign, isn't it???
your wreath turned out fantastic. love the combo of the white buds against the leaves. awesome idea.
thanks for linking up to the FALL FESTIVAL!!!
have a great weekend.
kellie
You have reafirmed my belief that plain and simple can still be oh so elegant. I look forward to seeing your Christmas wreath when you change out the leaves. Love your work!
That is too cute!
Absolutely lovely ! I really like the added touch with the ribbon. So festive, so fall! Come on over and link up to my 'autumn leaves' party. . . and thanks for the linky love!
xo
Kate
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What a smart idea to buy wreaths with the intent of repurposing them for the seasons. This wreath is a homerun. I love all kinds of berries, as well as, magnolia leaves.
Very clever! I love the idea of repurposing the wreath!
I'm visiting from the Fall Festival.
Cheers!
Theresa
Beautiful wreaths… I love this idea.. Found you on This Blessed Nest's Fall Festival! I'm going to follow !!
Angel
Amazing, amazing, amazing! I love that all your decor looks so natural without being too rustic. I enjoy all the fall "stuff" you've posted recently. Keep 'em coming!
Brittany your 2 wreaths together are just beautiful! I love what you came up with. Thanks for stopping by. Gorgeous door!
Good Morning,
I came over via Rhoda….nice job love your wreath….
Nice to meet you, I will be back 🙂
We have a private family blog, I will be adding you to my blogroll.
All the best,
Kathy 🙂
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Ohh very pretty! Love it!