I am getting a lot of mileage out of my white base wreath I bought at Target several months ago. With it I’ve been able to make a Magnolia Leaf Wreath for the fall.
I made a Feather Wreath for Thanksgiving.
Now it was time to give the wreath an injection of Christmas spirit. I removed the feathers, but left the green nuts on it. I had a green fabric leaf wreath that I made out of some floral filler stalks. All I did was twist 4 of the stalks into a circle shape and secure with a few pieces of floral wire.
I set my white base wreath inside the green leaf circle.
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To secure the two together, 1) I fed some of the base wreath twigs under the leaf wreath and 2) twisted them over to hug the green leaf wreath.
That couldn’t be any easier! No glue, no mess.
I compared two different ribbons next to my wreath and ultimately chose the black and white one.
Tied a pretty bow and stood back to admire.
Hmmm, I like it, but it just wasn’t feeling Christmasy enough, so I quickly tucked some red floral sprigs with teeny bells on them into the wreath and gently curved them to match the shape of the wreath.
I’m going to try to use this wreath all year and will be sure to share the transformations with you.
marty (A Stroll Thru Life) says
December 4, 2010 at 9:50 amThey are all so beautiful. You are so creative. I love them all. I can't wait for all the changes. Fabulous. Hugs, Marty
Katie @ On the Banks of Squaw Creek says
December 4, 2010 at 10:40 amThat is so gorgeous!!! You are a genius!
And I love a good bargain – can't believe you've used that wreath that many times!
Ann Marie Zinowich says
August 30, 2017 at 10:10 amAwesome ideas! Thank you. Ann Marie
Ashley says
December 4, 2010 at 10:57 amOh I love it! What a great idea!
alittlefrenchloven says
December 4, 2010 at 1:44 pmBeautiful and unique, glad I found your blog!
Erin says
December 5, 2010 at 12:26 amBrittany, I love the idea of having one base wreath you can alter with the seasons and holidays. I decided to do a similar thing with a grapevine wreath my MIL gave me a few months ago. I adorned it with fauxliage for fall (grapevine, like your wreath, is perfect for temporarily inserting foliage in) and used an autumnal-colored ribbon to hang it for extra pizazz. I transformed it into a Christmas wreath by removing the fall decorations and then added holly leaves and berries. I rehung it using upholstery webbing. It takes 10 minutes to arrange the foliage and it's great not to have to keep up with multiple wreaths!
Caitlin Campbell says
December 5, 2010 at 10:21 amI do the same thing with a boxwood (I think) wreath I got a few years ago and I just change out the floral elements. It has help up really well and I always love the new look it gets from season to season. I usually use the same red flowers for Fall & Winter but you have inspired me to do something a little different to it now for the Christmas season. Thanks!
HILLARY says
December 6, 2010 at 6:05 pmI love all of the ways you have used it! That's so creative, I REALLY like your Christmas transformation! Way to go!
Karie's Chic Creations says
December 6, 2010 at 11:55 pmThey are all just beautiful. Love them. Thanks for sharing.
Linda@Creekside says
December 2, 2014 at 9:21 pmThis idea I LOVE! Makes so much sense instead of having endless wreaths for every season.
So cool!
Partying with you at Nester’s tonight!
;-}
Brittany Bailey says
December 9, 2014 at 10:19 amLinda, thanks for stopping by and the nice compliment!
Marilyn says
August 30, 2016 at 2:40 pmI love your green leaf and berry wreath. Where did you find the green leaf base?
Brittany Bailey says
August 30, 2016 at 3:20 pmThanks Marilyn, I made out of some floral filler stalks. You can get them or something like it at Michaels 😉