It's once again the perfect time for crafting with hydrangeas. The durable flowers can be used to create beautiful decorations, from wreaths to flower arrangements to decorations in jars or embroidery frames. Do you need some inspiring ideas for crafts with hydrangea flowers? Or maybe you're even looking for some instructions?
We have already shown you how to put and tie a table wreath. Today we continue with more craft ideas that even beginners can try. Use fresh or dried flowers as desired!
How do you dry hydrangea flowers?
Dry flowers are best for crafting with hydrangea flowers as they are more durable. If you pick them fresh and dry them properly, you can even preserve their original color. But you can also cut off wilted hydrangea flowers after they have turned brown. This makes every decoration look even more autumnal.
How to dry hydrangea flowersread here.
Decoration with hydrangeas and embroidery frames
A simple embroidery frame in which you stretch tulle fabric and then decorate it with flowers looks beautiful despite its simplicity (or because of it). Combine the hydrangea flowers with other elements such as leaves, twigs or other flowers. If you want a wedding decoration with hydrangeas, you can also use them. For example, add a table number.
- Embroidery frame of any size
- Tulle fabric
- Flowers and other dried plant parts
Were used in the example: hydrangeas, eucalyptus leaves and berries, poppy heads, grass spikes/spikes, yellow strawflower
This is how you make the decoration from the hydrangeas:
- Stretch the tulle fabric into the ring.
- Trim off the excess on the sides with nail scissors.
- Take the prepared elements and cut them. Make sure you leave stems long enough to tuck into the tulle.
- Insert each stem through several stitches of the fabric to secure it in place. If you only make one hole, the flower may slip out again.
- Create any arrangement using your chosen plants.
Make your own hydrangea wreath
Hydrangea wreaths are one of the most popular craft ideas when it comes to using the flowers. But they scare off most craft beginners because they look so complicated. How about this simple, yet beautiful version of a hydrangea door wreath that anyone can do? Best to usedried hydrangeas for decoration.
- 7 dried hydrangea flowers
- Wooden ring or wire ring (you can also make a wire ring yourself)
- optional Band
- Hot glue
- Scissors
- Hairspray
How to make your own autumn wreath with hydrangeas:
- You can design the ring with flowers or wrap it completely or partially with ribbons.
- To wrap, hot glue one end of the ribbon and begin wrapping. Make sure that the individual rows overlap. Every now and then add a small dab of glue to the ring to help hold the band in place. Also glue the other end securely.
- Glue five of the prepared flowers anywhere on the ring. They look particularly pretty in the middle at the bottom or slightly offset to one side.
- You can then use the other two flower balls to fill in any gaps. To do this, cut off the individual flowers and glue them into the gaps.
- Once you're done arranging, spray the flowers with hairspray.
- Tie a piece of the same ribbon to the top of the ring.
- You can attach the ring to a hook on the door, window or wall.
Cool tip:The hanging ribbon can also be glued directly to the door with hot glue. The adhesive can be easily removed later. Please test beforehand in an invisible area whether this also applies to your door material.
Would you like a table decoration with hydrangeas? Then you canone of those table wreathsrestore.
Crafting with hydrangea flowers – Framed hydrangea decorations in a glass with pressed flowers
These double-sided frames, which are particularly popular for flowers, are very simple but breathtakingly beautiful. Use only hydrangea flowers for a more puristic design and for an autumn decoration with hydrangeas or combine them with other flowers to create a colorful summer picture. It works that simply:
- Press the flowers between kitchen paper and heavy books for a few days. The paper should absorb the moisture and help dry.
- Take the glass frame and distribute the flowers on the glass pane as you like. Try different variations!
- Close with the other pane of glass.
- Hang up the beautiful decorations! Since it can be viewed from both sides, it is also very suitable as a pendant in front of the window. A perfect window decoration!
Ideas for a table decoration with hydrangeas
Take a picture frame, remove the glass and simply glue a whole hydrangea flower in the middle. You can then place the frame on the table and lean it against another table decoration, for example.
If a simple hydrangea bouquet is a bit too boring for you, beautiful arrangements with hydrangeas can also be used as table decorations. Find out how you can make a flower arrangement with hydrangeasin this article. Simply use a few hydrangea flowers from the garden instead of the flowers listed.
Or how about a simple basket that you fill with autumnal things and insert a hydrangea blossom here and there? This gives the table decoration with hydrangeas a vintage character.
If you want to do it particularly quickly, you can also decorate with hydrangeas in a vase.
Primrose flowers are also great for crafts:Decoration with primroses: Not only flower arrangements are possible!
