When it comes to spring decorations, the door wreath is undoubtedly high on many people's wish lists. Because what says “welcome” more beautifully or is better for making a first impression on guests than a pretty wreath on the front door? There are now numerous shapes for the door wreath and a wide variety of materials are used when it comes to the design. Whether square, oval or in the shape of certain figures and motifs, made of paper, artificial flowers or instead of a classic wreath with an umbrella, garden hose ormade of wooden discs– if you have imagination, you can really come up with the most unusual door decoration for spring. Are you more into natural things? Then you've come to the right place, because natural materials are the focus of today's wreath craft ideas, regardless of whether it's meant to decorate the door, window, wall or table. Take a look at our instructions and make your own beautiful spring door wreaths from natural materials.
Spring flowers, flowering branches, Easter motifs and anything that is associated with spring awakening can be used if you want to make spring door wreaths from natural materials. The great thing is that you can probably find plenty of suitable things in your own garden. And if not, just visit a florist or browse through various online stores to find what you need. Our ideas and instructions only serve as suggestions and can be modified according to your ideas.
Spring door wreaths made from natural materials - yellow wreath with daffodils
The yellow color is mainly thanks to the pretty daffodilstypical spring colorand as the main color for spring door wreaths made from natural materials, it ensures that you can't help but get in the spring mood. Are you as excited about this lavish arrangement as we are? Then get plenty of yellow flowers and get started!
- natural wreath
- Daffodils
- other yellow flowers to fill gaps (in the example yellow mimosa and yellow craspedia, also called drumsticks)
- Eucalyptus branches
- Blumendraht
- Scissors
- Hanging ribbon
First, shorten longer branches and stems, but not too short. You can trim them at any time as you work. Wrap the wire a few times around the wreath where you want to attach the first arrangement. Then make a bouquet of the yellow gap fillers and eucalyptus branches and attach it to the wreath with the prepared wire, wrapping it around it several times again. Then you can cut it off and move on to the next spot. As you work on each area, add daffodils here and there, trimming them more or less as appropriate. To secure, wrap wire around the flower stem and then wrap it around the wreath. Tie ribbon for hanging and you're done!
Quick door wreaths for spring made from natural materials - idea with peonies
This beautiful spring door wreath made of natural material looks incredibly romantic and delicate. And a wreath could hardly scream spring more, because peonies are a typical symbol of this time of year. In addition, with the following instructions you can do it really easily and in a short timeDecorate dreamy wreathscan. So if you're looking for ideas for quick spring door wreaths made from natural materials that you can make later in the spring, look no further than this example! You can also use other flowers, such as early bloomers.
- white wreath in a shabby look (or painted yourself with acrylic paints); Make sure that it is not braided too tightly and has sufficiently large gaps
- Peonies of any color
- Scissors
- Ribbon or ready-made bow
Trim the long stems, but leave enough length to fit into the wreath. To do this, choose any location on the wreath. You can also cover the entire wreath or decorate two areas with groups of 3 or 4 flowers. If desired, add a few pieces of stem with leaves (cut the stems just above the leaves).
If you are happy with your arrangement, you can make a bow out of the ribbon, tie it to the wreath (or use a ready-made bow) or glue it and you're done. The advantage of such simple spring door wreaths made from natural materials is that you can easily replace the flowers at any time as soon as they wither, as they are simply inserted into the wreath and are neither glued nor tied. In this way, the base can be redesigned to suit any occasion.
With cotton you get a neutral base that you can then accentuate with spring colors or spring motifs. Small Easter eggs, for example, are ideal. You can also add a fresh bouquet of flowers as in the instructions above and replace them regularly as the flowers wither. They are also ideally suitedBranches with flowers(forsythia, cherry or peach blossoms) and pussy willows. Here's how you can recreate this idea for spring door wreaths from natural materials:
- Embroidery frame
- Cotton branches
- Hot glue
- additional decorations (pastel-colored Easter eggs, berries or other branches, a pretty bow, etc.)
- Wire or yarn in a matching color
- Scissors/garden pliers
- optional ribbon for hanging
DIY spring wreaths made from natural materials – instructions
If you want to make cotton door wreaths for spring from natural materials, start by cutting off the cotton buds. Then stick them in a row on the embroidery hoop. Be generous with the glue. You also have the choice: For a particularly minimalist look, you can only create one row in the middle or you can stick one row a little further towards the inside of the ring and then a second row further out. You could just as easily distribute the cotton in a smaller area and leave the rest of the embroidery hoop visible. There are no limits to your creativity.
Finally, add your chosen additional decorations. You can either tie these with wire or attach them with hot glue. This basically depends on the type of decoration. Then you can decorate the front door with the wreath by hanging it directly on a hook or adding a ribbon. The finished door wreathSpring is modern, but at the same time radiates a certain warmth and cosiness - just as we know it from the Scandinavian style.
Make spring door wreaths with succulents
Succulents are above allin summera welcome plant when it comes to making long-lasting decorations. Since succulents have pleasant pastel colors, they are also suitable as accents for spring door wreaths made from natural materials, as this example proves.
- Willow wreath, straw wreath or vine wreath (purchased or self-tied twigs; in the last example you can see how you can shape twigs into a wreath yourself)
- Moss panels as a substrate or gap filler
- Succulents (pink ones are best included)
- Blumendraht
- optionally spring flowers or flowering branches
Make your own spring door wreath out of succulents – this is how it works:
There are various options available to you if you want to use succulents for spring door wreaths made from natural materials. On the one hand, you can first make the whole wreathwith mosscover (tie with floral wire or fix moss panels with hot glue). But if you like the look of the wreath made of twigs better, you can attach the succulents to it and use small pieces of moss to fill the gaps.
Depending on the situation, you can start eitherwith the succulentsor the moss. The succulents can cover the entire wreath or just serve as an accent in one spot. You can easily try out what you like best by just distributing the plant parts at first without tying them down straight away. Real moss as a substrate has the advantage that you can moisten it regularly and in this way also supply the succulents with water. This makes spring door wreaths made from natural materials last longer. Therefore, leave the roots on the plants and only shorten them a little if they cause problems. If you want, you can incorporate a few flowering branches or spring flowers for even more spring feeling.
Door wreaths for spring made from natural materials - colorful freshness
Our final idea forDoor wreaths for springmade of natural materials is particularly colorful and therefore exudes just the right atmosphere - the spring wreath should bring a good mood. So gather the listed flowers and branches (or come up with your own composition) and start making such wreaths from natural materials. They are the onesperfect gift idea!
- 4 willow branches (2 m long)
- 14 branches with pussy willows
- 10 branches with flowers of different types
- 10 “Baby Blue” eucalyptus branches
- 9 daffodils
- 10 forsythia or broom branches
- 10 branches of wax flower
- 8 Traubenhyazinthen
- 5 double tulips
- 5 yellow tulips with fringes
- 3 blue anemones
- Blumendraht
- Garden pliers or sharp scissors
Make your own colorful door wreath
Take a willow branch and shape it into a ring of any size. Tie the ends together with floral wire. Then cut more willow branches and wrap them around the first ring to create a thick wreath as a base. If the ends of the twigs end up sticking out and causing problems, you can simply cut them off. Then you can decorate the wreath with the tree branches (the pussy willowand tree blossoms). When doing this, make sure to spread them evenly and have all branches pointing in the same direction (either clockwise or counterclockwise).
Then move on to the flowers. Remove unnecessary leaves to extend the life of the flowers. Then make small bouquets of three to five flowers about 10 to 15 cm long. You then complement these bouquets with small branches (eucalyptus or the others, some of which you have already used for the wreath). They serve as gap fillers. Use floral wire to hold the bouquets together. In total, you should make about 10 small bouquets for this wreath idea. Distribute themhomemade bouquets of flowerson the wreath and tie them with wire. Spring door wreaths made from natural materials like these can then be sprayed with water and then you can hang them up - either on a hook or with the help of a ribbon.
Tipp:Since spring door wreaths made from natural materials or fresh flowers do not last long, they are more suitable for a special occasion (e.g. Easter or Pentecost). You can extend the durability a little by incorporating some damp moss into these spring door wreaths made from natural materials. Alternatively, you could leave out the flowers and just stick to tree branches, evergreen plants, rosesor even dried flowersset.
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