DIY Magnolia Wreath
Magnolia wreaths are beautiful, timeless and go with all seasons BUT they can get pretty expensive so I decided to make my own. We are fortunate to have numerous magnolia trees along our fence line so this project pretty much cost me zero dollars!
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I started with a wreath that was found at our local thrift store for 50 cents, score!
Supplies
Pruning Shears
Wreath (any will do since it will be covered up for the most part)
Hot Melt Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Magnolia Leaves
Ribbon of your choice
Instructions
Cut the magnolia leaves from your tree, I cut 2 clusters off and ended up using about 50 leaves.
If you see lots of bugs I would soak them in some soapy water but these were critter free. I simply wiped them down with a damp soapy towel.
Secure the leaves to the wreath by tucking the stem into the wreath and adhering with hot glue. I held the leaf down for a couple of seconds till the leaf was set. If the leaf was sticking up too much I would place a dab of hot glue underneath so it could lay flat on the leaf below it.
Continue placing the leaves on the wreath until you have gone around the whole wreath.
Next, I started layering the leaves with smaller leaves on top and filling any gaps. I continued this process until I felt the wreath looked complete.
Tie a ribbon and hang.
An easy wreath straight from nature, it doesn’t get much better than that!
Tips:
Use a small spray bottle and simply mist the leaves lightly, don’t overwater. This method kept my leaves green for about 3 weeks. I still found the wreath to be really pretty even when the leaves turned brown. However, if you would like to preserve your leaves, here is a great tutorial.
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Thank you so much for stopping in today!
That looks like it’s easy enough for me to make! It would look great on my front door!
You make it look so easy to make a magnolia wreath! Will the leaves stay green for a while? My daughter has a magnolia tree, and I’ll be visiting her this weekend….. hmmmm
pinned!
super job!
gail
So lucky to have a magnolia tree! It turned out so cute!
I so need to do this! Absolutely love! We have Little Gem magnolias. How long do you find they last. I bet even longer once the temps get cooler!
How do you keep the magnolia leaves green? I painted lots of magnolia leaves with modge podge and they turned brown. What is your secret to leaves staying green? I’d love to make a wreath like yours. Thank you.
I Used a small spray bottle and simply mist the leaves lightly, don’t overwater. This method kept my leaves green for about 3 weeks. I still found the wreath to be really pretty even when the leaves turned brown. However, if you would like to preserve your leaves, here is a great tutorial. https://www.wikihow.com/Preserve-Magnolia-Leaves
Good luck, let me know if you have any other questions 🙂