~dropcloth, burlap and hydrangea fall wreath~

Well that wonderful warm weather I was bragging about came to an abrupt halt and so we are now well and truly in fall mode! Nesting mode. Make a new wreath mode.

I had been wanting to put together a new wreath for fall, something a little more neutral and natural. When I saw one over at Craftberry Bush I knew that was the direction I was headed.

But first I needed dried hydrangea blooms. Preferably greens and browns for fall, but my bush was pink. 

Or was it. 

Here’s the interesting thing, when I went out there the blooms had all turned green in the fall, I had never noticed that before. Maybe the warm dry weather helped. 

So I picked tons of blooms!

If you’ve never dried hydrangeas before it is dead easy, you just cut the blooms, plunk them in water and leave them to dry out. I have pitchers of hydrangeas all over the house, from my yard and a friend’s.

I’m still undecided on how I feel about dried flowers, I have tended to steer away from dried flower arrangements, but pitchers of green and brown hydrangeas feel very fresh and fallish in the home.

So, moving on to the wreath, I made it just using what I had on hand, and it honestly took less than an hour. 

I used strips of dropcloth and burlap, as well as hydrangea blooms and dried white roses. 

I tied 3 or 4 dropcloth strips for every burlap strip.

Here’s a close up of the fabric strips tied around the wreath.

The white roses mostly disintegrated when I tried to handle them! Less is more definitely applied here!

 I just hot-glued on a couple buds and petals as best I could.

Lucy over at Craftberry Bush gives a great tutorial on making this wreath, so hop on over there and take a peek.

If I were to make this again there are a couple things I would do differently.

 I would use a larger wreath form, mine was a little small for all that fabric and my big front door!

I also wouldn’t knot the fabric, just a single loop is enough {like the first tie you make on a shoelace}. That way it is less bulky.

Though my wreath could use a little tweaking at least it is up, and I am happy with a finished project for now

Happy Fall!

Tracey

I love the contrast of the neutral colours against the black, and the slightly messy look of the fabric ties.