A UNIQUE HOLIDAY WREATH
i really love the holiday season. there is so much beauty in the decoration and the anticipation for the traditions that this time of year brings. today, i’m excited to feature a gorgeous holiday wreath by a alyssa hoppe, a wonderfully talented new york floral designer and prop stylist. i love her take on a holiday classic that can live in your home this season if you follow her steps below…take it away, alyssa!
I was inspired to take a modern, clean approach to fall and holiday decor this year with an asymmetrical wreath in a neutral color palette. I’m always thinking about how to repurpose or give another life to what I’m making, so with that in mind, I started with a base for my wreath that would become a great wall hanging piece even after the foliage comes off. Enjoy! – Alyssa
what you’ll need:
Wreath:
Cecropia
Wheat
Tallow Berries
Roses
Chestnut Leaves
Pittosporum Ralphii
Floral Wire
Base:
Thick cotton twine
Black leather cord
Round Brass tube
Masking Tape
Tools:
Hack Saw
C Clamps
Scissors
Ruler
Plant Shears
how to make it:
- measure out desired length of brass tubing for the base of the wreath and mark with tape. We measured our tubing to 16″ long.
- secure your tubing to the table with c clamps and use a hacksaw to make the cut
- Using sharp scissors, cut the desired length of your leather cord. We cut our length at 64”
- Once your leather cord is cut, slide the cord through the brass tube
- Place the leather cord end to end and secure with masking tape so that you have a continuous loop. Slide the taped section through the brass tube so that it is hidden.
- Decide how long you would like the fringe to be, and cut cotton twine to twice that length. We cut 24 strands at 24″
- fold the cotton twine in half, with a loop at the top. wrap around the brass tubing, and pull ends through the loop at the top in a “lark’s head knot”
- Once all cotton twine strands have been attached to the tube make sure you go through and tighten all of the knots
- Now your base is made and you’re ready to make the foliage layer that attaches.
- Start with your longest leaf branches and attach them end to end using floral wire.
- Starting from the outside, working towards center, layer foliage and flowers on top of another, and attach stems with floral wire
- Once you have reached the middle you want to make sure you cover the connection with a larger flower so it feels seamless
- Once you have finished, hold up the foliage layer to your base and figure out the angle you want to attach it at.
- Using floral wire, attach the foliage to the base at the points of intersection
- Once secure, hang it on the wall and your wreath is finished
happy holidays!
photos by: Kathleen Stalzer Bly
wreath design by: Alyssa Hoppe
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This is so beautiful! I absolutely love it x
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This is BEAUTIFUL. I hope I get time to make one. Wowwowwow! One of my favorte of your DIY’s. Thanks 🙂
LOVEEEEEE this DIY. Beautiful beautiful!! I can’t want to make one for myself!
Beautiful wreath! These photos are gorgeous!!
Beautiful! Such a great idea and total different take on the round wreath we all know. Love it!
love Alyssa! Thanks for sharing her and her lovely work with us!
How original! I really love seeing new takes on old traditions. This is very inspiring!
i love the simplicity of this with the whites especially. you could switch it out as it gets closer to christmas with other greenery … x
Wowsie! This is the best! I love how simple and elegant it is!!!
Great idea! Think I might use it for my Christmas tree;)!
The “wreath” looks cool even without the foliage and only with the fringe! -Audrey | Brunch at Audrey’s
this is beautiful! i love it! maybe i’m out of the loop as far as holiday decor, but i’ve never seen a wreath that is not in the shape of a circle, so i love this take on it!
beautiful!!! this is great 🙂
Such a stunning wreath! I especially love how you could totally forget to take it down for a few months and it wouldn’t look odd in the least unlike a super Christmas-y wreath. SO lovely!
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Such a stunning wreath! I especially love how you could totally forget to take it down for a few months and it wouldn’t look odd in the least unlike a super Christmas-y wreath. SO lovely!
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I was inspired to make my own Christmas version of this wreath, and I posted it on my blog: http://www.fabricationpollination.com/
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Where did you buy your thick twine?
IT’S very……. beautiful and very simple looking. Not only that very criative also.
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I love this so much! Here’s a photo of how my version turned out. I used some different foliage, but I still think it looks great!
https://instagram.com/p/6qMbNrDTsm/?taken-by=hannahkosh
very nice idea
Where did you get your thick cotton twine and brass tube? I’ve looked around a few places but can’t seem to find them!
Lovely DIY again.