Fromfestive tablescapestoDIY home decorating projects, we look forward to making our homes cozy and bursting with everything autumn.
Wreaths are the ultimate fall decor canvas.
It’s simple and easy to make a wreath that’s perfect for you and your family this season.
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Here are 40 dreamy DIY fall wreaths.
Rustic Charm Wreath
Liven up a monochromatic wreath with pops of texture and warm golden tones.
Fill in with ruscus.
Credit: Robbie Caponetto; Design: Kathleen Varner
Add stems of pampas grass and gypsophilas for depth.
For the badge: Tie two pieces of wired ribbon in a knot around bottom right section of wreath.
Insert palms into badge.
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Produced: Kathleen Varner
Tuck poppy pods and coneflowers in the center.
Free Spirit Wreath
This DIY wreath starts with a grapevine base.
How To Make ItInsert the stems of pampas grass and gypsophilas to fill out the shape.
Credit: Robbie Caponetto; Design: Kathleen Varner
Seasonal Swag Wreath
Highlight the beauty of late-autumn foliage with an atypical, cascading wreath.
With tips pointing down, bundle them together with wire.
Add more ferns to the top in the opposite direction; secure with wire.
Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller
Wrap a long piece of ribbon around wire.
Tuck in leaves and bittersweet; add yarrow to the center.
Once it’s hung, finish with okra pods, grass, and bunny tails.
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(Tip:For extra-vibrant and long-lasting color, buy artificial foliage.)
Add in bittersweet branches for pops of red and touches of texture.
Pomegranate Wreath
ROBBIE CAPONETTO.
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STYLING: KATHLEEN VARNER
Layer foraged cedar and pine clippings around a grapevine wreath form.
Use florist picks to attach pinecones and pomegranates; secure with extra wire, if needed.
Then finish with complementary ribbons in pink, sage, and gold.
Varying shades of gold and orange are balanced by deep reds and pinks in both dried and fresh forms.Credit:Hector Manuel Sanchez
White Pumpkin Wreath
Start with a store-bought grapevine wreath.
Pick an odd number of white mini pumpkins.
Secure pumpkins to the wreath with wire.
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Add an assortment of fall leaves to wreath with picks and wire for a colorful finish.
With a grapevine base, add dried baby’s breath and bittersweet berries to fill it out.
Then add branchesthe wilder the better!
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The Fragrant Flower Basket Wreath
Looking for something unexpected?
This hanging basket is filled with yellow pansies and marigolds, but also has seasonal herbs too.
How To Make ItFind a lined hanging basket at your local hardware or crafts store.
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Fill it with empty plastic bottles and good-quality potting soil.
Yellow garden pansies and radiant marigolds to give the arrangement bright bursts of color.
Add baby kale for a dose of purple in between the yellow.
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Dried Flower and Herb Wreath
This wreath looks like a fall fairytale, and smells good too!
Craft this whimsical decor with your favorite foliage ad hues.
Insert wooden florist picks into the bottoms of pumpkins and gourds, and hot-glue the connection to secure.
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Produced: Kathleen Varner
Once the glue has cooled, stick pumpkins and gourds into the wreath.
Fill in with more moss, using a glue gun.
Colorful Fall Foliage Wreath
Nothing says autumn quite like our favorite fall leaves.
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Red, orange, and yellow leaves make this brightly colored wreath the perfect at home in autumn.
Hide the wire with a knot of burlap ribbon and cut flower stems eight to 10 inches long.
Then, push the goldenrod stems into the string that ties the bunch of corn together.
Credit: Hector Manual Sanchez; Design: Rebecca Bull Reed
To complete your DIY wreath, embellish with dried flowers and seedpods using the same method.
Cover ties with ribbon.
Loop wire through one of the back ties, and hang above the door knocker.
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The hardy foliage will last about two weeks in cool weather and can be replaced.
Terra-Cotta Garden Pots Wreath
Warm up an entry with earthy terra-cotta rooting pots.
Use weathered pots from your own collection, or age new ones using our technique.
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Blooming Basket Wreath
Create a cheery hanging display with colorful cut flowers.
Add foliage, salvias, and hydrangeas to foam to build shape.
Consider placing hydrangeas low around the edge of the vessel to help give weight and initially fill space.
Credit: Robbie Caponetto; Design: Kathleen Varner
Insert groupings of dahlias and zinnias, and fill with textured celosias for interest.
If you would like, glue the wreath to a bed of magnolia leaves.
University of New Hampshire.Invasive in the spotlight: oriental bittersweet.
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