Hooray for Fall! The season of woodland wandering and cosy nights in crafting is almost upon us, and we're ready for it. We're bringing you the ultimate in cosy craft projects to welcome the new season – learn how to make a fall wreath using a simple base and a few favourite dried leaves and flowers.
The beauty of this autumnal craft project is it will only take you an hour or two to create, and will last for weeks until you're ready to take it down and reach for your Christmas decorations!
undefinedDesigner and craft-pro Becki Clark always inspires us with her nature-inspired makes. So we're excited to share this step-by-step DIY Fall wreath, which she's created especially for Gathered. You can buy the supplies cheaply online (we've added our favourite places to shop below) or try Becki's tips for drying your own flowers if you want to really go for the full DIY approach...
"To dry your own," she advises, "remove foliage from the main stems of your flowers, create mini bunches and tie a piece of string at the bottom of the stems. Hang your bunches upside down in a cool dry place for a couple of weeks."
If you like this, we've also got 33 easy Fall craft ideas for kids and a round-up of some beautiful Thanksgiving craft ideas to keep you making all the way through to Christmas!
How to make a DIY Fall wreath
Let's start with the supplies! Read the full materials list below – we like these places to shop for beautiful flowers and grasses for your autumn door wreath...
Wreath bases
- Dark willow chunky wreath, Etsy
- Rattan Grapevine Wreath, Hobbycraft
- Natural rattan wreaths, Baker Ross
Dried flowers and grasses
We suggest pampas grass to create a base, plus a mixture of Achillea, Poppy seed heads, bunny tails, cornflowers, protea, lunaria, gloria,
- Pampas Grass – Etsy or Amazon
- Dried flowers – they have a great range on Etsy and you can buy a bunch of Poppy Seed Heads from Not on the High Street