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    5 Steps to Upcycle a Wreath for Spring

    Published: Apr 6, 2020 · Modified: Mar 7, 2021 by Aly @ Iekel Road Home · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · #sponsoredpost ·

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    Seeing as no one is allowed to leave the house right now, I thought I would get creative and use what I had and upcycle a wreath for spring.

    Here are 5 steps to upcycle a wreath using second hand items from around the house, or yard.

    Step 1: Upcycle a wreath base

    Find an old wreath, from last year, from the winter, or use a coat hanger and mold your own circular shape. Get creative with what you have, just use something you already have around the house and make a base.

    For my base I used an old wreath that was starting to mold in places and need a little love. While I could have just tossed the wreath altogether I knew the base of it was well made and could be used again.

    make an old wreath new again

    Step 2: Remove the old wreath

    In my case I was using an old wreath so I needed to remove all the old foliage from the base. I also did this to another wreath we had, and you can see the process over on my Instagram highlights under LR Update.

    upcycle a wreath for a fresh look

    Step 3: Gather Decorative Supplies to Upcycle a Wreath

    Here is the fun part! Get creative, walk around your house and see what supplies you have to build a new wreath. I wanted a simple spring greenery wreath, so I used my faux plant supply.

    Before I was confidence enough to try real plants I had a dozen faux plants around the home. As my confidence in real plants grew I would remove the faux plant from it's container and reuse the container for my real plant, leaving a large stack of faux plants.

    You may not have a faux plant closet, but you can go for a walk and find things in nature to attach to your wreath; some spring blooms, some wild grass, the sky's the limit here.

    DIY wreath for spring

    Step 4: Layout Your Design

    Layout your designs, making sure you have enough supplies to make it around the entire wreath.

    The base of my wreath is twigs wrapped with wire, so I was able to slide my faux greenery into the wire. If this is not the case, a glue gun is the perfect tool for assembling a wreath.

    DIY wreath

    Step 5: Hang and Enjoy your Upcycled Wreath!

    Hang up the wreath using twine, twisted wire hanger, or a command hook. Use what you've got; this is an upcycled wreath after all.

    upcycle a wreath from things you have in your home

    Our front porch is a sight for sore eyes right now, but at least we have a little spring cheer to spice it up! I hope you have found inspiration to bring a little spring to your homes with things you have around the house!

    Happy upcycling!

    upcycle a wreath for spring

    I also upcycled this wreath which you can see more of in our Living Room Refresh where I share other ideas about decorating with things you already own!

     spring wreath

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