On a recent trip to Dollar Tree I spied a wonderful little collection of potted faux succulents and knew I had what I need at last! I also loved the assortment and size...perfect for my wreath! So now I could make my wreath for cost a total of about $25...1/4 the cost of the Pottery Barn version! Wooo hooo!
Here's what you will need:
- Grapevine wreath (bought with a coupon at Hobby Lobby)
- 20 or so faux succulents (from Dollar Tree)
- Reindeer moss (bought with a coupon at Hobby lobby)
- Hot glue gun
- Elmer's glue
- Jute twine (to hang the wreath)
And here's what you will do:
- Remove the plants from the pots, making sure to leave the little spikes in place.
- Arrange the plants on the grapevine wreath in a pattern that pleases you.
- Using a glue gun, attach the plants to the wreath, being careful not to burn yourself.
- Tear off bits of the moss and, using Elmer's glue, attach the moss in the bare spots. Be certain to use Elmer's glue for this part since you will need to press the moss down with your fingers and do not want to be burned!
- Tie the twine in a loop at the top.
- Enjoy!
And here it is at last...my faux succulent wreath! And for only $25 I couldn't be more pleased! I think I will hit Dollar Tree for a few more of those succulents, too, since I have another project in mind for them!
Baby Kitty says he thinks it's fun to think...errr...outside of the box when it comes to wreaths! You can use some other surprising items as well...
...such as flower pots! Another spring favorite is my EASY FLOWER POT WREATH! It was so much fun to make and you can fill the pots with whatever you wish! How about you? Do you have some ideas for unusual items or plants that can be used in a wreath?
Remember to pin it!
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Isn't it great when one makes something so much cheaper with a little shopping research? Your wreath looks just as gorgeous as the one from PB !!
ReplyDeleteI too made a piggy chalkboard very cheap and taking the short cut for DIYing. I am so pleased!
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FABBY
I really like the succulent wreath...so cool! I may "steal" this idea from you, Debbie. Now off to $Tree so find enough "plants"!
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Such an awesome wreath Debbie!!! Pinning!
ReplyDeleteI love how it turned out, Debbie! Although I am not really good at wreath making you made it seem so easy, so I have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI just went to my dollar store today hoping to find faux succulents for a project I have in mind. Sadly, I struck out. But now at least I know they do carry them, so I'll keep searching! Love your wreath!
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