How To Create The Ultimate Autumn Wreath

Wreaths are a great way to elevate and enhance your home’s decor in any season. Add that romantic touch to your home this Autumn with Northern Willow.

Combine natural materials with dried florals to create a beautiful decoration for any door or window. In this blog, we will go through everything you need to know when making your own Autumn Wreath, from the basics to expert seasonal enhancements! Learn how to decorate and embellish your wreath for the Autumn season. 

To create the ultimate Autumn Wreath, you will need the following:

Keep reading to discover expert ideas, tips and tricks for creating the ultimate Autumn wreath.

The Basics

• What Is A Wreath?

• How to Build a Basic Wreath

• Where Do You Put A Wreath?

Seasonal Enhancements

• How Do You Make And Decorate An Autumn Wreath?

• Halloween Wreaths

• What Do You Do With The Wreath When The Season Is Over?

• Make your Autumn Wreath Stand Out With Northern Willow

The Basics

What Is A Wreath?

A wreath is a combination of natural materials and dried flowers, used to create a gathering of seasonal aspects to represent the current time of year. Wreaths are most commonly aligned with holidays such as Christmas and Easter, but have recently snowballed into a trend for every season. 

How To Build A Basic Wreath

Before you begin, make sure you have a colour scheme in mind, for example, pink tones with florals, or green tones with pine cones and acorns.

1. The Base - Every wreath needs a base, such as these from Northern Willow. Often, wreath bases are made from natural, malleable woods such as willow and provide structure for all embellishments.

2. The Background - To truly let your embellishments pop, add seasonal foliage to the base to create a background. Ensure you leave space for your later additions. These could be arranged in a clockwise flow to add some sophistication, or in all directions to really give your wreath that natural look.

3. The Florals - Use either sprigs or florals to add colour and dimension to your wreath; make sure these align with your theme.

4. Finishing Touches - Using your decorations of choice, fill any remaining gaps. These could include dried fruits, seasonal charms such as bells or fake pumpkins.

Top Tip - Add a bow to the top of your wreath for that added luxury.

Find some examples below:

	Simple, uniform and understated. See how the flow of the foliage really adds to the character? Simple dried berries give the wreath some definition and enhance the look.
	More of a winter-themed wreath here, see how it really leans into the seasonal decorations, such as the dried fruit and pine cones.
	Here, dried flowers such as bunny tails have been used to accentuate the easter feel to the wreath, with a very cohesive colour scheme and finished off with a big bow.

Do They Have To Be Circular? No! The great thing about wreaths is that they are completely customisable. Try a heart-shaped base to make your wreath more whimsical. Or, simply fill half of your base to give your wreath that modern edge.

 

Where Do You Put A Wreath? A wreath can go anywhere you desire to add a touch of whimsy; however, they are usually found where they can be seen from outdoors. Create a statement by hanging your wreath on your front door, or show off your wreath safe from the environment inside a window, like this:

 

Do I Have To Hang Them?

Wreaths don’t just have to hang vertically. A wreath can be used as a centrepiece on a table with a large candle inside, or used on a light fixture to accentuate a theme. Using colourful ribbons is a great way to attach our wreath wherever you wish.

 

Seasonal Enhancements So, you know how to create a basic wreath, but how can you enhance it for the current season? Keep reading to explore our best tips and tricks for elevating your home decor this Autumn.

How Do You Make And Decorate An Autumn Wreath? In Autumn, you want to stick to the correct colour palette to get the essence of the season. Shades like this are a great place to start:
For your background, if you wanted to add some greenery, evergreen sprigs are a great place to start for the colder months. Sticking to browns and using larger embellishments, such as pine cones, to cover the majority of the surface area is a great alternative, too.

 

Next, why not go on a lovely Autumn walk and see what you can find? Oak leaves, acorns, berries - all can be used to add that final touch.

Read our guide on seasonal foraging for some helpful tips!

Do You Have to Stick to Natural Embellishments?

Not at all. Autumn has some of the most iconic symbols. Why not include them in your Autumn wreath? Some ideas include:

• Mini pumpkins 🎃

• Maple leaves 🍁

• Mini mushrooms 🍄

• Little hedgehog or owl figures 🦔

Halloween Wreaths

The spooky season is perfect for adding a little extra magic to anything! Especially your home decor. Take a look at the wreath ideas outlined below:

A Witches Wreath Get everyone cackling on Halloween night by adding tiny witches' hats and, maybe, a broomstick to your Autumn wreath! A little cat silhouette can be added to the centre of the wreath, too, to add a 3D effect.

 

An Arachnid Arrangement

Creepy crawlies are a great way to subtly add a little Halloween spirit to your Autumn wreath. These on Etsy are perfect!

A Ghoulish Garland

Similarly, little ghosts can be added to your wreath to finish it off. You could also try a black and white theme to make it pop!

What Do You Do With The Wreath When The Season Is Over?

• Reuse

As the base of your wreath is well-durable, especially those from Northern Willow, you will be able to remove your seasonal decorations and start over for the new season!

• Recycle

As the wreaths outlined above are predominantly made from 100% natural materials, your wreaths can be disassembled and given back to nature. It’s great to do this around wintertime as the birds can use certain components in their nests!

Make your Autumn Wreath Stand Out With Northern Willow

Ready to start your Autumn project? Visit Northern Willow to explore our wide range of wicker products, ready for whatever you need.

Or, contact us today to learn more about how Northern Willow can help you.

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