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Super Easy DIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial

DIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial // A Hosting Home, Atlanta Lifestyle and Home Blogger Cathy Nugent, Front Porch Make-over

Note: This tutorial was originally published in a blog post on October 19, 2017. You can visit the original post, here.

DIY Magnolia Wreath

When it comes to your front door, I almost don’t think it’s complete without a wreath. I’ve made a lot of wreaths over the past 6+ years for all seasons, but my favorite one has to be this simple yet darling magnolia wreath I made for our new house back in the fall. Every time I share a photo of the wreath, I still get so many questions about where I got it. Not to mention, when people come to find out how I made it, they almost can’t believe how easy (and inexpensive!) it was. Meanwhile, I shared our farmhouse front porch inspiration last week on the blog featuring our wreath. With summer officially in full swing and everyone preparing their outdoor spaces for the sunshine ahead, I thought I’d share an updated tutorial on how you can easily get the look for yourself!

READ ALSO: Farmhouse Front Porch Inspiration for Summer

DIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial // A Hosting Home, Atlanta Lifestyle and Home Blogger Cathy Nugent, Front Porch Make-over

DIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial

I must say, I think the magnolia wreath turned out super cute – and, dare I say, better than the ones you’d buy in store! The leaves are a lot more glossy in the photos than in person thanks to my late night dining room table lighting. Constructing the wreath was actually super easy and took me less than an hour to do. In fact, I did it while watching a Texas A&M football game one weekend this past fall. The best part? I only spent about $30 total on the supplies without the 40% off coupon.

  • 3 Magnolia Leaf Bunches – 50% off $17.99 each
  • Floral Stem Tape – $2.99 for 2 rolls (I only used one!)
  • 20″ Wreath Frame – $3.99

DIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial // A Hosting Home, Atlanta Lifestyle and Home Blogger Cathy Nugent

Step 1: Pull off the Leaf Groupings

I didn’t use scissors for this project at all. I just pulled off the leaf groupings from the main bush/stem. You definitely want to have enough stem to tape to the frame. Not to mention, towards the end you’re going to need some length to touch up and stick in your final groupings. To get started, you’ll lay it on the frame and wrap the tape around the whole frame. (See below.) I just did about 2 inch sections the entire time. Try to wrap it as tight as you can without the tape breaking in order to keep all the groupings in place while you work.

DIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial // A Hosting Home, Atlanta Lifestyle and Home Blogger Cathy NugentDIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial // A Hosting Home, Atlanta Lifestyle and Home Blogger Cathy Nugent

Step 2 to Infinity: Repeat Step 1 with Overlapping Groupings

Basically for this entire project, you’re going to be repeating Step 1 over and over until you have worked all the way around the wreath frame. With the first grouping placed perpendicular to the wreath frame, I then alternated angling the groupings up and down in order to get a full look that had a lot of coverage. Place the next grouping on top of the first with the lower two leaves of the grouping about halfway down the first.

You’re going to want all of your leaves pointing the same direction, so continue to work around the wreath frame until you are back where you started. For the last few groupings, you’ll have to tuck the groupings behind the first to make sure you get a cohesive look. I had the perfect amount of leaves to make this wreath with no left-over.

DIY Magnolia Wreath Tutorial // A Hosting Home, Atlanta Lifestyle and Home Blogger Cathy Nugent

A Note About Floral Stem Tape

I will warn you and say that this floral stem tape is not rated very well for a reason. It’s sticky. When I finished this project, I had sticky fingers that felt weird until I washed my hands a couple times. However, I still believe it’s better for this project than hot glue. Not only would you continually burn yourself trying to hot glue to this wire wreath frame. But, it’d be a pain to get it all placed properly. For my sanity and my poor fingers, I decided to stick with the tape. (Ha! Get it?)

I have not had an issue with the floral tape leaving a sticky residue on our door. Seven months later, I also have not had an issue with the tape coming undone or leaves falling off. I hung the wreath on a command hook in a small gap between two tape groupings. If you’re still worried about the tape leaving residue on your front door, you can easily put clear scotch tape on the back as an extra measure.

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Tutorial + Wreath Update

It has been about 7 months since the I made our magnolia wreath and published the tutorial on the blog, and as you can see it has held up extremely well! It still looks practically brand new, and it is showing no signs of wear and tear at all. For a $30 DIY, how can you beat that? I still get so many compliments on it each and every time someone comes to my door. I can’t wait to make more of them for around the house! You can see recent photos of our magnolia wreath in our recent post highlighting our front porch decor for summer, here.

 

I hope you enjoyed this super easy and quick Magnolia Wreath DIY. Comment below with what you think of the finished product! Also, if you try it for yourself, I’d love to hear how yours turned out. Share your wreath images on social media and tag myself (@thecathynugent) or A Hosting Home (@ahostinghome) on Instagram!

June 5, 2018

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Comments

  1. Steph says

    June 6, 2018 at 1:21 pm

    The wreath is absolutely gorgeous! I need one for my door!

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  2. Amanda Martin says

    June 6, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Magnolia wreaths are so expensive – I never thought to make my own!!

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  3. Helen Little says

    June 7, 2018 at 12:08 pm

    Oh wow, this is really beautiful! I would never think to make a summer wreath!

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  4. EMILY says

    June 7, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    OH THAT’S SO CUTE! AND LOOKS JUST AS GOOD AS THE ONES IN THE STORES!

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  5. Seren says

    June 7, 2018 at 2:12 pm

    The magnolia wreath has turned out perfect. it is quite easy. my daughter will love it.

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  6. Lauren says

    June 7, 2018 at 5:31 pm

    This is adorable! Magnolia Wreaths can be so expensive and this one is perfect and such a great price. Bookmarking this page!!

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  7. Jenni LeBaron says

    June 8, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    This looks super easy and it’s so pretty!

    Reply
  8. Leigh Suznovich says

    June 8, 2018 at 8:14 pm

    Love this wreath, so pretty! I want to try and make it for my door, it looks easy enough even though I am so bad at anything crafty.

    Reply
  9. Maddy Gutierrez says

    June 9, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    You make this look so easy! Jealous of your craft skills. <3

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  10. jessica lynn says

    June 9, 2018 at 8:44 pm

    I love how pretty and simple it looks, but also super easy to make. I used to make wreaths for different seasons, but I stopped for some reason. Time to head over to hobby lobby!

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Atlanta based Award Winning Interior and Event Designer and Home Blogger Cathy Nugent

Hi, friends! I'm Cathy, a nationally published award winning designer of spaces to gather and southern belle writer based out of a small(ish) town outside of Atlanta, Georgia. However, most people know me as the Monica Geller of my friend group – a coffee connoisseur and dog mom with a huge heart for hosting and an eye for design. The heart behind what I do is simple. I want to help you be intentional on creating spaces to gather and celebrating life's precious moments - whether that be weddings, parties, or something as simple as having loved ones in your home. Living Simply, Loving Generously, and Hosting with Heart.

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