As a proud member of The Home Depot’s Fall Style Guide Blogger Network, I’ve found myself with an embarrassment of riches in the wreath-inspiration department. Have you seen their wreath projects? Or their wreath board on Pinterest? If none of these ideas inspire you to deck your halls then nothing will, you old Scrooge.
But true confession alert: I have never, ever, ever made a wreath before. In my entire life. Like, ever.
So, I decided to give it a go. Only, with my limited wreath expertise, I didn’t want to spend tons of money and end up with something tragic. So, I raided my neighbor’s field harvested some nearby branches at the cost of free.
They are not so cute, I know. But I had envisioned a rustic stick wreath painted a bold gold, and by golly, that’s what I was going to turn these into if it killed me.
It almost killed me. Just kidding, it was surprisingly easy. I didn’t even use a wreath form, because I’m cheap I wanted it to look organic.
The process is very simple: gather branches, wire them into a circular shape with floral wire, spray paint it gold; discover that gold spray paint doesn’t show up on plain branches at all, start again with white spray paint; THEN spray paint them gold again, only to realize that you kind of like how the white tips look against the gold, so you leave them like that; make a lame joke about “frosted tips,” declare your wreath a success and hang it on your door.
It’s hard to capture in photos, but the gold really does look so pretty.
I used cheapo cheappity .97 white spray paint, but for the gold, I used Rustoleum Hammered spray paint in gold. Great quality paint, but next time I would go for an even brighter gold, this one is a bit muted.
I like that it looks appropriately fallish/wintery, without being a full blown Christmas wreath just yet. And it cost about eight bucks, and it took maybe a few hours, most of that waiting for paint to dry.
I have a lot more wreath inspiration on my Fall Style Guide Pinterest board, so do check that out!
One time I actually saw a grown woman spell the word wreath “reef.” Just thought everyone should know that so no one makes that mistake in the future.
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16 Comments
Sue
November 27, 2012 at 11:00 PMMy red-twig dogwood was not very red this fall so I went hunting in my spray paint basket and came up with…silver and copper! They look great, just like your gold!
Sue
Kristin
November 27, 2012 at 10:15 PMI love the initial on the “reef”… Beautiful!
Cynthia
November 27, 2012 at 10:17 PMI like it! I love it! And you did great for the very first time! I’m with your husband, leave the initial there, too! C;
Rachelle
November 27, 2012 at 10:22 PMI wish I could “like” Kristin’s comment hehe
I think the initial really adds to it! Great job on the whole project- very cute.
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles
November 27, 2012 at 11:11 PMSo cute! I love the rustic look and think that’s how I want to decorate everything this year. In fact, I’m sitting here right now reading blogs instead of traipsing out back to cut some sticks! Better get moving… 🙂
Captain Micah
November 27, 2012 at 11:43 PMYou crack me up.
Beth @ Sawdust and Embryos
November 28, 2012 at 12:04 AMOk two things…
1) Love your wreath! Next time if you’re looking for a brighter/shinier gold, try Valspar spray paint line. SO GREAT. Do you have Valspar in your area?
2) My husband is a grown man that pronounces it REEF without apology. It’s on my top 10 list of pet-peeves. I mean, you might as well just call me Bef instead of Beth… crazy boy. I pick my fights though, and chewing ice is much higher on my list. 🙂
Cheerio!
Sherry Calamia
November 28, 2012 at 12:57 AMVery cute! love the initial on the “reef”!
Amanda
November 28, 2012 at 4:21 AMI am in love with your front door. Wood stained dark makes me swoon. <3 Ours is a boring beige and I can't even paint it because I'm living in a rental.
Amanda
November 28, 2012 at 4:27 AMI am in love with your front door. Wood stained dark makes me swoon. <3 Ours is a boring beige and I can't even paint it because I'm living in a rental.
Arlene
November 28, 2012 at 5:18 AMMy mother says “reef” all the time and it drives me insane! Cute project!
Jo @ Let's Face the Music
November 28, 2012 at 5:53 PMLove the 2-tone. I’ve discovered that the undercolor makes a big difference to the finish color of spray paint. Really like it. Jo @ Let’s Face the Music
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November 28, 2012 at 1:31 PMYou quack me up!!! You and your reef’s!!! Are you going to make a couple of them?? I think I just might have to make one.
Rita
November 28, 2012 at 2:12 PMIt looks great! And I have to admit I have front door envy!