Next time you’re pruning in your backyard, consider keeping a few vines to make a wreath! These wreath forms work wonderfully as the base for all kinds of wreaths, and can be made in any size or thickness you’d like. Here’s how you can make your own grapevine wreath.
Store-bought grapevine wreaths are not that expensive, but if you have vines growing in your garden, they are a family-friendly start to a weekend project.
How you decorate your grapevine wreath is up to you; you could plant it up with succulents for a living wreath, adorn it with hydrangeas, or make a traditional holly wreath for the holidays. The possibilities are really endless.
Whenever you do some pruning of the vines in your garden, hold onto them and make some wreath bases! They look beautiful on their own, or you can dry them to decorate for later.
Here’s everything you need to know to make one!
What Can I Use Instead of a Grapevine for a Wreath?
Of course, grapevine (Vitis spp.) is the most popular wood for making vine wreaths, but it is not the only material you can use.
For this project, I used cuttings from a Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) that trails along a shady fence. It is a bit of a softer vine, so adding an unwound coat hanger would stiffen up the frame. As I have mine on a trellis, it holds its shape just fine.
American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) and honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) would also make a great wreath form, as would clematis (Clematis spp.) and willow (Salix spp.).
How to Make a Grapevine Wreath
Materials
Make It!
Begin by gathering and untangling the vine pieces. When they have been tamed into a bundle that is manageable, form the vine into a circular shape on a large surface. Using a few thick strands of vine, begin to wind around the bundle, tucking the end of the vine in.
Continue to wind and secure the entire wreath. When the end meets the beginning, knit the vine ends together and continue to wind the outer vines to secure, overlapping the starting point.
Tuck in any loose ends.
Set the wreath somewhere to dry and take shape.
My vine wreath is just the perfect addition to the bentwood trellis used to distract the eye from the compost bin.
Wreaths to Make Using Your Grapevine Base
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