- wire wreath shape, 18 inches
- 2 inch ribbon measuring 8 yards
- Scissors
- a hot glue gun
- Glue gun
- 20 bouquets of miniature tulips
- Flowers wire
- the wire cutters
Step-by-Step Directions
You may create your own artificial flower wreath by following these simple directions. This faux tulip wreath craft ought to be doable in under an hour.
Step 1: Wrap Wire Frame
Start this project using a wreath form that is light but sturdy because artificial flowers can become heavy as they are piled. We used an 18-inch wire wreath form that is 3 inches wide all the way around ($3, Walmart). For this project, a thinner wreath form like a wood embroidery hoop won’t work since you need to make sure the wreath’s surface is large enough to handle bunches of tulips. Start by wrapping a 2- or 11/2-inch-wide ribbon around a 7-inch part of the wreath shape ($3, Amazon). We chose pink, but you can choose any hue that goes well with the tulip color. Don’t trim the end of the ribbon; instead, secure it with a hot glue gun ($9, Amazon) as you wrap. The wreath form and fake flowers will be continuously wrapped as you go.
Step 2: Prepare Tulip Bunches
You’ll need roughly 20 bunches of small tulips ($19; Amazon) to cover an 18-inch wreath. Our fake tulips, which come in pre-bundled bunches, were bought from a craft shop. You can create your own tulip bunches by gathering multiple stems and using florists wire ($5, Amazon) to hold them together if you can’t find bunches or if purchasing stems singly is more cost-effective. To make sure you have enough fake tulips to cover the wreath entirely, put the bunches over the top of your wreath form before you start.
Step 3: Layer and Secure Tulips
When you have enough tulip bunches, place the first bunch over the area that has already been ribbon-wrapped. Then, using the leftover ribbon, wrap it around the bunch’s stems and attach it in place. Lay the second bunch of tulips on top of the first bunch, concealing the exposed ribbon, after the first bunch has been adhered and wrapped. Glue the stems after wrapping them with ribbon. All the way around the wreath, layer, wrap, and glue more flowers.
Step 4: Finish Adding Tulips
Finish looping the ribbon around the remaining tulip clusters on the wreath form once you’ve reached the next-to-last group. Trim the ribbon, then glue the ends together. Tulips will now cover almost the whole wreath, leaving only a little piece of the wrapped wreath shape visible. To conceal the remaining ribbon, shorten the stems of the last bunch of tulips and tuck them under the first bunch. Use hot glue to affix. At this time, the tulips should completely round the wreath.