DIY Wreaths For Your Front Door

DIY Wreaths for Your Front Door

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DIY Wreaths for Your Front Door
Why Your Front Door Deserves Better Than a Store-Bought Wreath
Spring Wreaths That Don’t Look Like Your Grandma Made Them
Summer Wreaths When It’s Too Hot to Care

Seasonal front door wreaths transformed my boring entryway into something people actually compliment, and I’m not exactly what you’d call crafty.

I used to think wreaths were for those Pinterest-perfect folks with entire craft rooms and label makers. Then I realized I was spending thirty bucks every season on sad, generic wreaths from big-box stores that looked like everyone else’s.

So I tried making one. Just one. With stuff I already had lying around.

And honestly? It looked better than anything I’d bought, cost me basically nothing, and now I’m that person who changes her wreath with the seasons like some kind of domestic goddess.

Why Your Front Door Deserves Better Than a Store-Bought Wreath

Your front door is the first thing guests see. It’s also the first thing you see when you come home after a terrible day at work.

That mass-produced wreath everyone’s neighbor has? It’s doing absolutely nothing for you.

When I started making my own wreaths, I noticed something weird—people actually rang my doorbell to ask where I got them. My UPS driver asked. The woman who walks her dog past my house asked.

Turns out, handmade stuff just hits different.

Plus, you can customize everything to match your actual style instead of whatever some buyer at corporate headquarters decided was “on trend” this year.

Spring Wreaths That Don’t Look Like Your Grandma Made Them

Spring wreaths are where I started because they’re ridiculously forgiving. Fresh colors hide mistakes beautifully.

Terra-Cotta Pot Magic

I grabbed some small terra-cotta pots from my garage (the ones I kept saying I’d plant herbs in but never did) and wired them onto a grapevine wreath base.

Here’s exactly what I did:

Used 3-inch and 5-inch pots mixed together for visual interest
Threaded floral wire through the drainage holes
Wove the wire through the grapevine base
Tucked in some faux spring flowers to fill the pots

The whole thing took maybe twenty minutes. My neighbor asked if I bought it from some fancy boutique.

The Egg Nest Situation

I’m calling it a “situation” because my first attempt looked like a bird had a nervous breakdown on my door.

But the second try? Perfect.

What worked:

Small bunches of hay hot-glued to a 15-inch grapevine wreath
Faux quail eggs clustered in groups of three (odd numbers always look better)
Not going overboard—less is genuinely more here

What didn’t work:

Real eggs (don’t ask, just trust me)
Trying to be symmetrical (nature isn’t symmetrical, neither should your nest be)

Watering Can Genius

This one’s my absolute favorite because it’s barely even a wreath.

I found a beat-up vintage watering can at a yard sale for two dollars. Stuffed it with colorful artificial flowers. Looped wire around the handle. Hung it on my door.

Done.

People lose their minds over this one. It’s charming without trying too hard.

Budget Options That Look Expensive

If you’re broke or just cheap (no judgment, I’m both), try these:

Egg Carton Flowers:

Cut individual cups from paper egg cartons
Paint them whatever color doesn’t make you want to cry
Attach to a foam craft ring with decorative paper leaves

Cupcake Liner Explosion:

Buy colorful cupcake liners from the dollar store
Layer them into flower shapes
Hot-glue them all over a wreath base
Feel ridiculously proud that you spent maybe five bucks total

Summer Wreaths When It’s Too Hot to Care

Summer crafting is brutal because who wants to use a hot-glue gun when it’s ninety degrees outside?

Not me.

So I focus on quick, breezy designs that don’t require a lot of fussing.

Sunflower Situation

Dollar store plastic tablecloths make surprisingly convincing sunflower petals. I know it sounds insane. But cut them into petal shapes, layer them around a brown center, and suddenly you’ve got a massive cheerful sunflower wreath that cost basically nothing.