This easy tutorial shows you how to make a pumpkin shaped grapevine wreath with real vines and then embellish it with dollar store garland for a beautiful front door wreath that costs next to nothing.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Active Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Course: Fall Decor
Yield: 1
Author: Patti Estep
Equipment
Pruners or scissors
Materials
Real grapevines
Paddle of floral wire
Dollar store fall leaf garland
Other fall embellishmentsoptional
Instructions
Cut down several long grapevines.
Strip the leaves.
Take some and make a round shaped wreath base that is a little squat like a pumpkin. Do this by gathering vines and taking more and wrapping them around the others.
Next, make three ribs for the pumpkin. Do this by taking groups of 5 or more vines a little longer than the diameter of the wreath base. Wrap each group of vines with another vine to hold them in place.
Then take one of the groups and wire it to the base at the bottom center and top.
Repeat on each side leaving a little extra at the top to represent a stem.
Add some extra wire at the top to use as a hanger.
Trim as necessary.
To decorate add some fall leaves and berries.
This one has a fall leaf garland from the dollar store that is folded in half to look fuller.
Wrap it around the top of the pumpkin and then cut the folded spot on one side and cut off the ends on the other.
A few leftover faux fall berries are added to the top of each side to finish the look.
Notes
You can use dead grapevines too. Soften them first in a bucket of water to make them more pliable and easier to work with.