Hydrangeas are one of my two favorite flowers (daffodils being the other), so this seemed perfect. I wanted something less formal for the bow, though, and I decided to swap out the green flowers for blue. Off to AC Moore to pick up supplies!
This is the ribbon I picked out. It's not quite the same shade of blue as the flowers, but I liked it, and that's what counts, right? I also picked out three stems of three different colors of hydrangeas and a grapevine wreath. I picked the grapevine mostly because it was the only one that was the right size, but also because if I didn't have quite enough flowers, I figured it'd look best peeking through the foliage.
Once I got home, I got out my heavy duty snippers and cut off each head of flowers, leaving about an inch of stem to shove into the wreath. I also snipped off all the leaves and made two big piles.
Then it was time to tie on my bow. Now, I suck at tying bows, so this was probably the hardest part. It took me several tries to make it look halfway decent.
Once my bow was satisfactory (make sure you tie it in a spot where the wreath won't hang crooked, too), I played around with arranging the flowers. It wasn't quite as full as I'd imagined, but with some careful spacing, I got it to look pretty good. Now - I'm not a professional wreath maker, and I'm sure the 'proper' way to attach the flowers is wire of some sort, but I just used hot glue. It seems to be holding up fine so far.
Next came the leaves. I just wedged them in anywhere that was a little empty, trying to vary which way the leaves pointed, and whether they were on the inside or outside of the wreath. I had to hold the wreath up a few times to check my progress and make sure it all looked even.
The only thing left was hanging it on the front door. Doesn't it look great? It's a bit lopsided in the picture, I think due to the way the door was angled. It's not lopsided at all in real life. And yes, I know my front door needs a new coat of paint. One thing at a time!
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