How to Make a Fall Wreath (Easy 10-Minute Grapevine Wreath)

This wreath uses a 14-inch grapevine base and two kinds of fall florals. A grapevine is the fastest form to work with because the woody tangle grips a stem the moment you push it in, so you're not standing there holding pieces while glue dries. Look for one that isn't packed too tight or too loose.

For the florals, Jenny uses a pale oval leaf stem as the base layer and a few fuller fall bushes that pack mixed leaves, white accents, and a thistle onto a single pick. Picking a bush with lots going on already is what keeps this a ten-minute project.

Take the pale oval leaf stem and cut it into shorter chunks with your wire cutters. Vary the lengths so you have some longer pieces and some short ones. Cutting the stem down means you can tuck a few small pieces in at a time and spread them out evenly instead of wrestling one long stem into place.

You don't need to be precise here. Rough sections of different sizes give you more control over coverage once you start gluing.

Run a bead of hot glue along the cut stem of a base piece, then push it into the grapevine along the grain. The grapevine holds it in place, so you can let go right away and move to the next one. If a piece sits wonky, add a little extra glue and nudge it down.

Work your way around, tucking pieces toward the middle of the form. This first layer sets the shape and gives you something to build on.

Keep adding the pale leaf sections all the way around, gluing as you go. Aim for even spacing so no side looks bare. When you've only got a small leftover piece, cut it apart so you can drop the fragments into any gaps and even things out.

It won't look perfect yet, and that's fine. The base is just there to give the wreath body so the fall florals on top read as full.

Now for the fall color. Take each full bush and pull it apart into three sections by hand. Most bushes are already grouped this way, so they separate cleanly. Three sections per bush spreads that mix of gold leaves, white accents, and thistle around the whole wreath.

Have a couple of spare bushes on hand. Three bushes covered this size wreath, but you may want one more if you're going for a denser look.

Spread the leaves of a bush section out into a fan so it covers more surface. Run glue all the way up the stem, especially if it's paper-wrapped, so everything holds together. Then push the whole fanned section into the grapevine.

Fanning the greenery before it goes in is the trick to fast coverage. One fanned section hides a big stretch of base, so the wreath fills quickly.

Keep adding fanned bush sections in big chunks, gluing each stem well and tucking it into the grapevine. Alternate the direction slightly so the gold leaves, white accents, and thistles land in a natural, scattered spread rather than a stiff ring.

Watch how fast it fills once the fuller bushes go on. A few well-fanned chunks and the base disappears under layers of fall texture.

With everything glued on, go around and fluff each section, fanning leaves out and bending stems so they flow along the round. This last pass is what takes it from a pile of stems to a designed wreath. Nudge anything that pokes out and fill any last thin spots.

That's it. This one came together in about ten minutes and measures roughly 25 inches across. Loop a piece of floral wire or a wreath hanger on the back and it's ready for the front door.