DIY Boxwood Wreath

It’s time to welcome spring! Learn how to make this DIY boxwood wreath.

What better way then to add fresh greenery to your front door.

Read along to learn how to make this simple DIY boxwood wreath for your spring time home décor.

You can make this boxwood wreath for a fraction of the cost then buying one in the store. This is what inspired me to make one for myself. Every time I went shopping to buy one I was disappointed at how expensive they were. And the best part – you get to customize it yourself!

Look at the end of this post for a tutorial YouTube video.

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DIY Boxwood Wreath for Spring

We are so excited that spring is right around the corner. After the long cold winter here in New York I definitely look forward to the warmer weather. I always long for the warm weather to arrive. I was thinking what better way to welcome spring? Adding a fresh green boxwood wreath to the front door. Not only does it say welcome spring but it also welcomes everyone who comes by. Adding a wreath to your front door can help tie in your inner home décor to the outside of your house.

Also, I think a wreath can brighten up a persons day with happiness when they see it displayed on the front door. There’s something about a wreath that says homely-ness and comfort to me.

Wreath supplies

I found a pack of boxwood pieces and a 12 inch grape vine wreath. The boxwood came in a package of bundles. I took the bundle of boxwood and cut each branch off. Making it so their were individual pieces to work with. That made it more manageable and better to stick them in the wreath. I also got my hot glue gun and glue sticks out. There is also a canvas drop cloth piece that I used later to make a bow or a tie to hang it. You can see I made two options to use the drop cloth below.

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The bare grape vine wreath

This is what the grape vine wreath looked like before I filled it up with the boxwood branches. The one I chose for this project was a 12 inch diameter. I feel this wreath gives it a more rustic and country feel with the vines instead of using a foam wreath.

Placing your boxwood branches

When placing the separated individual boxwood branches on the grape vine wreath you just stick the ends in between the vines. Use the hot glue gun as you go around placing them in. Place the branches were you would like them before you glue them. So, that way you know where you want to glue them in place and they stay secured. I like to fill mine up and give it a fuller look.

Option 1 – Adding a bow

Option one: On my wreath I added a drop cloth bow to embellish it. I took a piece of drop cloth canvas and cut it approximately 2 inches wide by approximately 40 inches long. It doesn’t have to be exact. You may choose to do a thicker or thinner bow. It’s whatever you like. After I had the bow tied – I cut the ends on a diagonal for a little extra flare. Then all you do is hot glue it into place. When that is done, hang it on a wreath hook.

Option 2 – Drop cloth hanger

Option two: You can also take your canvas drop cloth with the same measurements as for the bow and make a strap hanger. Then you can hang it on the door this way. This option looks a little more rustic and country. To achieve this look I found if you do it this way that you need to put a command strip hook on the inside top of the door. Tie a knot in the end of the canvas and attach it to that hook. Bring it up and over the door so it hangs on the outside. It gives the wreath a cool hanging look without the typical metal wreath hook. Making the canvas drop cloth hanging strap this way also helps with less worries about scratching your door with a traditional metal wreath hook.

It’s done!

Simple and elegant. The green boxwood really stands out against the black paint. I love the contrast of these colors. This photo is shown in my option one above with the drop cloth canvas bow and metal wreath hook.

Adding other boxwood to your design

I love decorating with the boxwood plant, either real or fake. The great thing about it is that’s its an evergreen. It’s used all around my home. I have it in pretty much every room in the house. You can see I already had some fake boxwood topiaries on the front porch. These ones actually have built in lights with a battery operated timer so you can light them up at night.

Triple Ball Boxwood Topiary Artificial Tree Silk

The boxwood plant gives a rich, full mature look in my opinion. It also has a great pop of color to my black front door.

The door is painted in one of my favorite Benjamin Moore paints called Wrought Iron. I just repainted the door before I made this wreath. It was a green door before. I have been really wanting to paint my shutters in the same Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron color to match the front door.

Watch my You Tube Video tutorial below to see how I put it together.