Garden Wreath Workshop and Demonstration

30 March 2011
click to send Christine a smile

Contemporary Wreath Design demonstration as part of the Durbanville Garden Club's annual Garden Festival, Western Cape, South Africa

Garden Workshop and Demonstration in the Shuttleworth Gardens in Durbanville

I started the demonstration by showing how to make a traditional wreath on a wire frame using bundles of lavender flowers. Next, I showed how to make a wreath using Oasis Floral Foam in a wreath form using herbs harvested from the garden.

I then moved on to demonstrate 20 contemporary wreaths. After demonstrating the techniques used I hanged the wreath on willow branches.

I made a rather large paper flower wreath, a moss and red ribbon Christmas wreath, a contemporary African wire wreath, a Chinese inspired wreath using a Lucky knot, a bundled reed wreath with beads and a bell and cinnamon table design wreath with a candle that slowly heats the cinnamon releasing the fragrance.

I also demonstrated a pyramid made from 6 vine wreaths with succulents growing in tiny pots for your deck table

Garden Wreath Demonstration and Workshop

and a jingle bell wreath for a garden gate, an unsalted popcorn wreath to feed garden birds and a picture frame wreath for Christmas cards.

Meeting everyone after my Wreath demonstration

And lastly I showed how to make a growing wreath from small daisy cuttings with apple votive candles- perfect decorations for a garden party on a summer evening.

As a Favor each member of the audience received a wreath wire angel and bead kit.

Sign up for my weekly newsletter

Every week I add a new design with related tutorials. Be sure to subscribe to receive an email notification with design inspiration.

Sign up now

Tutorials

1 November 2011 Weaving a twig wreath

For my design I wanted the wreath to look wind blown so I added a few loosely woven twigs into the weave. I also wanted to emphasize the autumn colours so I added a twirling...

7 December 2011 Hang a wreath on a door without knocking nails into the door face

I use two methods (or a combination of both) to attach a wreath to a door.

7 December 2011 Glue a forest filigree twig wreath

This wreath is not woven but glued to create a see-through forest filigree

28 February 2011 Paper flowers

You can use any type of paper to make flowers. I use tissue paper, Crêpe paper, cardboard, newsprint and coffee filters (new and used) to make sweet peas, carnations, paper...

12 August 2012 Twist your own Wire Wreath frame

Make a wire wreath frame with wire and cover it with growth mesium or moss to design on

Related Designs

20 January 2011 The last Vine Wreath

Every designer knows how to stretch their supplies. We use and re-use our dried plant material until our fellow designers feel like hiding it from us. I formed such an...

26 August 2015 Bent

Weave a wreath from sweetpea stems and tendrils

21 October 2015 Watch the leaves turn

Roll autumn leaves to create a wreath

30 March 2016 Floral Designs From Around The World

A demonstration presented at Canada Blooms, Toronto, Canada I was invited to share the stage with designers from Bermuda, United Kingdom, France, South Africa, Barbados, United...