DIY Blue Hydrangea Wreath

It’s no secret that I love hydrangeas! So, I decided that while I wait for mine to bloom this year, why not make a wreath from some of the dried hydrangeas I had left over from last year. This is the story of how one thing led to another and my DIY blue hydrangea wreath was born!

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DIY Blue Hydrangea Wreath

I love decorating with dried hydrangeas year round! I have a secret tip to drying hydrangeas that you might want to check out.

The only problem was that mine were pretty faded from the sun in our family room. 

TIP: Keep dried hydrangeas out of direct sunlight if you want them to hold their gorgeous green color longer!

I knew that their dull color would not have that summer vibe I was craving. I wanted my flowers to pop… so why not blue hydrangeas for my project!?

The problem was I didn’t have any, or so I thought. You will definitely chuckle when you read about what I used to make this DIY blue hydrangea wreath.

Can you guess?

Summer Wreath Ideas

Today I am joining Krista from The Happy Housie, as well as other talented bloggers, for the Seasonal Simplicity blog series where several bloggers are sharing their summer wreath tutorials. Make sure to visit those posts at the end of mine. There are some gorgeous ones!

An Idea Blooms

Ok I kept you waiting long enough.

Would you believe that I used spray paint to turn these dried hydrangeas blue? I know, crazy weird, right?!

But that’s exactly what I did!

I gathered all of my supplies on the side of my house as my family and neighbors looked on in utter confusion. They asked me several times what the heck I was up to.

Just a blog project…a fun summer wreath with some freshly spray painted blue hydrangeas! I could tell they were skeptical, and to be honest, I wasn’t sure it would work either. 

But you never know until you try, right? I learned that from my mom.

The Supplies for This Wreath

But it did work and so if you want to give this DIY wreath a try then here is just what you will need!

• Spray paint ( I used Rustoleum Painters Touch satin in Cornflower Blue)
• large grapevine wreath (find a similar one here & the same one I used for my fall wreath)
• dried hydrangeas (read my tips on how to dry hydrangeas!)
• box or floral foam (to hold the dried hydrangeas up while you spray them)

Here’s How To Make It

Honestly, this might be one of the easiest wreaths I have ever made. I started by grabbing my basket of dried hydrangeas.

Next, I poked holes in an old box and stuck the dried hydrangeas in the holes.

It held them up perfectly!

This allowed the painted flowers to dry easier and me to see all sides of the dried flowers as I sprayed them. I used the spray paint to coat them which also preserved them nicely.

A few of our rocks ended up blue too but the neighbor kids thought it was cool!

Next, after the flowers dried I started inserting the stems of the hydrangeas into the wreath. I love grapevine wreaths because things stick into them so easily! Be careful because this can be a bit messy between the spray paint and dried petals falling off.

I recommend doing this outside if you can or in a spray tent.

Slowly but surely I added a few more flowers and ended up with a total of six dried hydrangeas. They looked a bit bare so I decided to grab some greenery from our yard.

I used aspen leaves but you could use anything from boxwood clippings to evergreen clippings. My advice is to play around until you are happy with the look.

And that’s it!

Hang Up That Wreath

Quick, simple and pretty, just how I like my wreaths!  The last thing you have to do is find a place to hang it. I hung mine in our family room on my large vintage green shutters and boy did it pop.

DIY Blue Hydrangea Wreath

So what do you think? Am I a genius for spray painting my dried hydrangeas or a crazy lady? This DIY blue hydrangea wreath turned out way better than I could have imagined. It’s definitely a statement piece! Thanks for stopping by today and make sure to visit the other beautiful wreaths below as well.

A few more wreaths of mine you might like…

• DIY Fall Farmhouse Wreath
• Large Outdoor Christmas Wreath
• How to Make a Dried Peony Wreath

xoxo,

Kelly

Today I’m joined by some of my blogging friends who are also sharing their summer wreath ideas! Just click the links below the images to be taken to their post…

DIY Dollar Store Lemon Wreath with Ferns at The Happy Housie
Blue Hydrangea Wreath at The Tattered Pew
DIY White Rose & Eucalyptus Wreath for Summer at Modern Glam
Summer Basket Wreath at Clean & Scentsible

Swiss Cross Door Basket at Cassie Bustamante
Foraged Wreath at Life is a Party
Minimalist Modern Summer Hoop Wreath at This is Simplicite
DIY Hydrangea Wreath at Dans le Lakehouse

Nautical Summer Cottage Wreath at Tatertots and Jello
DIY Floating Starfish Wreath at Finding Silver Pennies
DIY Easy Crafts Wreath Pillow at My 100 Year Old Home
Edible Fruit Salad Summer Wreath at My Sweet Savannah

Summer Vibes Wreath at Amidst the Chaos
Cheery Summer Yarn Wreath at a Pretty Life
Summer DIY Wreath at Joanna Anastasia
DIY Summer Wreath Idea at She Gave it a Go

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