Made in minutues, grass wreaths are a beautiful way of decorating your home in autumn. You won't believe how easy it is to make stunning farmhouse style grass wreaths with natural dried meadow grass! The best bit is, that grass is FREE and abundant during Fall! I created this step-by-step tutorial to show you how simple and easy it is for anyone to DIY beautiful home décor for (almost) FREE!
If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know I'm a fan of shopping my garden and bringing the outside in when it comes to my home décor. Did you see the beautiful autumn wreaths I made last year?
Autumn is the perfect time for harvesting grasses and seed heads for making beautiful grass wreaths and pretty tablescape decorations.
Table of contents
- Grass wreaths and allergies
- Pin for later!
- Hanging grass wreaths outdoors
- Hanging grass wreaths indoors
- Materials needed to make grass wreaths
- How to make grass wreaths
- Gather grass
- DIY base for grass wreaths
- Attach the florist's wire to the wreath base
- Prepare the grass stalks
- Attach grass bundles to the wreath
- Cover the wire on your grass wreath
- Cut the wire on your grass wreath
- Hang your grass wreath
- Easy grass wreaths – finished!
- Watch it on YouTube
- Shop the post
- More great autumn posts!
Grass wreaths and allergies
Of course, if you have a grass allergy, then it wouldn't be advisable to go and hang grass wreaths all over your home! Then again, I doubt you would be reading this post if you did, would you?
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The best bit is, you can hang your beautifully made grass wreaths outside or inside to decorate your garden or home.
Hanging grass wreaths outdoors
Two similar-sized grass wreaths will look stunning hanging on a double-door entry, or just add one to your front or side door. Dress them up with a natural burlap bow and hang them across your porch, if you have one.
Pretty up your 'She Shed', tool shed, or chicken coop by hanging natural meadow grass wreaths on the doors or windows. See how easy it is to turn boring outdoor buildings into prettily styled backdrops for your home.
Hanging grass wreaths indoors
Any door or window inside your home would be the perfect place to hang grass wreaths.
Do you have double doors entering your lounge? Why not hang one wreath on each door?
Smaller wreaths would look fabulous on dresser doors or even placed at the back of a shelf inside a dresser.
You could even hang your autumn wreath over the mantle – just make sure that it doesn't come into contact with the flames or sparks if you have a real fire!
In the kitchen, instead of hanging your wreath, why not just stand it up on an open shelf and decorate around it? Or you could hang one on your pantry door, that would be nice!
My favorite place to hang grass wreaths is over my vintage mirror. I shopped my house and swapped some décor around this season, and now my vintage mirror is on the wall above one of our sofas. My beautiful grass wreath looks so pretty hanging there.
Grass wreaths are very light, even when you use a straw wreath base, so you can hang them pretty much anywhere!
Anyway, I've given you lots of reasons to make grass wreaths, so let's stop talking about them and get on with the making of them!
Materials needed to make grass wreaths
Grass that has flowered. Either one type or a selection of various types of grass.
Wreath base: I used a straw base, but you could also use a metal base.
Florist's wire (for binding) | USA | UK | EU
Wire cutters or scissors | USA | UK | EU
Natural brown string | USA | UK | EU
How to make grass wreaths
Gather grass
Living in the countryside as I do, there is no shortage of grass!
On my way home from work, I've been driving past swathes of tall wild grasses swaying in the wind. I knew I was due for a few days off and made a mental note in my head of the places to go to collect some natural décor.
If you live in the city, you could try looking in your local park. You might even find some flowering grass growing along the edges of paths and walkways in your area.
TIP: If you are like me and like to decorate your home with lots of natural décor each season, it might be worth taking a drive out of town for the day. Take some gloves, large garden pop-up bags, and secateurs or garden clippers and go on a foraging tour.
DIY base for grass wreaths
TIP: If you do not have a wreath base, you can make one from stiff cardboard. Simply use a plate to draw a circle for the outside. Then draw a smaller circle about two inches inside the first circle and cut out the middle bit.
I used a small straw wreath, which was just what I had on hand.
Attach the florist's wire to the wreath base
Wrap the end of the florist's wire around the wreath and twist it to secure it.
TIP: You will not be cutting the florist's wire until the grass wreath is finished, so make sure you have enough left on the spool before you start.
Prepare the grass stalks
You will use three to four grass stalks at a time, depending on how thick or fluffy your grass is.
TIP: If you're making a small grass wreath like mine, don't be tempted to use large bunches of grass because it may get so bushy that you may not be able to see the center hole when it's finished. Then your grass wreath will look more like a Juju hat! Which is nice, but just not what we are going for here!
Cut the grass stems so that you are left with the flower head and a small piece of the stem. We will cut some more off later.
Attach grass bundles to the wreath
Place the grass stems on the front of the wreath and wrap the wire around them to secure them to the wreath.
Cut the stems close to the wreath.
Place the next bunch of stems slightly lower than the first bunch.
Continue to do this with each bunch of grass, making sure to overlap a little as you go.
After you have added around three to four bunches, you will notice that the green wire can be seen on the inside of the wreath. Here's when you change direction and add one grass bundle on the inside to cover the wires.
Carry on applying the grass bundles in this way (three to four in one direction, one in the other), until you get almost to the end of the wreath.
Cover the wire on your grass wreath
Now, you have to be careful. You need to fill the last bit of the wreath without having the wire showing.
Cut a few bundles of grass a little bit shorter so that you have only the flower head without the stalks. Gently tuck these into the wreath underneath the first bundle of grass. This is a bit fidgety, but you should be able to tuck the grass bundles through some of the existing wire bindings.
TIP: If you'd rather not fidget with the last bit of the wreath, you could add a burlap bow or some ribbon, and that would cover the gap nicely too.
Cut the wire on your grass wreath
Turn the grass wreath over. Now, cut the wire, tuck the end underneath some of the wire bindings, and twist to secure.
I made a small loop for hanging the wreath before cutting the wire.
Hang your grass wreath
I measured how low I wanted my grass wreath to hang and cut the appropriate amount of brown string. Then I just tied the string to the wire loop and hung up my wreath over my vintage mirror!
Easy grass wreaths – finished!
Autumn is on its way and t'is the season of warmth and comfort and creating a cozy and inviting home.
Between all those gorgeous autumn finds in my last post and these gorgeous DIY grass wreaths, we are well ahead of the crowds with our autumn décor – yay!
What do you think of the finished wreath? Do you think you will have a go at making one of these yourself?
If you do decide to make one, don't forget to show me a photo of it by tagging me on social media. I would love it if you would use #chalkingupsuccess on your Insta pic so that I can see it:)
I'm so looking forward to seeing your beautiful grass wreaths!
Happy autumn decorating!
Watch it on YouTube
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KariAnne Wood says
This is such an amazing project! You have totally inspired me today!
Happy day to you rock star!
KariAnne
Jayne Westerholt says
thanks so much, KariAnne! If I can inspire YOU, my job is done!
Jennifer says
I love this! I love shopping my garden for stuff. However, I was driving down a road a few days ago and noticed the most beautiful tall brown grass with a bit of fringe--and I thought that would be great in a bouquet. So I'm going to stop and try to harvest some on Friday when I go by again. Fingers crossed the cops don't stop! It's on a pretty busy road but the grass is in a ditch so I think I'm safe to cut it!
Jayne Westerholt says
Oooh, I do that all the time lol! I'm usually on a country road though so it's pretty safe. That grass sounds like it would look fantastic in a wreath, I'd love to see it when it's finished!
Jennifer says
If I get it done I'll take a photo! I keep seeing more great places to find grass!
Jayne Westerholt says
Absolutely! I'd love to see it, Jennifer!
Carol Karl says
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
Jayne Westerholt says
You're welcome Carol, I'm glad you liked it!
Juliet says
Absolutely love your grass wreaths, Jayne. I love a simple wreath ... grass, branches, etc. but I"ve never made one. I'm going to try! xo
Jayne Westerholt says
You should definitely make one Juliet, they look great and are so easy to make!
Kristin says
This is such a great and beautiful idea! Thanks for the tutorial and for sharing at Charming Homes & Gardens!
Jayne Westerholt says
Thank you Kristin!
Rachel Harper says
We are so excited to be sharing your fun wreath on Charming Homes & Gardens tomorrow.
Rachel
Jayne Westerholt says
Thank you so much, Rachel, I really appreciate it!
Lisa says
Love this wreath! I've seen similar wreaths in stores for a lot of $$$ and always wanted to make my own but wasn't sure where to begin. Thanks for sharing!
Jayne Westerholt says
I know Lisa, I've seen them too and some of them cost a fortune! These grass wreaths are so easy to make yourself and grass is absolutely free!
Kim | Shiplap and Shells says
This is so beautiful! Thank you for the amazing tutorial. So happy that you are being featured this wee at Charming Homes and Gardens!
Jayne Westerholt says
Thanks so much Kim! Always happy to share at Charming Homes and Gardens!
CoCo says
Gah - Jayne - you are so talented! This is seriously stunning. I love all the texture it adds and how your instructions are so easy to follow too. I can't wait to try this - pinning right now! Hugs, CoCo
Jayne Westerholt says
Thanks so much, CoCo! I've made so many that every time I drive past a field full of grass, all I see are wreaths! 😉
Marielle says
This is such a beautiful wreath! Thanks for sharing the tutorial. I'm visiting today from the Home Matters link up. Have a great weekend!
Jayne Westerholt says
Thanks, Marielle!
Marie says
This is really beautiful!! Perfect for fall.
Jayne Westerholt says
Thank you, Marie! They are so quick to make too!
Julie says
How lovely, I love the idea of using things that are around us already instead of always going to the shops to buy more more more. Thanks for sharing with us at Handmade Monday this week 🙂
Jayne Westerholt says
I couldn't agree more Julie!
Rebecca says
LOVE these wreaths, Jayne! I will definitely be making one myself. I'm so happy to feature them this week at Celebrate Your Story! Link Party 🙂
Jayne Westerholt says
Thank you so much, Rebecca!
Jennifer Dynys says
This is so beautiful! Every morning walk, I notice all of the grasses and dried flowers in the fields and I think, that would make a pretty wreath! You have inspired me that it can be done!! I am definitely doing this! Thank you for sharing at Embracing Home and Family! I am featuring this on Friday!
Jayne Westerholt says
Thank you so much, Jennifer!
Hannah says
This is so lovely!! Could I please ask what type of grass this is? I'd like to make one for my bedroom.
Jayne Westerholt says
Hello Hannah, this is my affiliate link for the type of grass I used https://rstyle.me/+eq4jyqp0BYHnzUdC0zCWAQ. It grows wild in my area so I was lucky enough to get it for free!