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Make this stunning tulip wreath and add a burst of spring to your front door! This clever technique is so easy, no craft skills required!
Spring is my favorite. The bright pastels! Fresh flowers! Warmer weather! Mini Cadbury Eggs! TULIPS! I’ve been wanting a bright springy tulip wreath, and I finally decided to figure out how to make one.
How to Make a Spring Tulip Wreath
I glanced at a few existing wreath tutorials to get a feel for how others are made. And I decided I wanted a really uniform look, like all the tulips kind of blend into each other in a full circle around the wreath. I wanted to use smaller tulips, and I wanted it to look really clean and modern (so no grapevine base – more on different wreath bases here if you’re curious).
When I sat down to actually make the wreath, I tried a couple of the techniques I saw, but it just wasn’t coming together like I wanted. A lot of other tutorials have you wrap the base with ribbon first and then tuck in the flowers. But that was tricky to get the ribbon loose enough to tuck in the flowers, but tight enough to hold them. It was frustrating! And so I unwrapped it and started playing around, and came up with my own idea to tuck the flowers in as I went.
Magic!!
It turned out beautifully! I posted it to my Instagram and Facebook and I was flooded with requests for a tutorial, and I even had a few friends who requested I make one for them. So I put together this easy DIY tulip wreath tutorial, and little did I know just what an impact it would have!
Thousands and thousands of people have made their own tulip wreaths with this technique, and proudly sent me pictures to show off their beautiful creations. You can see a handful of them above, on my Instagram Highlight Bubble “Tulip Wreaths” and in the comments of my pins on Pinterest. I’m @thehowtomom on IG and kylieharris on Pinterest.
I think people love how easy this project actually is, and it just comes together so beautifully. It’s totally fool-proof! Friends who claimed to have zero craft skills were able easily make their own tulip wreath. And many of them had so much fun picking out the colors and making the tulip wreath, that they ended up making MORE wreaths to give to their friends and family. Its kind of addicting, you’ll see!
So, are you ready to make one too? Ok, lets jump in!
(If you’d rather just buy a tulip wreath, check out my round up of 30 of the prettiest tulip wreaths that are ready to buy and hang on your front door!)
How to Find the Perfect Tulips for your Wreath
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To make your own tulip wreath, you’ll need to purchase these beautiful mini faux tulips from Michaels. Depending on how full you like it, you could use between 9 and 14 bunches, I typically use about 10 bushes
The tulips come in about a dozen gorgeous colors from reds and pinks all the way to blues and purples. I can’t help but want to buy ALL OF THEM! For my original wreath (pictured at the top of this post), I used a combination of “cream tulip bush”, “pink and blush tulip bush”, and “coral and red tulip bush”.
The mini tulip bushes are finally available to order online this year (HOORAY!), so you can have them shipped to you, or order online and pickup in store (my favorite). You can see all the available mini tulip bush colors HERE.
They’re the $3.99 bushes, usually on an end-cap in the store, near the seasonal items, and they’re almost always at least 40% off. Each bloom is about 1.5 inches, a little shorter than your thumb. They’re typically in stores from January to May, or until your store sells out of them. Some years they go fast, so I buy them as soon as I see them!
2019 update: This year they have the full rainbow! Swooooon! I just had to try to make a rainbow tulip wreath, like my rainbow hydrangea wreath.You can see the gorgeous rainbow wreath near the end of this post, along with some other fun color combinations.
Other Places to Find Small Faux Tulips
I’ve occasionally found mini-tulips at JoAnn and Dollar Tree. When they have them, the Dollar Tree versions are labeled as “crocus”, and the size is similar, but the quality isn’t so great (what do we expect for $1?! lol). You can a picture of my Dollar Tree version, along with some tips for making that one at the bottom of the post!
Supplies Needed to Make a Tulip Wreath
- Tulips
- Foam wreath form
- 1.5 in satin ribbon
- Wire cutters
- Floral pins and/or hot glue gun
- Twine or string
Along with 10-14 bushes of mini tulips, you’ll also need a foam wreath (I used a 14 inch size), a spool of 1.5in satin ribbon in a matchy color (you’ll probably need around 7 yds), wire cutters, and either hot glue gun or floral pins, or both.
Ok, so here’s how to do it:
Tulip Wreath DIY - Gorgeous and Easy!
Make this stunning tulip wreath to add a burst of spring to your front door. This clever technique is quite simple, no crafty skills required!
Materials
Tools
Instructions
- Snip the large stems from each bush. Each bush has 8 stems with 2-3 blooms on each stem. Using wire cutters, cut a each stem a few inches away from the base of the bush. Move all the leaves and greenery up to the base of the blooms. I like the leaves, but you don't want them, you can take them off by slipping them off the cut end.
- Secure the ribbon to the wreath. You can use either hot glue or floral pins to attach the ribbon. I like to work with the ribbon coming up in the center and then back around to the outer edge. I start on the left side of the wreath, but maybe that's because I'm a righty? haha