Heart Shaped Magnolia Wreath

 

This heart shaped magnolia wreath did not cost anything to put together.

I had everything on hand and you probably will too!

I used:

scrap cardboard boxes

magnolia leaves

hot glue

duck tape

scissors and yard clippers

ribbon I had on hand (this might be the only thing you would need to purchase)

This wreath is just meant to last through Valentine's Day so it is put together quickly and easily using found items. 

Here's what I did:

I cut a heart shape from cardboard boxes. I wanted mine to be fairly large so I had to cut two half hearts and duct tape together. 

Because my heart was taped down the center I used some scrap strips of cardboard to brace it across the back. This made it a little sturdier but I'm not sure it's necessary.

I took my gorgeous glossy magnolia leaves and broke them off so they were individual leaves.

When I started to experiment with how I wanted to place my leaves I realized they would work better with the short stems clipped off. I clipped all of the stems off so that I could place them more quickly once I started gluing. There are a lot of different ways you could lay out your leaves. 

I just kept gluing leaves around the heart shape moving toward the center.

Then I filled in the center. The leaves are not perfectly flat and I like that about the wreath. Even with the wavy leaves none of the cardboard shows form underneath because of the way I overlapped the leaves. 

It's so glossy and pretty. 

I wanted to put a bow on my heart wreath so I poked a small hole near the v at the top. I'm going to use wire threaded through the hole to hold my bow in place and it will also create a loop on the back to use to hang the wreath on the door.