How to Make Your Own Faux Tulip Wreath to Celebrate Spring (2024)

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Turn a few craft supplies and bunches of faux tulips into a gorgeous statement piece that can be reused year after year.

Emily VanSchmus

Emily VanSchmus is the assistant digital home editor at Better Homes & Gardens, where she covers home decor, entertaining ideas, and more.

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Updated on January 29, 2024

Equipment / Tools

Scissors
Hot-glue gun
Wire clippers

Materials

18-inch wire wreath form
8 yards of 2-inch ribbon
Hot glue
20 bunches of mini tulips
Florists wire

Instructions

How to Make a Tulip Wreath

Follow these easy instructions to make your artificial tulip wreath. You should be able to complete this project in under an hour.

Wrap Wire Frame
Since faux flowers can become heavy when they're layered, start this project with a wreath form that's lightweight but supportive. We used an 18-inch wire wreath form ($4, Walmart) that measures about three inches wide all the way around. Check that the wreath's surface is wide enough to support bunches of tulips—this is when a thinner wreath form, like a wood embroidery hoop, won't work.
To get started, wrap a 7-inch section of the wreath form with a 2- or 1½-inch-wide ribbon ($3, Amazon). We used pink, but you can use any color you like. As you wrap, secure the ribbon with a hot glue gun ($16, Amazon), but don't trim the end—you'll be continuously wrapping the wreath form and artificial flowers as you go.
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Prepare the Tulip Bunches
To cover an 18-inch wreath, you'll need about 20 bunches of mini tulips. We purchased our pre-bundled bunches at a crafts store. If you can't find bunches (or if it's cheaper to buy stems individually), you can make your own tulip bunches by gathering several stems and using florist wire ($5, Amazon) to secure them together. Before you begin, lay the bunches over the top of your wreath form to ensure you have enough to cover the wreath form completely.
Layer and Secure the Tulips
When you have enough tulip bunches, lay the first bunch down on top of the area you've already wrapped with ribbon. Then, wrap the remaining ribbon around the stems and secure it with hot glue. After the first bunch of tulips is wrapped and glued, lay the second bunch over the first, covering the exposed ribbon. Wrap the stems with ribbon and secure them with glue. Continue to layer, wrap, and glue the flowers around the wreath.
Finish Adding the Tulips
When you've reached the second-to-last bunch, finish wrapping the ribbon around the rest of the wreath form until it meets the starting point. Cut the ribbon and secure the ends with glue. Almost all of the wreath will be covered now, with a small portion of the wrapped form showing. Trim the last bunch of tulips so the stems are short, then tuck them under the first bunch to cover the remaining ribbon. Secure with hot glue. At this point, the wreath should be completely covered.
Add a Wreath Hanger
When your entire artificial tulip wreath form is covered, gently lift the wreath and hold it vertically to ensure the flowers stay in place. Secure anything loose with hot glue. Make a small slit in the ribbon on the back of the wreath form. Then, insert a piece of florist wire into the cut. Twist it around the exposed wire wreath form until you have a loop—this will make it easy to hang the wreath on the front door or anywhere in your house.
To store your wreath, cover it with a plastic bag and hang it in the back of your closet until next year.