HI friends! I have been very into natural greenery wreaths lately & I wanted to make one of my own. For Free. So I did. And you can to. I wanted a wreath that I could hang in my home that was fitting for any season. I love the simplicity of this wreath, but you could add accessories to it to change it up very easily. I hung this particular wreath that I made in our master bedroom which you can view {here}. I am pretty obsessed with this wreath so I’m sure you will see some more around our house soon 
Here is how I made my lovely rustic DIY Boxwood Wreath…
Let’s be honest here, this is a really easy project that looks complicated. I literally went into my front yard with a scissors, in my slippers, and started cutting our boxwood bushes up and collecting stems in a pile. My neighbors already think I’m crazy at this point with all of the furniture they see me bring in my house & the antique hoard I have in my garage so that’s all out the window at this point anyways. I collected all different sizes, shapes, and amounts. There was no science to my plan, just a crazy idea that actually worked. You could collect greenery from any plants around your house, it doesn’t have to be boxwood plants. I took the boxwood stems and weaved them into a stick wreath that I already had on hand from my halloween decor you can see {here}. You can find one of these stick wreaths at any craft store, I believe mine was from Michaels. I hot glued only the stems that were a little out of control, but I wanted it to look a little messy & natural. The rest of the stems were just stuck into the sticks, and weaved around.
I love how the stick wreath pops out in parts for that rustic look, but you could make yours super full as well. The way I hung this wreath is also super easy. I took a piece of scrap burlap and looped it around the wreath & then pinned it into the wall using an upholstery tack. Not just for furniture people! Speaking of furniture, you can see this lovely mossy dresser re-do {here}.
The great thing about this wreath is I think it’s going to last forever. Maybe I’m wrong, but I’ve had it in our room for a month and it’s still green and fresh as when I first made it. Have you made a boxwood wreath before? How did you make yours? I would love to see your wreath, link it below, post it on the facebook page {here}, Tweet me, Tag me on Instagram.. and as always Talk to you soon!!
xx Liz Marie
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I swear! is there anything you can’t do?!!?!?!?! I love this! in fact, I just paid $30 for a boxwood wreath from our church’s ladies ministry fund raiser. I have heard that they last a long time. Some said to spritz it with water once a week but I’ve yet to do that. Also, once they do start to ‘die’ they turn a beautiful golden color so I think it’s something you might just have forever!!!!! Looks fabulous!!!!!
ummmmmm you are too nice!!! & you also got me really excited.. because I think I would love the dried golden look as well! Seriously though.. I can’t stress how easy this really was.. I don’t want you getting the wrong idea about my skills
lol I’m sure the wreath you have is beautiful!!! I’m kind of wanting to make another one that is super super full and plump… Thank you for always making my day 
Looks fabulous! I’ve been admiring it since you did your bedroom reveal a couple weeks back!
Fotini
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you have been following along.. lots of new and exciting things are coming to the blog soon! I’m so happy to have you here
& thank you for your sweet comment!! xx
Beautiful. I hope it lasts a long time. I don’t have any boxwood bushes, but I do love them! I stayed at a bed and breakfast in Williamsburg VA once called the Boxwood Inn. They had beautiful boxwood hedges in the yard that framed the walkway. The scent was incredible!
That sounds beautiful Debbie! I wish mine were stunning, but they definitely need more of a trim then I gave them
I really do love them thought because they are low maintenance & they look good no matter what.
Hey Liz. As a former florist and one who has made my own boxwood wreaths before myself
the boxwood will dry out in the shape you have it placed. It will take a while to completely fade out/brown (quicker if in direct sunlight…like out on a front door) but as long as you aren’t too rough with it (they get brittle and pieces will snap off easily if moved around or bumped) you should be able to keep it indefinitely. You might try finding a natural looking green spray paint and spraying it once it loses it’s color!
Your entire bedroom is just beyond words! I was going to comment when you posted the reveal, but honestly I love every little bit of it so I didn’t know what to say. I’ve never made a boxwood wreath, but I have done similar with bittersweet for the fall and most recently pine for the winter where I just cut it into small pieces and tucked it all into a grapevine wreath.
Angela
Love boxwood…I wish it would last forever..! The vignette you put together looks great ! I just wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you for your support of our linky party and for always inspiring me. I hope you have a beautiful Christmas with hubby, family and friends…hugs my friend…xo
Lu
beautiful! Great blog I’ll be back!
Susan
This is gorgeous Liz! It’s so simple and beautiful and I love the added greenery against the woods. I hope you and your hubby have a wonderful Christmas
Your wreath looks great! My mom has some boxwood bushes, next Christmas I may have to steal some greenery!