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It’s Time to Add Life Back into the Porch!

Do you have a clue how long I have been waiting to say that? One of my favorite places in my home is the screened in back porch. It’s really where my inspiration for writing this blog began. Sitting, journaling, writing, having coffee or sharing a meal. Spring has arrived and it’s time to add some garden and life to that screened in back porch with a new wreath.

I’m ready! Are you?

Today, I decided it was time that I created a wreath for that porch that added a bit of gardening and entertaining into the mix. I am a part of a blogging group and our challenge this month was for creating a wreath. So, this one was easy!

My screened in porch needed a new wardrobe and spring update.

Now there’s another another favorite shop– Lamon’s Antiques that always inspires me and has provided me with lots of great finds that decorate my home.

When I walked in for the first time after the really long year we have had, there was an amazing wreath. It hung in the entrance to catch everyone’s attention.

A Christmas wreath that had been gained new life for the seasons hanging there in the entrance of that shop.

It held blue and white china plates and cups and creamers and recently she had added spring touches with forsythia. It was gorgeous.

Inspiration struck. Again.

Now, if you have followed me very long, you know that gardening is one of my favorite things to do. There were green antique plates and cups among the shelves at that shop, and home they went with me to create my own version of that wreath to add life and a garden theme the porch.

Off I went! Supplies from the spring bins. Grapevine wreath. Wire. Plate holders. Dishes selected. Hot glue gun ready. I was all in!

The porch table was covered and supplies were gathered and laid out that I thought I might use for the project.

Spring foliage, silks, dishes, hangers, scissors, ribbon, glue gun and sticks, wire cutters, and moss were some of the items that I pulled out to create that garden inspired wreath.

The first thing I did was add plate hangers to the backs of all of the plates to be able to wire them onto the wreath.

You’ll see as I progress how my creative mind changes!

As you can see, not all the supplies that I laid out were used.

They just didn’t make the cut this time, so back into bins they went to await the next project.

A very large wreath was downsized to a smaller oval one as I began to lay everything out.

Wire was run through the clay pots, moved and removed until I had a visual of what I wanted the wreath to look like.

I selected a green ribbon that fit well with the garden wreath theme, made the bow and attached it with wire at the top.

Floral wire was run under the plate hanger on the back of each plate on both ends, to ensure that they held and were able to be placed where I wanted them attached on the wreath.

I then added them into position on the wreath. I used antique green plates for my wreath; but, feel free to select plates that suit your setting, if even melamine!

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Plate Wreath

A beautiful wreath idea for indoors or in garden rooms that are the perfect decoration for your entertaining areas.
Keyword: garden, garden wreath, plate wreath, wreath

Equipment

  • Glue gun, wire cutters

Materials

  • 1 wreath form I chose grapevine
  • salad or dinner plates
  • serving pieces creamer, cups, pitchers
  • floral wire
  • glue gun and glue sticks
  • silk flowers
  • clay pots
  • wire plate holders
  • moss
  • ribbon

Instructions

  • Add wire plate holders to plates that you want to add to the wreath.
  • Lay your wreath form on a flat surface and begin grouping things until you get the desired look.
  • Add plates, cups, garden tools, clay pots, in the area you want them to be showcased.
  • Attach each firmly with a long piece of wire attached to the form.
  • Fill in behind and around each piece with your favorite greenery or flowers or moss until you have the effect you are looking for. I used a glue gun to add those.
  • Add ribbon if you prefer to achieve your desired look.
  • Attach a hook of looped wire through the back of the wreath to hang.

Notes

I love having more of a garden and entertaining theme for the back porch this year. A gracious way to add a bit of Southern charm with a relaxed garden look.

The glue gun attached the nest, silk flowers and moss as the creation began to take shape. I always love to decorate with wreaths. I kept tucking in and taking out and adding…even with the finished wreath.

In went a watering can.

Back out it came! A few more bits of moss. Some more forsythia added in.

In went a church birdhouse…but it was a bit too unsteady on it’s perch. So out it came!

Are you like that?

When I am creating wreaths or floral work I have a plan. But, as it progresses, often it takes on a look of it’s own. It becomes it’s own creation.

That happened today. Who knows? By tomorrow? It may have new finds tucked in! It evolves as the spring moves into summer.

The birds were chirping. Sunshine streaming in through the screened porch. A light breeze with still a bit of chill; but, on I played and created and glued and wired and attached.

Tip: Although this wreath will be inside, I always attach a nest with eggs if hanging a wreath on the outside door. It sends birds a message that the “someone” else has already made there home there.

There’s nothing worse than a bird building a nest and laying eggs on your front door decoration.

I don’t know about you, but I want Mama birds to make nests somewhere else besides my doors.

A Mama bird flying inside when that door is opened is not good for Mama OR my safety. No one needs a Mama bird protecting her little ones and attacking OR abandoning her nest when too many are around.

I hope that you are creating works of art and door decorations and wreaths for your own home.

Now that the garden wreath is complete, I’ll be working on so many new things to be added to that porch!

More life and plants and new garden touches to it.

But, most importantly? I can’t wait for feet to be under that table for a meal and conversation!

How about you?

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