Turn hydrangea bunches into a wreath.
Hydrangeas are a big flower that come in various colors such as pink, white and lilac. You can fashion a wreath to place on the table of your wedding or event tables to surround a hurricane lamp or candles. If you prefer to hang the hydrangea wreath, you can assemble the flowers onto a wreath form such as Styrofoam or twig. You also have the option of using live hydrangea or dried hydrangea. Hydrangea is a flower that requires a direct water source, so each flower has to be hooked to a florist tube of water. Otherwise, the flowers will wilt and die. For this reason, it may be better to work with dried hydrangea.
Instructions
1. Identify the wreath base. If you want to cover the entire wreath with hydrangea, then you can use a Styrofoam base. If you prefer to have a twig and flower look, then you can use a grapevine wreath.
2. Add the hangar, if applicable. If you want to hang the wreath, then fasten a picture hangar or wire hanging wire to the back of the wreath. Make sure that the hangar is tight enough so that when you hang the wreath with the weight of the wreath and the flowers, it will hold.
3. Turn the glue gun on the lowest setting and put a fresh glue stick in the gun.
4. Arrange the hydrangea on the wreath in the pattern or design you want before you glue it. Once you have the pattern you are looking for, apply a drop of glue on the stem on the back of the hydrangea and adhere it to the wreath. You can also apply dried or fresh flowers to a Styrofoam wreath using straight pins if you plan to keep the wreath flat on a table.
5. Trim any excess stems or to cut to shape the flowers accordingly so that nothing is sticking out. You may also need to trim or pull off any excess glue strings.
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