If you follow along on IG, I recently posted in stories our beautiful hydrangeas that started to change colors. They went from this electric purple to a limelight green with faded brown/purple - perfect for fall. I was inspired by them, as I find I always am (they’re a happy flower aren’t they?), and so I thought of ways I could dry and use them in our home.

I like to swop out our front door wreath for seasons, so that seemed like a great place to start.

But to be honest, I’m not much of a DIY-er. Florals are one thing I love to create however, and the more I experiment, the better I’ve become. I love how this turned out and so I wanted to share in hopes that it may inspire you to create something of your own this season. It was rewarding and therapeutic!

So for the relatively easy to-do...

I cut ~20 stems in all, right from our garden. I dried some of the larger stems for several days before spraying with a floral preservative sealant. It seemed to help keep their “crispness.” Initially I was going to fill the entire wreath, but I found that I didn’t have enough to work with so went with an asymmetrical look with some exposed grapevine. The wreath I purchased at Hobby Lobby, along with some floral wire.

I had an idea of placement for the stems, but it took a natural shape as I filled it in. Simply weave in the stems carefully around the wreath to achieve your look. For blooms that need more security, I tied on with floral wire.

I don’t anticipate to use this more than a few months, but I like the idea that it may change over time, and you can reuse the base for seasons to come.

Using the dried hydrangeas as a fall color palette, I went with more neutral and minimal pumpkins this year. I was so excited to decorate the porch, but it’s still a bit hard to ignore the landscape fencing surrounding the new landscaping.

I’m just so excited to finally have a neutral color palette going - to me it puts my mind at ease and makes it much more easy to decorate!

Dried hygrandeas would be lovely as a centerpiece for a fall tablescape as well. Happy fall decorating!