Hello friends! We have been busy working on our new house in Tampa and today I’m so excited to finally give you a sneak peak of the newly painted front porch - all decked out for Fall.

I am keeping the decor on this porch simple - mostly because we are still doing work here and I don’t want to have the decorations get in the way for the workers who are coming in and out. I added a new rug, a few pumpkins and made a simple wreath.

This wreath was so easy to put together so I thought I would share it with you!

Fall Wreath Tutorial -

Gather supplies: I am using a grapevine wreath that I had on hand and added faux greenery: ferns, eucalyptus, dried grasses, yellow/red flowers. All of these are from Michaels. (You can even purchase a grapevine wreath there as well!)

You will also want to grab: wire and wire cutters. Note: I used fabric covered wire - which is a bit sturdier than regular wire.

Step One:

Lay everything out and begin to cut the stems (using your wire cutters) so that they can be tucked into the wreath. I left about 4” -5” of length on my stems.

Step Two:

Begin to tuck the stems into the wreath. I started with the greenery and then added the flowers. I used faux ferns and eucalyptus as greenery.

Keep working your way around the wreath.
I did two sections….first section with stems going upwards….second section with stems going downwards - both focused on keeping stems to the right side of the wreath.

Step Three:

Begin to tuck floral stems into the greenery that you’ve already added.

Step Four:

Use your wire cutters and cut wire pieces 8” - 10” long. (I used three pieces)
Then secure stems in place with wire - going around wreath. I tried to go behind the flowers/greenery so the wire doesn’t show but you really don’t have to worry about that because it won’t be obvious.

Do you notice how I tied the wire in back of the stems? That way you really don’t see the wire from the front of the wreath.

Step Five:

Enjoy your beautiful, new wreath! :)

Here are a few pictures of the wreath styled on my new porch!

Okay, so right when I was about to publish this post, my hubby told me I had to move the decor! I guess the workers needed to use the front door so I brought everything to our Clearwater, FL Airbnb where we’re staying now. Can you tell that I’m a bit anxious to get this new house decorated? Ha!