How to Make a Bargain Faux Magnolia Wreath From a Thrift Store Plant

Turn that thrift store ficus plant into a bargain faux magnolia wreath.

Our homes should inspire us to go out to do great things & then welcome us back for refreshment. – Melissa Michaels

In our quest for a magnolia wreath, we turned to some leftovers of a thrift store ficus plant.

Recently there was a Ficus tree that went under the knife to get an updated makeover. Turn what you have into what you want.

If you have been a reader on our blog for a while, you might know that we are trying to reduce debt from a stint of unemployment a few years ago. That means you make do in a lot of areas. But, this is not really new to us anyways and one of the reasons we started the blog.

After the “surgery”, this was leftover~

MAKE A WREATH

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I already had a Styrofoam wreath from another project so I gave it a whirl. 

WREATH SUPPLIES

• Styrofoam wreath
• Artificial plant leaves
• Wire cutters
• Hot glue/gun
• Craft paint (white and copper)
• Paintbrush

FAUX MAGNOLIA WREATH DIRECTIONS

1. Using wire cutters, I removed all the leaves from the stems. (If you didn’t recently give your Ficus a trim, you can find leaves via Amazon, or you can use other thrift store artificial plants.)
2. I took the leaves and applied them all in the same direction on the wreath with hot glue.  Side Note – Have you seen the hot glue pot?  I am thinking that would have worked MUCH easier.  If you have one, please give me the 411.
3. I made sure the middle and ends were completely covered so I didn’t see empty spots when looking at it from different angles…….cause you know I’ll look.
4. Once the wreath was completely covered, that’s when the artistic side came out.
5. Magnolia leaves are rigid and can have a slight curl to them so I glued some of the leaves together at the top. (Notice the glue on my finger?  Yeah!!!)
6. I glued some leaves to the backs of the other leaves to create some height.
7. Basically, it was a lot of looking and gluing until I got what I thought would work.

This is what it looked like prior to painting the leaves:

PAINTING WREATH

The last step was to lightly brush some copper on some leaves and white on others.  You may want to play with some color on a practice leaf to test what you like.

The best thing about this project is that it was all for free using what I already had.

MORE SALVAGED PROJECTS

Here are a few more projects we think you will enjoy:

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• Modern Farmhouse Picture Frame; Thrifted Version
• 15 Ways to DIY Age Terracotta Pots

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