How to Make a Wheat Wreath

I made these fluffy natural wheat wreaths to decorate our house for summer and fall and I had so much fun doing it that I’ll definitely be making more over the coming years. This was my first time making them so I wasn’t even sure it would work properly but it totally did so I thought I’d share my process here.

Here are some ready-made similar wheat wreaths: Pottery Barn | Amazon | Wayfair | Target.

What you’ll need:

• Paddle wire: Amazon
• Wire cutters: Amazon
• Wreath form: Amazon
• Wheat bundles/stems: Amazon | Amazon | Etsy

Before starting, I chose to cut my wreath form into two. I felt the 4-rowed version was a little much and cutting them down to 2-rows each got me 2 wreaths from one form. I did this by using my wire cutters to cut the support pieces between the rings (you can see a bit of my wreath form ring in the pic below).

As for quantity of wheat, to make the wreaths in the picture at the top of the page, it took a bundle of wheat stems about as big as I could hold with my fingers touching. The way I bought them didn’t specify how much quantity I got and I didn’t feel like counting individual stems but if you make a circle with your hands, that’s how much wheat I used. I know that’s not super accurate but it’ll give you an idea. Also, you can make yours fluffier or more minimal depending on what you like so you might use more/less stems.

Next, I recommend you lay out all your wheat so that you can see what you’re working with. You want to create these small bunches of wheat that are pretty together. Each small bunch of stems should be around 1/2″ in width (see middle pic below). The stems should look good together so each little bundle is pretty. And you’ll just keep making these bunches throughout the whole wreath making process.

Instructions to make the wreath:

1. Wrap your paddle wire (Amazon) around the wreath form a few times to secure it. You will never cut your paddle wire until the very end so the whole wreath is made with one long length of wire!
2. Grab one of those little wheat bunches, hold them tight and lay them across your wreath form at a slight angle (little less than 45 degrees) either inward or outward and wrap the paddle wire tight around them and the wreath form about 5-6 times. Pull tight, but not too tight (you don’t want to snap the wire or cut through the stems).
3. Snip off the extra wheat stems about 1.5 inches below the wire. I just used my wire cutters for this.
4. Grab the next small bundle and this time alternate the angle. So you want to go: inward, outward, inward, outward, the whole way around (see picture).
5. Once you get to the end of the wreath you’ll need to be careful about ending it so that it looks whole. Really it just involved patience and careful placement of your final bundles. I found it was helpful to snip off the stems of the bundles before wiring them in so that they were more maneuverable. But if you have trouble with this part, don’t worry. You can place a big bow on this section and nobody will ever know!

And that’s it!

Again, if you’d rather not make one, there are lots of available wheat wreaths you can order online. I’ve rounded up a list here: Kirklands | Pottery Barn | Amazon | Wayfair | Target .

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