Autumnal Crescent Moon Wreath DIY

By  Trisha Sprouse
DIY crescent moon shaped dried floral wreath on wall above table with pears, plates and candles Trisha Sprouse

Though the start of the autumnal season may be known for its "harvest moon" (a very bright full moon with a warm glow), we're welcoming fall with a dried floral wreath in a different lunar shape — a crescent moon. To pay homage to the warm, muted colors of autumn, we used stardust gypsophilia that had been dyed in a mauve brown tone, and then spray painted some dried fern to give it a coppery rose gold hue. Between the witchy shape and earthy palette, this wreath will take your seasonal decor from Halloween straight through to Thanksgiving seamlessly.

Things Needed

Step 1

Use garden shears to clip off a 3- to 4-inch segment from the grapevine wreath.

Three-inch segment cut off of grapevine wreath with garden shearsTrisha Sprouse

Step 2

Bind the loose ends of the wreath with floral wire to secure them, and also clip the ends into a more pointy shape resembling a crescent moon.

Ends of grapevine wreath tied with floral wire and shaped into crescent moonTrisha Sprouse

Step 3

Group your dried florals into small bundles and bind them together at the bottom with floral wire. You'll need to make at least six to eight bundles to fill out your wreath, more if you want a really full wreath.

Dried gypsophilia and feather fern tied into a bundle with floral wireTrisha Sprouse

Step 4

Tie some of the bundles around the top half of the wreath with floral wire, overlapping them at the ends to hide the wire.

Tying dried floral bundles onto grapevine wreath with floral wireTrisha Sprouse
Top half of crescent wreath filled with dried floral bundlesTrisha Sprouse

Step 5

When you've covered the top half of the wreath, switch directions and attach the bundles around the bottom half facing in the opposite direction.

Attaching dried floral bundles to bottom half of crescent wreathTrisha Sprouse

Step 6

Once you've covered the entire wreath, cut a long piece of ribbon and tie it at the halfway point to conceal where the floral bundles switch directions. You may also need to tuck a few more loose sprigs of florals around the ribbon to fill it out more.

Satin ribbon tied around crescent moon wreathTrisha Sprouse

Step 7

You could stop here and hang the wreath as-is ...

DIY crescent moon shaped dried floral wreath on wall above table with pearsTrisha Sprouse

Or to give your wreath a more magical feel, tie and wrap leather cord several times around a small crystal, and then tie the cord to the top half of the wreath so that the crystal hangs down inside the wreath.

Leather cord tied and wrapped around small pink crystalTrisha Sprouse

We think the wreath with a crystal makes a very bewitching addition to your fall decor.

DIY crescent moon witch wreath with crystal on wall above Halloween decorTrisha Sprouse
DIY crescent moon shaped dried floral wreath on wall above table with pearsTrisha Sprouse

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