How Do You Make Dried Wreaths Out Of Wild Grape Vines?
If you have access to wild grapevines which grow prolifically on the edges of woods, you can harvest them to make beautiful dried wreaths. With the vines as the background and the frame, you can then decorate the wreath with small pine cones, seed pods, dried flowers and herbs, as well as glass, paper or plastic ornaments. Cloth ribbon woven through the vines adds color, so you can create a grapevine wreath that will coordinate with anyone’s home. Gather wild grapevines from the woods on a dry sunny day in the fall after the leaves have dropped. Wear gardening gloves and clip the vines at lengths of around 3 feet. The vine will be flexible and covered with bark. Wind the wild grapevines into individual wreaths that are shaped like round doughnuts with a hole in the center. There is no right or wrong size for a wild grape vine wreath, as long as it is round. Large wreaths usually have a 24-inch diameter. The smallest wreaths are 3- or 4-inches in diameter, and can be used as Christmas t
