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This DIY pampas grass wreath is an ode to fall as we start thinking about this upcoming season. A favorite of New Englanders, the heat and humidity starts to give way to some crispness and all things pumpkin fill up our lives. As I start to transition decor inside, I start with neutrals. And this pretty wreath is an easy way to welcome the start of a beloved season whether you go with a bolder ribbon or not.

I grew up with pampas grass everywhere. My dad planted many bushes of it and my mom always grumbled when they started shedding and she was picking the bits out of the window screens. Now on the east coast, they aren’t abundant and I had to buy mine a few years ago from the flower market in Boston for Ruthie’s baby shower. Dried grasses keep, year after year so I keep mine in the attic once the season is over so I don’t have to buy them again. I found some here if you aren’t lucky enough to have them in your backyard.

Pampas grass stalks tend to be huge so I made two wreaths out of one stalk. I plan to put them in my kitchen windows in a couple weeks. If you cut into the stalk, it frees up more of the fluffy grass. I used scotch tape to group bunches of the grass together into little bundles that I could then easily hot glue onto the wreath frame.

SUPPLIES

Pampas Grass

12″ Wire Hoop

Scissors

Scotch Tape

Hot Glue

Hanging Ribbon (I used a 2″ velvet ribbon)

INSTRUCTIONS

Start by taking off small bunches from the main pampas grass stalk. I used scissors or my fingers to pinch off small bundles of grass around the same length. Group a clump of grass together and secure with scotch tape at the bottom to make a bundle.

Make various length bundles anywhere from 4″ to 10″ in length. The longer lengths of grass I hot glued on first and angled them up the hoop frame so that gravity causes them to cascade off to the side.

I staggered them up the frame on both sides from an off-kiltered starting point. Keep layering and gluing the bundles and pieces of grass on until it is full enough for your liking yet not heavy. I wanted mine to have an airy look to the wreath. At the point where the two directions of grass meet, wrap a small piece of pampas grass around like a thread. It gathers the wreath together nicely.

I love the lightness of this wreath. I plan to use a more neutral velvet ribbon, like this one for my kitchen windows. Even if you’re not a DIYer, this is a pretty easy one. It can be inexpensive too if you can find pampas grass growing wild. If you like the look but would rather purchase a wreath, here and here are some options. I hope you’ve enjoyed this fall wreath tutorial captured by the talented Ruth Eileen Photography. Make sure to pop over to my friends posts below.