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Easy and Natural DIY Oak Leaf Wreath

ByJennifer
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Hi everyone! It’s Angela from Number Fifty-Three and I am so thrilled to be sharing this easy Natural DIY Oak Leaf Wreath with you all today!
An oak leaf wreath made of dried brown leaves hangs on a white ribbon against a mirror, with a light-colored frame and branches in the background.

I think this is the perfect autumn craft for your Thanksgiving décor, and it was so much fun to talk a beautiful fall walk and gather all of the pretty dried oak leaves. You can do this with any dried,safe leaf you like. Red Maple leaves would be gorgeous with this project as would gold Ginko leaves.

A blue-framed mirror with an oak leaf wreath hangs above a wooden sideboard. The sideboard has a brass vase with twig branches and several white pumpkins.

Here are the supplies you’ll need to make your DIY Oakleaf Wreath: 

Eye protection, hole punch, pliers with wire cutter, wire (thick floral wire would work well), and fallen and dried oak leaves.
A bundle of wire, dried oak leaves, pruning shears, and a stapler are arranged on a wooden surface, ready for crafting an elegant oak leaf wreath.
Wearing your eye protection, simply cut a length of wire and form it into your desired wreath shape.  Punch a hole in the center of each leaf  using your hole puncher (you can stack several at a time). I find it made the project go faster and ripped less leaves to punch them first. When they are punched just thread them on the wire form.
A close-up view of an oak leaf wreath made of dried brown leaves against a weathered wooden background with peeling paint. A blog URL is visible in the bottom right corner.
Once the wreath was to my desired fullness I used the pliers to twist the end of the wire to secure.  You can see that I left a gap in the leaves where the ends meet.
A close-up of an oak leaf wreath made of dried brown leaves hanging on a wooden wall with peeling paint.
I used that gap to accommodate a thick, grosgrain ribbon.
An oak leaf wreath made from brown dried leaves is displayed hanging on a white wall.
I hung the wreath from a mirror on my dining room gallery wall and set my sideboard up for late autumn.
A decorative oak leaf wreath hangs on a blue mirror, with white mini pumpkins and a gold vase with twigs placed on a wooden dresser below.

A blue-framed mirror with an oak leaf wreath hangs above a wooden sideboard. The sideboard has a brass vase with twig branches and several white pumpkins.

I love this project and this is truly one of my favorite times of the year! If you love crafting with leaves, try making this project.

 

Pretty Fall wreath made with Oak leaves

 

I welcome you all over to my blog to check out all the other autumn decorating ideas that I have!

 

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15 Comments

    1. We have both here in the northeast, but I gravitated towards the oak. Either would be perfect, though!

      Angela @ Number Fifty-Three

  7. I love this idea!
    But we’ve raked all the leaves to the curb and the city has scooped them up and taken them away– :’ (
    I’m pinning this to do next year–so cOOl!
    Catherine

    1. Thanks, Catherine. Don’t tell, but I have no oak trees in my yard…I picked them up elsewhere (and yes, anyone who saw probably thought I was crazy)

      Angela @ Number Fifty-Three

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