DIY White Wicker Hanging Basket Wreath

How to add flowers to a white wicker hanging basket to make a wreath for your front door or just to hang on the wall.

I love simple projects and this is one of the simplest. I bought the white wicker basket at a local flea market for less than $5. You can’t beat that. It is a really large basket and has a nice shabby chic look.

When I took the basket out of the back floorboard of the truck, I noticed it left lots of white paint chips on the carpet. Then when I was carrying it to the shop the paint kept flaking off. There were also a few chipped and loose wicker pieces as you can see on the top of the basket.

I decided to seal the paint because I really liked the look of the basket—no need to repaint it. The basket has a shabby chic look that could also fit farmhouse style décor. I used the Dixie Belle Boss product to seal the basket but I didn’t get a photo of it.

If you saw my post from yesterday, you know I used the Boss on a desk I painted. If you missed the post, click here to see the makeover and enter the $250 Dixie Belle giveaway.

The sealer took care of the loose wicker and the chipping paint. The basket has been sitting in the shop for a month or more and I decided it was time to put together a wreath to hang on the door for Fall….a wreath that is neutral in color and can be used all year.

I hung the basket on one of the doors I use as a backdrop for my furniture photos and started putting the wreath together. This makes it easier to work on the wreath. I cut a piece of recycled foam to hold the flower stems in the basket and placed it in the inside of the basket.

Next I went to my big tub of flowers and dug around until I came up with a few stems I liked. The pickings for the flowers I wanted to use were slim. At one time, I had a whole bunch of the light blue flowers but I guess I used them in prior projects.

All I did to complete the basket wreath was cut the stems with wire cutters and place them in the foam in a pleasing arrangement. Now the basket wreath is hanging on our front door.

I am not a fan of symmetrical decor so all the flowers were just put in willy-nilly, kind of with a plan, lol.

The darker flowers have a hint of purple to them but they blend well with the blue flowers. I also mixed in a couple of greenish flowers because I needed more filler.

Most of the flowers are recycled from pieces I bought at the thrift store and used in other projects. Always save stuff! You never know when it will come in handy.

You can make a wreath out of just about anything. See what I mean here….13 Strange Things You Can Use To Make Wreaths

Have a great day, Kathy