Make This Fall Magnolia Wreath In Less Than an Hour

Start by creating several wide bundles of magnolia leaves and greenery to layer on top of the wreath form. Real magnolia leaves are the star of this wreath—if you don't have access to fresh magnolia foliage, you can find inexpensive preserved magnolia leaves ($7, Amazon) to use instead. 

Group 3-4 magnolia leaves together and use crafts wire ($6, Amazon) to wire the stems together. Fan out the leaves so the bundles are as wide as possible; this will make the finished wreath look more full. Make enough bundles to cover the entire wreath (likely 15-20, depending on the size of your wreath form). 

Once you've made enough magnolia bundles to cover the surface of the wreath, make about half as many bundles of faux floral and greenery to fill out the wreath. We used faux lamb's ear ($13, Amazon), small white faux flowers, and faux lavender ($7, Amazon), but you can use any kind you like. Use crafts wire to bundle together cut sprigs of each, forming bundles about the same size as the magnolia versions. 

To assemble the wreath, grab a plain wreath form. We used a basic grapevine twig wreath ($15 for a 2-pack, Amazon), but since you'll be covering the entire wreath, you can use any kind of form you have on hand. Begin wiring the magnolia bundles to the wreath form, filling in with a few greenery bundles as you go. Do this all the way around until the entire wreath form is covered, making more bundles as necessary. 

Once you've attached all the bundles to the form, your wreath is finished. You can stop here and display the wreath as-is if you like, or add a few embellishments to really play up the fall feel. We used hot glue and wire to tuck a few lotus pods and Chinese lantern pods into the leaves. When you're done, carefully pick up the wreath to make sure everything is securely attached, then hang it on your front door and add more embellishments or greenery as needed to fill any gaps.