To set up this Scandinavian wreath, slice twenty cardboard toilet paper rolls into half-inch rings, pinching the opposing sides of each ring firmly to form crisp almond-shaped petals. Group the petals into sets of five, applying a small dab of hot glue to the lower side base of each petal to join them into five-point starburst blossoms. Glue a twelve-millimeter natural round wooden bead into the open center core of each completed flower. Prepare a fourteen-inch flat metal craft ring or circular wire frame. Arrange eighteen to twenty finished cardboard blossoms in a single, overlapping row along the perimeter of the frame, securing each flower to the wire using a dab of hot glue and a small strip of floral wire on the back. Leave the cardboard natural or apply a light, dry-brushed coat of matte white chalk paint to highlight the petal edges, and hang the wreath with a wide, raw linen ribbon loop.
Idea 2: Multi-Layered Romantic English Rose and Peony Wreath
How to Create
A multi-layered romantic English rose and peony wreath curls, cups, and nests concentric cardboard rings to build dense, dimensional cabbage roses and ruffled peonies. This design uses varying widths of cardboard slices, curling the top curved petal edges outward with a wooden dowel or bone folder before nesting smaller four-petal rings inside larger six-petal cups. Coated in soft romantic hues of dusty blush, antique cream, and sage green, the finished wreath resembles a fresh cottage-garden bouquet. The dense layering conceals the underlying wreath form completely, giving the piece a rich, textured depth that looks stunning hung above a bedroom headboard or romantic dining mantel.