The Pot Wreath - BKB Style & Tutorial

My terra cotta pot collecting and wire frame days are behind me.
I've finally made my very own pot wreath. 
With a twist of course. 

Inspired by questions about the picture I took of the one at Bachman's Ideas House a year ago, answering numerous emails and describing my best guess about how it was made....
It was time to make my own.

• I used a square wire frame - instead of a round one. I had it from my old boxwood wreath. I discarded the dried boxwood and kept the wire frame.
• I collected pots a garage sales.  They were chippy and worn - which I wanted.
• 16 gauge wire. (this can vary and be your own choice)
• Wire cutters.
• Gloves.

I mocked up the placement of the pots.  

Then I got an idea. Why be normal?

So I painted the pots black. Then painted a few with a white stripes.

 Taping them took too long. I quickly gave up and just did stripes by hand.

I let the pots dry a day before making the wreath.

I didn't want the paint scratching off easily.

• I 'strung' wire inside each pot, through the drain hole, cut it with wire cutters and 'tied' it to the frame simply by bending the wire around the frame. This is why I wore gloves - for bending the wire.
• I went like this, attaching each pot, eyeing and arranging as I went. 
• The wreath is heavy.

I hung it up to see how it would look.

• Then, I planted succulents.
• I bought one at a plant sale, one at Home Depot and took one from my own garden.
• A combo of Hen and Chicks & Sedum.

After I had it planted, something wasn't quite right.

I had the mug o' succulents that I'd planned to take to work for my desk.

I'd bought the mug for .50 cents at a garage sale and put succulents in it a few weeks ago.

But, I still had it at home. Lightning struck and I decided to switch a pot for the mug.

It was just the ticket.

 

I think it turned out quite lovely.

The one at Bachman's had moss tucked into it, perhaps to cover wire or spaces. 

I didn't want to deal with the moss, so skipped it.

Done! Fabulous!

xo jeanne.