I get a lot of inspiration from Pinterest and Etsy for enchanting decor for The Magickal Cottage. I really believe in supporting independent artisans and when I see something that is exactly what I want (budget permitting), I order from these independent merchants. I also believe that nobody creates in a vacuum. Every great idea was inspired by another idea.
I was inspired by something I saw online that sparked the idea for creating what I’m going to share with you today. My magical moon wreath was so fun to make! Here is the process I followed, but feel free to improvise if you create one yourself, and make your wreath your very own.
A few years ago I bought some grapevine garland at the craft store. I imagine you could cut up a grapevine wreath just as well, but I decided to use what I had…very witchy of me.
I cut two moon shaped pieces of the garland to be joined together to get the thickness I wanted.
I used cotton cording to join the two pieces together, wrapping around in a spiral fashion. The package of cording contained 8 yds which was enough with some left over.
At this point I have to just encourage you to create a type of weaving pattern that is pleasing to you. If you’ve ever made a dream catcher then you will rock at this part. I haven’t and didn’t. But I kept at it and just considered it to be a kind of wabi sabi weave I ended up creating.
You will want to end your weaving at the top point of your moon shape and cut a long enough piece to hang down and hold your crystal piece.
I found a crystal geode slice pendant in the jewelry making department of the local craft store. But, hey, make your own pendant or hang something completely different on your moon if you prefer!
Next, you will want to arrange some florist’s moss on the “fat” part of your moon to give it more of a crescent shape.
I put dots of Tacky Glue all along the wreath where the moss was to be placed. You can use Will Hold if you like. I prefer Tacky Glue. And glue guns are a challenge for me (ouch! burn!), but if you are a glue gun rock star, be my guest!
To make my pendant more secure, I put a drop of glue near the knot of my pendant, at which point I was able to trim off the ratty bits of the knot and make the connection look smoother.
Next, I started adding my dried flowers. You can add artificial flowers, dried herbs from your garden….experiment! Don’t be afraid to rearrange things until you get the arrangement you like.
I decided to wire a little dragonfly charm to the top of the pendant.
I felt a couple of feathers would look smart as well. The final thing you might want to do is to trim up the points on your grapevine moon with some strong scissors or garden shears to give the points a more tapered look.
Here is a list of supplies for creating your moon wreath:
- Grapevine garland or wreath
- Cotton cord of your color choice 8 yds is plenty
- Florist’s moss
- Craft glue of your choice (don’t use gorilla glue! 😳)
- Pendant of your choice with a fixture at the top for hanging it.
- Dried or artificial flowers, feathers, etc. for final touches.
Enjoy your wondrous, magickal moon wreath, and please do send pictures and comments of how yours turned out!
Creative Blessings,
Sarina
If you would like to view how I made a magickal moon wreath on my YouTube channel just follow this link: https://youtu.be/b4FCYkLUe64
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Thank you!
The Magickal Cottage 
Oh my goodness Sarina! This is so beautiful! I love Love LOVE it!!!!
Amazing!
❤
🌕🌟🌿
On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 12:08 PM The Magickal Cottage wrote:
> the magickal cottage posted: ” I get a lot of inspiration from Pinterest > and Etsy for enchanting decor for The Magickal Cottage. I really believe in > supporting independent artisans and when I see something that is exactly > what I want (budget permitting), I order from these independen” >
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Thank you, Shawna! ❤️💚
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Que maravilla señora mía estos arreglos tienen mucha magia!!!.
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Hi, Sarina,
I want to make this for my classroom. Where’s the best place to buy the dried flowers and crystals?
Thank you,
Vicki
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I went to JoAnn. Most places that sell floral supplies would have what you need for the wreath. Some of the flowers I grow and dry myself .
Blessings,
Sarina
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Absolutely beautiful!
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Hi Sarina,
I am so happy that I found this!! I am a wreath maker and make various seasonal and holiday wreaths. But I have never heard of a Moon wreath. I am most definatley making some. I do have a question you do mentioned that the floral’s can be, dried, silk or artificial. But not having an all dried flower wreath does that lesson the originality of it?
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Glad you are inspired! I would say that if you grow and dry your own flowers and herbs for the wreath it makes it a lot more magickal because you put more of your energy into creating the wreath. Enjoy your wreath crafting!
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Just love your moon !!! I’m a big universe lover, that would be pretty on my front door . I also make wreaths. So enjoy it.i loves the crafty. Thank you ❣️😊
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Thank you! I hope you enjoy making your moon wreath and it blesses your magickal cottage with lovely lunar energy!
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I’m THRILLED to have found your page. Thank You for posting.
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[…] I finally finished up decorating my triple moon wreath I started back when I wrote my original post about creating a magickal moon wreath…..two years ago….time flies! To see the basic instructions for making these lunar wreaths click on this link: https://themagickalcottage.com/2019/07/18/witchy-craft-diy-moon-wreath/ […]
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Love this. I made one with a moonstone. It turned out great💜🌜
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So glad you enjoyed this! I bet your wreath is magickal!
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Love this. So pretty.
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Thank you so much for this pictorial tutorial!
I have been wanting to know how to make one of my own from the annual prunings of my grape arbor ! 💚
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I have always loved the moon and pictures, art and jewelry of it. I love your moon wreath. It is beautiful! I want to make one of my own. Thank you, for sharing your talent, tutorial and pictures!
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Thank you for your kind words!
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