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Chalk Painted Grapevine Wreath {A Wreath for All Seasons}

February 20, 2015 by Bre 26 Comments

I love the look of embellished grapevine wreaths on front doors, but I could never use them because my front door is dark stained wood and the wreath just blended right in with the door. (This is even more of a problem since I refinished my door last summer.)

On a recent trip to Michaels, however, I decided to go out on a limb and purchase a grapevine wreath anyway. (I like to live dangerously, people!) And of course, when I got it home, I immediately knew that it wasn’t going to work without some tweaking. Duh. So I got a little crazy and decided to PAINT it.

What tha’ what?

And now I have a chalk painted grapevine wreath adorning my front door. And part of me really likes it, and the other part isn’t so sure about it. (Maybe when it is no longer -31 with windchill I will have the luxury of standing outside my front door and really studying the wreath to decide if I like it. But for now, it will stay there because I have nothing else to replace it with.)  Average But Inspired shows you how to give a grapevine wreath a totally unique look with chalk paint!


If you dig it, let me give you the details on how I made it.

First, I mixed some chalk paint with water. I brushed it all over the wreath with a foam brush. (If you’re looking to achieve a solid color look, I think you’d have to use spray paint. It just isn’t feasible using a brush.)  Average But Inspired shows you how to transform a plain grapevine wreath with chalk paint.
Next, I attached two sprigs of faux boxwood greenery using green floral wire. I used boxwood because it’s an evergreen and won’t look out of place even if I have this wreath up in November!  Average But Inspired shows you how to transform a plain grapevine wreath with chalk paint.
Then I used wired ribbon to make a bow for the wreath.Average But Inspired shows you how to transform a plain grapevine wreath with chalk paint.
While I was doing this, I had to stop about 45 times to yell at my kids to tell them to stop messing with my ribbon!  PUNKS!  Wreath - steal mom's ribbon stash
Once the shenanigans stopped, I painted some seasonal designs onto little cork circles I found at Michaels. I then attached Velcro circles to the backs of the cork circles as well as to the wreath’s ribbon.  Average But Inspired shows you how to make a year-round chalk painted grapevine wreath in this easy tutorial! Average But Inspired shows you how to make a year-round chalk painted grapevine wreath in this easy tutorial!
This way I can switch out the little cork circles for a different look whenever I feel like it! Average But Inspired shows you how to make a year-round chalk painted grapevine wreath in this easy tutorial!
So there you have it – a super simple way to make a grapevine wreath stand out a bit. The uses for chalk paint never cease to amaze me!  Average But Inspired shows you how to give a grapevine wreath a totally unique look with chalk paint!
Average But Inspired shows you how to make a year-round chalk painted grapevine wreath in this easy tutorial!
– Bre

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  1. Laurie says

    February 20, 2015 at 8:17 am

    I really like how this turned out! Great job!

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    • Bre says

      February 21, 2015 at 12:02 pm

      Hi, Laurie – thank you!! I appreciate it!

  2. Karen says

    February 20, 2015 at 8:25 am

    It looks fabulous, Bre! You don’t need to stand out in the cold – just leave it – it’s perfect! 🙂 I love the look with just some paint, and the natural wreath still showing – much better than painting the whole thing. And those little cork circles are a perfect final touch.
    This is going on my to-do list! Thanks for braving the cold and sharing your gorgeous wreath.

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    • Bre says

      February 21, 2015 at 12:02 pm

      Karen, you are too kind. Thank you for this sweet note! I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

  3. Christine says

    February 20, 2015 at 9:29 am

    I love the wreath!!! And the pictures of the kids brightened my morning (but, to be fair, I didn’t have to reorganize the ribbon :)).

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    • Bre says

      February 21, 2015 at 12:03 pm

      Hi, Christine! Thank you! Aaaah those kids. My mom asked me if I staged that photo. I did not. They were just being SUPER naughty that day!! Hope you’re having a great weekend!

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