How to Make an Outdoor Hula Hoop Wreath

I hope I’m not jinxing it by saying that spring has finally arrived in Chicago, but with beautiful sunshine and temps in the 70’s, I think it’s safe to say that winter is gone!  I, for one, could not be happier!  I am really looking forward to sprucing up my backyard and patio this season, and I have the first project to share with you – my new outdoor hula hoop wreath!  Yes – I turned a hula hoop into a large outdoor wreath and I’m going to show you how to make one for your outdoor space, too!  

I wish I had some pretty backyard shots to show you, but my grass is barely growing, I have no flowers, and everything still looks kind of blah.  So you’ll just have to see my wreath for now and check back later in the season to see how it looks with the rest of my backyard setup!

Supplies Needed for an Outdoor Hula Hoop Wreath

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• Hula hoop (I bought mine at the dollar store)
• Faux greenery (I picked out two types at Michaels)
• Faux lemons with leaves
• Gorilla tape
• Floral wire
• Scissors
• UV floral protectant spray
• Rope
• Fishing line

How to Make an Outdoor Hula Hoop Wreath

When I started, my hula hoop looked like this – it had a bright pattern all over it.  

The pattern was just tape, so I peeled it all off to reveal a plain, brown hula hoop.  Not so good for kids, but perfect for my wreath!  If your hula hoop is not decorated with tape, you could spray paint it to get a solid color.  

I started to transform the hula hoop into a wreath by attaching pieces of faux greenery to the hoop with Gorilla Tape.  This tape worked perfectly because it is the same color as the hula hoop and because it is SO STRONG and waterproof – perfect for outdoors!  

After I had a first layer of greenery on the hula hoop, I attached a different type of greenery to the hula hoop – also with the Gorilla Tape.  The first type of greenery had large leaves; the second had small leaves and tiny white flowers.

Then, I used floral wire to wire in some faux lemons.  I liked the pop of color the lemons added.  Plus, they’re summery and fun.  (If lemons leave a sour taste in your mouth, skip them.  :-))

Once I had everything on the hula hoop, I took it outside and sprayed it with UV Floral Protectant.  You know how faux flowers can become a really strange color when they’re left outside?  I do not want that to happen to my hula hoop wreath, so I made sure to protect them!  I want those vibrant colors to last!  

After that dried, I cut some rope and fastened it to the top part of the hula hoop (where the greenery doesn’t show), with the Gorilla Tape.  

I then hung the hula hoop wreath from the side garage door (I have a detached garage that is next to my patio), with fishing line.  I put the hook on the inside of the side door and strung the fishing line over it so that the wreath hanger is not visible on the door.  

This outdoor hula hoop wreath is super cute and was such an inexpensive way to add a decorative touch to my (currently) bare patio area!

Now I just hope some flowers bloom out there soon so we can really enjoy the patio and its pretty colors!

-Bre

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