DIY Gilded Autumn Elegance Teardrop
DIY Gilded Autumn Elegance Teardrop
This week’s DIY Blog showcases the breathtaking Gilded Autumn Elegance Teardrop, a one-of-a-kind design crafted by our floral designer, Susan. This sophisticated piece blends the soft beauty of cream sunflowers and petite pumpkins with light green and warm brown foliage, capturing the gentle transition of the season. Susan added exquisite touches of gold and champagne throughout the florals and ribbon, giving the teardrop a graceful shimmer that feels both timeless and refined. Perfect for dressing up your front door or indoor space, this arrangement is a stunning way to welcome the golden glow of fall.
Supplies needed:
- (1) 32" Evergreen Teardrop
- (2) 24" Cream Sunflower & Pumpkin Mixed Floral Spray
- (1) 10" Brown Copper Metallic Deco Mesh
- (1) 10" Gold Basic Deco Mesh
- (1) 2.5" Blue Denim & Ivory Scallop Ribbon
- (1) 1.5" Cream & Gold Vertical Streaks Ribbon
- (1) 2.5" White & Tan Ribbed Ombre Ribbon
- (2) 24" Gold Willow Spray
- (2) 37" Champagne Glitter Fern Spray
- Wire Cutters
- Scissors
- Hot Glue
- Chenille Stem/Floral Wire
- Here's a look at everything that Susan used when creating this Teardrop
- Susan started this Teardrop by first adding the layer of Deco Mesh to the base. She cut (15) 12" strips of each color of the Mesh and then rolled them into tubing pieces. She attached one of each color to the Teardrop using the branches of the Teardrop to secure them. She kept the length longer near the top of the Teardrop so that the Mesh would stick out past the branches. She worked down one side of the Teardrop and then moved to the other side.
- Once the base layer of Mesh had been added Susan moved onto creating the bow for the top of the Teardrop. She used all three ribbons that were chosen and layered them to create a large bow. She started with the 1.5" ribbon, then layered in the Blue Denim 2.5" ribbon and finished with the Ribbed 2.5" ribbon. She left the tails longer and secured the bow with a Chenille Stem. She tied the bow to the top of the Teardrop using the same Chenille Stem.
- After the Bow had been added Susan moved on to adding the florals. She started with the Cream Sunflower & Pumpkins Sprays. She cut the majority of the length off of the first Spray and added it to the Teardrop just below the Bow. She used Hot Glue to secure it. She then cut the the second Spray apart and added the Sunflower section just below the first, but on the opposite side of the Teardrop. She added the remainder of the second Spray to the bottom of the Teardrop.
- Next Susan added the Champagne Fern Sprays and the Gold Glitter Willow Sprays to the Teardrop. She cut both of these apart and placed them throughout the Teardrop. She mainly used the Champagne Fern Sprays to give the Teardrop more height at the top and then length at the bottom.
- When finished we have a gorgeous and unique Teardrop to use inside or outside the home!
- Rebecca Coffman