DIY Cinnamon Scented Fall Nature Wreath

This past weekend there was a BIG college football game that my family and I had to watch, and when things started going downhill for my Alma mater, it was time to bust out a craft project I could work on while the game was on. That way I was still watching and listening, but could be a little bit distracted at the same time 😉

Here’s what I came up with….

A cinnamon scented fall nature wreath!

Yes, you read that right. This beauty not only looks amazing and colorful, but smells just like fall!

The crazy thing about it is that I only spent $4 on this wreath. True story. I bought a plain grapevine wreath at Michael’s on sale for $4, and then glued down nature materials that I already had on hand, and this wreath was born!

And, it smells like CINNAMON!

Cinnamon is one of my top favorite scents in this world (I like to shop at Albertsons in the fall just so I can smell those cinnamon brooms they always have out… heavenly!), so I wanted to figure out a way to get this wreath to smell like cinnamon. I’ll show you how I made this beautiful wreath, and then how I was able to give it a warm, inviting cinnamon scent.

I have tons of natural, colorful, and chunky potpourri that I’ve collected over the years from Pottery Barn. Like, TONS. I took a second look at it the other day and the thought struck me to turn some of my extra potpourri into a wreath!

You might not have extra bags of potpourri around the house, but you can still make a beautiful wreath following these directions. You can use this as an excuse to go on a nice nature walk and pick up things like leaves, pods, bark, nuts, acorns, pine cones, berries, etc., or you could even buy artificial versions of these as well.

Want to make your own?

DIY Cinnamon Scented

Fall Nature Wreath

Supplies:

Grapevine wreath form (or any other wreath form you would like)
Natural looking potpourri, leaves, pods, nuts, acorns, pine cones, berries- anything you’d like on your wreath!
Glue gun & glue
Cinnamon oil

Directions:

1. Gather all of your items that you would like to go on your wreath. Start by placing items a section at a time on your wreath. Once everything is lined up and layered the way that you would like it, start gluing. My glue gun worked great! The key to making this wreath is layering. Lots and lots of layers, and different colors and textures will make your wreath interesting and lovely to look at.

2. Keep layering and gluing, section by section, until your wreath is complete. Look for any empty holes or bare spots that you might have missed, and be sure to fill them in.

3. If you would like your wreath to smell like cinnamon, then you’ll need cinnamon oil. Not a cinnamon scented potpourri, but 100% cinnamon oil. I bought mine at a local health food store. There is cinnamon bark oil and cinnamon leaf oil. I bought them both, but preferred the cinnamon leaf scent.

Drop a few drops of cinnamon oil onto your wreath. If you really want the smell to last longer, then you can place your wreath into a garbage bag after you have added the oil to it, tie it up, and leave it tied for a week or two. I was too excited to keep mine in a bag- I had to hang it immediately!

I love the way it looks on my red patio door, but I think I’ll be hanging it on my front door this year to welcome guests… hopefully they will be able to smell the cinnamon as they come in!

Happy crafting! Have you made any wreaths that you’re proud of? Leave me a comment and tell me about it… I’d love to hear!!

xo, Laura