It may not be spring, but we’re totally faking it in this house.  I’m completely down with pretending it’s spring, and I’m beginning the spring decorating with these super-cool DIY Succulent Embroidery Hoop Wreaths!  Hoop wreaths are a very popular alternative to traditional wreaths these days.  They have a more streamline look and are so much fun to hang anywhere in your house.

DIY Succulent Embroidery Hoop Wreaths
This is my first embroidery hoop wreath project, and there were so many directions I could go.  I settled on a succulents because I felt like they would give me a fresh, spring feel without being too flowery.  For whatever reason, (maybe it’s because we were just shoveling snow) I’m not quite into “flower” mode yet.  I love spring flowers though, and I’m sure I’ll get there.
I gathered my supplies, (all from Hobby Lobby).  I also ended up using floral wire, so pretend there is some floral wire in the supply shot above. 

To give the hoop a more finished look, I stained them with some “Driftwood” wood stain.  After I began, a fellow-blogger and sweet friend of mine (Seeking Lavender Lane)  suggested using dark finishing wax instead of stain because it dries so much faster.  SO smart!

Next, I snipped the long stems of each succulent down, and used a combination of hot glue and floral wire to attach the succulents to the embroidery hoops.  The hardest succulent to attach ...