How to Make a Square Corn Husk Wreath

Put a contemporary twist on traditional fall decorating; easily create a square corn husk wreath for your front door.

Try a New Twist on Tradition

Shake up your front door with a square wreath featuring colorful ears of Indian corn. Head to your local craft store for materials then assemble this harvest-themed outdoor decoration in just a few hours.

By: Layla Palmer

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Materials Needed:

36" x 12" x 2" sheet of floral Styrofoam
medium craft paintbrush
maize yellow acrylic paint
natural-colored grapevine wire
24 small ears of Indian corn
spray bottle filled with water

black marker
drywall or foam-cutting knife
raffia
hot glue gun and glue sticks
measuring tape

Create Foam Square

Using a measuring tape and black marker, mark a 12-inch square on foam, then draw a 10-inch square inside the 12-inch square.

Create Foam Square

Using a measuring tape and black marker, mark a 12-inch square on foam, then draw a 10-inch square inside the 12-inch square.

Create Foam Square

Using a measuring tape and black marker, mark a 12-inch square on foam, then draw a 10-inch square inside the 12-inch square

Cut and Paint Foam

Use a drywall or foam-cutting knife to cut the foam along the lines drawn in the previous step. Use a medium-sized craft paintbrush to coat the wreath form in maize-colored acrylic paint and allow to dry.

Use a medium-sized craft paintbrush to coat the wreath form in maize-colored acrylic paint and allow to dry.

Cut Foam

Use a drywall or foam-cutting knife to cut the foam along the lines drawn in the previous step.

Paint Foam

Use a medium-sized craft paintbrush to coat the wreath form in maize-colored acrylic paint and allow to dry.

Wrap the Wreath and Attach Corn

Crisscross the entire wreath form several times with raffia. Attach two ears of Indian corn to each corner of the wreath with hot glue. Continue adding remaining ears of Indian corn to the wreath until you're happy with the arrangement.

Continue adding remaining ears of Indian corn to the wreath until you're happy with the arrangement.

Wrap the Wreath

Crisscross the entire wreath form several times with raffia.

Attach Corn in Corners

Attach two ears of Indian corn to each corner of the wreath with hot glue.

Attach Corn

Continue adding remaining ears of Indian corn to the wreath until you're happy with the arrangement.

Wet, Then Unravel Husks

Spray each husk with a generous amount of water, allowing them to get soggy. Then unravel each husk to add fullness to the wreath and allow husks to dry.

Unravel each husk to add fullness to the wreath and allow husks to dry.

Wet, Then Unravel Husks

Spray each husk with a generous amount of water, allowing them to get soggy. Then unravel each husk to add fullness to the wreath and allow husks to dry.

Unravel Corn Husks

Unravel each husk to add fullness to the wreath and allow husks to dry.

Add Hanger and Display

Twist a length of grapevine wire around the top of the wreath to act as a hanger. Hang your completed wreath on the front door, over a mirror or above a mantel or buffet.

Add Hanger and Display

Twist a length of grapevine wire around the top of the wreath to act as a hanger. Hang your completed wreath on the front door, over a mirror or above a mantel or buffet.