Oh my goodness, I had the same issue when making a Bay Leaf wreath. So, I kept trying to come up with solutions on how to prevent them from curling. Finally, covering it with a light tea towel did the trick! I did try a pool towel, but it was way too heavy. Also, I think it took a few days for the leaves to lay flat. Once your wreath is covered, keep checking it, and when the leaves are the way you want them, it is ready to display!

Also, make sure to prune the branches before placing them on the wreath. This is super important too. I have a section about this in my instructions. If you remove the leaves sticking out, this will eliminate the wild look from your wreath.

I did not treat my wreath, and it’s been around since summer, and the leaves are still green.

You can use a wire wreath form instead of styrofoam. First, you will wrap your bay leaf with wire into small bouquets and then attach it to the wreath with wire. Next, attach the branches to the wire form exactly how I did to the styrofoam wreath. Also, I show how to secure them in step 5.

Good luck, and let me know how your wreath turns out!

So I guess my question is how do you dry it? I saw you put a tea towel on top, but can I get more details? How do you attach with wire (hate to use styrofoam, metal can recycle too)! How long do you dry the wreath or the leaves? How do you prevent yellowing? Thanis

Thank you, Yuni! This post is one of my most popular posts on the blog! I probably should make more wreaths!