Lenticular Funeral Wreath Prop

I found a pin for this prop on Pinterest, but there was no tutorial.  The original used a different lenticular picture, and what looked like a fall garland or two for covering the wreath form.  I'm not sure what kind of wreath form was used.  The prop also had a black ribbon that read "Beloved", and the wreath was on a dark wire stand, like you would see at a real funeral.

The first collage of photos shows my initial attempt at making the prop without instructions. I changed it a bit for the other photo collage, and I'm still not completely happy with it.  I may take some flowers out, and spread them out a bit. It seems too full.  I may also change some of the flowers out, if I find others that I like better. 

Overall, it was worth what little money I did spend on it.  The flowers were the most expensive part, and only because I used so many.  I think that it will make a nice addition to my cemetery scene this Halloween.

3/8" Frost King pipe insulation was used to make the wreath form. I attempted to use a pool noodle, but it was too thick to make a form small enough for this. There was too much space around the lenticular picture.

The hot glue and black lei flowers in the top left photo were not used, because I couldn't find my low-heat gun, and I don't want to hot glue anything until I rearrange the flowers somewhat.

I had to push most of the leaves up to meet the bottom of the flower before making my cuts, because they are spaced out further on the stems. This helps fill up space. I wasn't doing it at first, and had to go back and put them back on the first few flowers due to gaps.

I left about an inch of the stem between the pushed-up leaves and my cut line. This allows you some stem to use to anchor the flower into the wreath.

To cut the flowers, I used regular scissors to "score" the area that I was trying to cut, and then I bent the stem back and forth a few times for it to snap off there. Wire cutters would have been easier, but I was rather unorganized this morning.

The flowers, duct tape, and picture are all from Dollar Tree. The pipe insulation came in a package of several, from Home Depot, but I have seen them for sale at Dollar General, as well.


I am no florist! I cut the outer frame off, and squeezed the picture inside the wreath form. Luckily, it fit snugly. In the first attempt, I had taped the form to the front of the frame, but the picture was set too far back, and difficult to see. Below is the fixed version.

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