How to Hang a Wreath on a Glass Door
By Michael Kelley
Rockdale Wreaths Family
Glass needs a magnetic hanger
Hanging wreath on glass door work starts with the magnetic hanger. An over-the-door hanger fits wood or metal. It does not fit a glass pane. To do it right use a magnetic hanger, two magnets, one on each side of the glass. It works well when the wreath is light for the magnetic hook you bought.
What to buy
Get a magnet pair made to grip through a pane, not a single fridge magnet. Read the weight limit on the package. A fresh balsam wreath with pine cones and a bow weighs more than a dried floral wreath. Check the weight of your wreath and get a magnetic hanger that is rated for more than your wreath.
A magnet to hang wreath on glass door is a set: one magnet indoors, one outdoors, and a hook on the outside piece.
How to hang wreath on glass door
Dry the pane first. Water and fingerprints let the magnet creep. Measure down from the top of the door, put a strip of painter’s tape at that height, and look from the walkway before you commit.
Press the indoor magnet against the tape line. Hold the outdoor magnet at the same height until the two pieces lock. Hang the wreath on the outdoor hook. Open and close the door. If the Rockdale wreath slides, it is too heavy for that pair.
Put one magnet inside and one outside, then hang the greens on the outside hook. If the balsam is too heavy, the magnets slip. That is how to put wreath on glass door.
Sliding glass
How to hang a wreath on a sliding glass door is that same product, attached so the panel still opens. Keep the greens out of the track and off the lock. Make sure the door will still open and close completely. Don't attach it to the side that slides behind the fixed side of the door.
How do I hang a wreath on a glass door means you cannot use a nail or an over-the-door hanger on the pane. If the magnets will not grab, the pane is likely double-pane or coated. Do not add glue. Tie a ribbon over the door, or move the piece to wood or metal.
After it is up
In wind, run clear fishing line from the lower greens to the hook so the wreath does not spin. Using magnets is enough to show door wreaths on glass when the pane is a single sheet and the wreath stays inside the weight limit.
The balsam is cut on our farm in Maine. Rockdale Forest is that farm.
