Making a DIY wreath is a great way to get a wreath that matches your holiday decor.
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Christmas wreaths are one of the most popular ways to decorate for the holidays.
One of the reasons that wreaths are so popular is that they are versatile. You can mount them on doors or walls, or lay them flat on tabletops to use as part of a centerpiece.
It’s easy to make your own Christmas wreath to match your home decor this year.
One of the easiest ways to make your own holiday wreath is to start with a green wreath form that is already filled with green leaves or twigs. You can then add your own holiday touch using floral sprays, artificial flowers, pine cones, ornaments, or other seasonal holiday decor.
For a more rustic look, start with a brown twig or grapevine wreath and then tuck greenery, floral, or berry sprays into the wreath to decorate it.
A wire wreath form let’s you build a holiday wreath from the ground up. This is the type of wreath form to use if you want to make a mesh ribbon wreath, or similar types of wreath.
Popular greenery types include Norfolk pine, cypress, and eucalyptus stems.
Berry stems, like rosehips, are great for decorating handmade wreaths.
Christmas flowers and winter season flowers, like poinsettias, are also great to use for making a DIY Christmas wreath.
Tuck pine cones, flowers, or berry springs into the wreath form to decorate the wreath. You can also wrap string lights around the wreath, or hang a ribbon or ornament from the center top or bottom of the wreath.
What You’ll Need to Make a DIY Christmas Wreath
Basics
- Wreath Form. Use a twig wreath form, a wire wreath form, or an embroidery hoop to shape your wreath.
- Artificial Flowers or Plants.
- Accessories. Use pine cones, flowers, berries, ornaments, or other small seasonal holiday decor to accent the wreath.
- Floral Wire.
- Florist’s Scissors.
- Wire Snips. Use wire snips to clip floral wire to use for attaching botanical elements to the wreath form.
- Hot Glue Gun.
- Hot Glue Sticks. Use caution when handling the hot glue, as it can burn your fingers or other surfaces.
To decorate the wreath
- Berry stems.
- Christmas Ornaments.
- Pine Cones.
- Ribbon.
- Succulent Picks. Succulents add unique style to a holiday wreath. These are especially great to use when you’re making a wreath to fit into a neutral or pastel color scheme.
How to Do It
- Use florist’s scissors to snip stems from the artificial plant bundles. Then tuck the stems into the wreath form. Use floral wire to secure the stems to the wreath form.
- Overlap the stems to hide the floral wire or floral tape where you attach the stems to the wreath form.
- Tie a ribbon at the top of the form to use to hang the wreath from a wreath hanger or nail. Or use a large ornament hook to make a wreath hanger.
DIY Christmas Wreath Tips
- Choose embellishments that match your holiday decor.
- For a more lush look, bunch several greenery stems and use floral wire to tie them together before adding the new bunch to the wreath form.
- Overlap the stems to hide the floral wire or floral tape where you attach the stems to the wreath form.
- Fill in bare areas of the wreath with greenery or floral picks, pine cones, or berry stems.
This post was all about how to make your own Christmas wreath.
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Credits
- Photo by Georgia de Lotz on Unsplash
- Photos used for illustrative purposes only.