A Few Simple Wreaths You Can Make at Home
Nothing says, “welcome to my home” more than a beautiful wreath hanging on the door. You can also use them indoors also – I put small wreaths on the two doors to my walk-in closet, on the wall near my front door and replace many of my paintings on my wall with seasonal during the holiday season.
Here are a few wreaths to try your hand at making –
A Pheasant Wreath
Purchase a 20 or 22-inch twig wreath. Add fall hued pheasant feathers, a few Brazil nuts or walnuts (you might spray them in a gold or bronze color) and a pretty satin bow in a fall color. (Tip: Use wire ribbon for a bow that won’t get crushed.)
A Huckleberry Christmas Wreath
Purchase a plastic foam wreath in the size you desire. Add artificial huckleberry branches around the edge, sticking the stems into the foam. (Tip: Dab a bit of craft glue to make sure the stems stay in securely.) Attach winterberries, and other dried seasonal berries around the center and inside of the wreath. (Tip: Attaching them in two random rows makes the wreath appear fuller.) Glue sumac leaves and dried amaranthus to complete the wreath. If you like, you might add a pretty bow either at the center top or center bottom of the wreath. (Tip: Using wire ribbon will keep the bow from getting crushed.)
A Variety of Eucalyptus Wreaths
Purchase a eucalyptus wreath in the size you prefer. Then add these embellishments –
First, the wreath all by itself is simply lovely and smells wonderful. Just hang it up.
Lightly spray the wreath with gold or silver spray paint. (Tip: put newspaper under and around the wreath to prevent damaging the surface you’re painting on. You might do this outside so the paint fumes are less intense.) Add a seasonal bow if you wish. Add a seasonal colored ribbon to the center top or center bottom of the wreath (Tip: change the color of the bow for different seasons.) Hot glue in tiny bunches of preserved or dried statice. Leave it as it is or add a bow as a finishing touch
At Christmastime, add tiny branches of red holly berries (you can also buy these in silver & gold) with hot glue. Place these in 1 or 2 large clusters around the wreath or place in small clusters around the entire wreath. Add a bow in seasonal colors or a plaid/print at the center top or center bottom of the wreath.
If you choose small wreaths, you can also use these as candle rings and other table top decorations.
Candycane Wreath
Supplies
�· Tracing paper
�· Medium-weight cardboard
Ã?· 1/2-inch-wide red ribbon (You can use Ã?¼” ribbon but it takes longer to wrap the wreath & you’ll need more ribbon)
�· Small candy canes
Instructions
1. Trace a circle the size of the wreath you wish to create on a piece of heavy cardboard and cut out the cardboard form.
2. Wrap the ribbon around the cardboard form with hot glue, being sure to completely cover the cardboard.
3. Arrange the candy canes on the cardboard and glue into place.
