There are certain crafts I’ve always wanted to try, but never had a chance. Ceramic making, fabric draping and glass blowing spring to mind, as does wreath making. The first three are definitely on my list for 2016, but for now I’m delving into the world of making my own natural holiday wreaths. With the help of my friend Gemma, I came to realise that a) they’re actually very easy and quick to do and b) it’s a very forgiving craft, meaning that you can add basically whatever you want to a circular base and it will look pretty good. Flowers and foliage are great like that! Try your local flower markets where produce for these sorts of projects will be cheaper. Ore you could do some foraging and get all the supplies in the wild you need including branches and leaves!
Easy Natural Wreath
Instead of buying a base or using floral oasis, we made our own, it was so easy so I definitely recommend doing it this way.
You need
- 1 metre pieces of bendy branches
- evergreen foliage
- florists wire
- scissors
- flowers that dry nicely such as roses
- ribbons
How to
1. The first thing you need to do is create the base for your wreath. Do this by wiring a few pieces of branch together into a longer more sturdy piece.
Once you’ve done that, curve the branches around into a circle and wire the circle together. Snip away any edges.
3. Add two pieces of evergreen at the base of the circle where the branches overlapped (this will hide them), with twiggy ends facing each other. Wire on a few more pieces of evergreen until you are happy with the thickness.
4. If you have flowers, wire those on too. We chose roses that will look lovely once dried. Finally, add a bow of ribbon at the bottom.
So easy! And really, I know you might think I’m having you on but it only took us like 15 minutes. Quick, cheap, cheerful and will no doubt have people wanting you to make one for them too. A great gift!
This looks so cute! X
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That is so cute, and simple, and looks amazing! Thank you for sharing!
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Yes, it looks indeed easy and I like the result a lot 🙂
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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Aw man that’s so pretty! <3
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The colors you used is so elegant, for they aren’t the usual bright festive red!
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This is so pretty and I love the roses! http://www.lovesthefind.com/
Nice and very minimalist like always
This is perfect for Christmas 🙂 Loving the simplicity and minimalism of the wreath. Thank you so much for sharing these step by step instructions <3 So helpful!
XO, Elizabeth
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I love this. I’ve been toying with the idea of hanging a wreath on my door, but didn’t want a bulky commercial one from the store. This would be perfect. Kind of minimal, kind of dainty. Thanks for sharing the awesomess, as usual :-.)
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Wow, this looks gorgeous! I’m too clumsy to accomplish such a perfect wreath 😀
Love,
Hannie Arden from Missing Wanderer.
Your wreath came out absolutely gorgeous!! This seems like such a fun holiday craft!
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I adore this post! Such a unique concept, you Pinterest queen! x
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Great post, love this DIY!
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StephC
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Nice concept! It looks so cute!
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This looks so beautiful!
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Great idea. Thanks for sharing with us dear 🙂
Khadija
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So pretty and easy I love this! Great idea for our door! (we still have our fall wreath hanging up! Oops!)
Xoxo
Annie
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That is a lovely idea, we should all make wraiths more by ourselfs rather than buying a new one every year!
I love the simplicity of it. It is fresh and festive. I’m sure if anyone does this for their home. I would be very impressed.
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Very pretty…happy creating and merry making!