How To Make Your Own Christmas Wreath

There are so many awesome ways to make a Christmas wreath.  Christmas wreaths are really easy to make. They are round and pretty too.  It is a simple matter to create wreaths which is one of the reasons that they are so popular. All you need is a circular frame and some eco-friendly resources. Wreaths can be made from local plants that are native to the area. Or you can fashion them from manmade materials and reusable items. Decorate your wreaths in any manner you see fit. Optional details include sprays of flowers and berries, Christmas ornaments, candy, Christmas cards and other decorative touches. They happen to sell wreaths and bases at Christmas Warehouse.

Beach Christmas Wreaths

These quintessentially beachside ornaments can be hung with care indoors, or outdoors on a front door or wooden fence post.  Most beach wreaths start with a circular base of sticks, real or faux greens, or even a foam core. Popular themes for Christmas wreaths include sea shells or sea stars, local plant matter like driftwood or palm fronds, or nautical elements such as light houses or boats. For example, a surfing enthusiast might enjoy a wreath which is adorned with a surfing Santa ornament, neon ribbon and a shark. But round stick bouquets would be suitable for lining every other post on the fence leading down the path to your private beach.

Organic Christmas Wreaths

It is possible to make a Christmas wreath out of all organic plant material. Perhaps you have time to go traipsing through the bush land picking fragrant bouquets of all native plant life. You can also purchase organically grown ingredients at your local market. After collecting a significant amount of colours and textures you will be nearly ready to create a stunning organic Christmas wreath. You will also need a wire wreath frame and some florist wire. Using the pliable wires meant for that purpose, join together sticks, branches or plants into small bouquets and arrange them in a pleasant circle on the wreath frame.

Paper Christmas Wreaths

You can sculpt beautiful and elaborate wreaths by weaving together attractive scraps of paper. Common kinds of decorative wreaths made from paper are rolled into cones, cylinders or triangular formations, or woven together like a basket using ancient origami techniques. For the holidays it is a nice idea to use stationary, gift wrap, sheet music or the pages of an old book. To be particularly embellished you could scrunch each one into a perfect rosette until you have constructed an impressive paper Christmas wreath to hang on the door. You can also stick a lot of those tiny paper cocktail umbrellas into a Styrofoam circle.

Old Sweater Christmas Wreaths

Recycle ugly Christmas sweaters and scarves by sewing them back together in the shape of a wreath. To avoid a stuffed animal appearance it is a good idea the construct old sweater Christmas wreaths over a sturdy frame of Styrofoam or wire. With scarves all you have to do is wrap the length of the garment around the wreath base and you're through. It is not really that difficult to cut up an old sweater and then sew it into a circular cloth case. You could even use the yarn left over to fashion an array of bows and cloth flower embellishments to scatter across your sweater wreath. Add extra touches like sparkly buttons, tinkling bells and shiny sequins for a more Christmasy feel.

Ornament Christmas Wreaths

Many people go the route of hanging a few Christmas ornaments on a circular frame of faux evergreen. A similar effect can be achieved on a frame of organic plant materials, sticks and wire. It is usually advantageous to add a ribbon bow, fairy lights and/or some tinsel to the arrangement. Or you can skip the plant stuff altogether and build a wreath with a steady core frame and the Christmas ornaments themselves.  The Christmas ornaments could be replaced by candy or toys in this situation. Or you could mix and match the different objects into an eye catching pattern for the holiday season. All of it should suspend from the wall by a single beautiful bow.