Hardly anyone will remember now what a Christmas wreath of spruce branches hanging on the front door means, especially since in Russia the traditions and attributes of Christmas were replaced by New Year's with Soviet overtones almost 100 years ago.
DIY Christmas wreaths
Originally, the Christmas wreath was nothing more than a calendar! And on the eve of Christmas, Hamburg theologian Johann Hinrich Wiecher came up with the idea of lighting a small red candle on a wreath of spruce every morning, symbolizing the weekday of the week, and a large white candle, meaning Sunday. The fact is that his little children constantly asked their father when Christmas would come. That is why he decided to put such an unusual calendar on the table, which later became one of the symbols of the holiday, moving to the front door to meet guests.
But despite the fact that this decoration is currently considered Western, Russian needlewomen are gradually mastering its manufacture, and not only in ordinary technique and from familiar materials, but also from everything that only the soul desires.
Christmas wreath of branches
A Christmas wreath made from coniferous branches is the traditional version of this festive decoration.
If you have doubts about which branches are best and most correct to make a Christmas wreath, then there really are no strict regulations, simply because the tradition of making a wreath itself has undergone significant changes several times during its existence.
We cut out a ring of those sizes from cardboard, which will be our future wreath. Next, you need to make the frame voluminous, for this you need thick paper. Squeezing and twisting the paper, we tie it with a string or wire to a cardboard ring. The structure should turn out to be quite dense and even, therefore, you should additionally walk the rope along its entire diameter, tightening and compacting the paper.
- Then attach the branches to the frame.
The spruce branch must be disassembled into shorter ones and then each of them must be attached with wire, rope or glue of your choice to the frame. The twigs should be fastened in the same direction, and also immediately fill in the white areas so that the structure looks more natural and beautiful.
- In conclusion, you need to decorate the wreath.
To decorate a Christmas wreath, you can choose from:
- cones;
- Christmas balls;
- walnut shells;
- dried rowan berries;
- satin ribbons, etc.
You can decorate a wreath with anything you want. The main thing is to decide in advance on the color scheme (usually spruce branches are decorated in red colors), and not overdo it, leaving the opportunity to admire the needles, which you so diligently fastened to the frame. Also, do not forget that all parts must be literally glued tightly for safety reasons, especially if there are small children in the house.
The option of making a Christmas wreath on a cardboard ring is not the only one possible. Perhaps for someone it will seem more acceptable and easy way make a wreath on a wire frame.
For such a wreath you will need:
- wire, such as aluminum;
- branches of a coniferous plant;
- rope or thin wire;
- glue gun;
- elements for decoration.
Procedure for making a wire-based wreath:
- We twist the wire into a ring of the desired diameter. Depending on the softness of the wire, we wrap it one or more times to ensure the rigidity of the structure.
- We begin to fasten the spruce branches with a thin wire or rope to a thick wire frame. The branches are attached in one direction, for example, clockwise, and with an overlap. The more branches there are, the richer and more beautiful the wreath itself will be.
- We decorate the resulting wreath with any decorations of your choice, not forgetting to attach them with a glue gun for reliability.
Only cardboard or only wire frames can turn out to be not very strong or too flexible, so you can use an option that combines the merits of each of them to make a frame for a Christmas wreath.
A solid base for a DIY Christmas wreath (video)
Christmas wreaths from scrap materials
Losing its original meaning over time, the Christmas wreath takes on a new and new design, which sometimes, it seems, no longer has anything to do with either New Year or Christmas.
Only the shape of the circle remains unchanged, without which the wreath would cease to be.
In addition to the calendar designation of the expectation of the birth of Christ, the wreath acquired new meanings that flowed from its round shape... A wreath lying on a table with four candles was associated with the globe and the indicated cardinal points. In addition, the circle is a symbol of the wheel or eternal life, which will give the Resurrection of Christ.
One way or another, there are many options for the execution of this Christmas decoration, each of which is easy to repeat yourself and then decorate your home for the holiday.
From tinsel
A Christmas wreath made of tinsel most of all resembles a wreath of spruce branches, therefore it is in second place in terms of preferences in the manufacture of this festive idea.
To make such a wreath, you will need to make a frame according to one of the options described above, namely, on the basis of a cardboard or wire ring. Whichever frame you choose, it will need to be reinforced with newspapers in order for the wreath to be voluminous, creating the illusion of splendor of the decoration.
Then the base must be literally wrapped in tinsel, avoiding gaps, and in order for the rain to hold well, fix its ends on the wreath frame with liquid nails (glue gun). After the base is decorated with tinsel, you can attach any decorations you like. Usually they use red satin ribbons and balls on a green background.
A detailed video master class on how to make a Christmas wreath from tinsel, satin ribbons and Christmas balls
Cones
To make a wreath of cones you will need:
- cardboard and newsprint for the frame;
- cones of any size;
- glue gun;
- paint cans on request.
To make a Christmas wreath from cones at home, you need to cut a ring out of cardboard, the diameter of which corresponds to the future wreath. Twisting, attach newspaper sheets to a cardboard ring, creating volume. And then to the resulting base, you need to glue the cones one by one so that there are no gaps left. Small round cones should be fastened close to each other, elongated cones should be glued with an overlap, just like spruce branches. If desired, the finished wreath or each cone separately can be painted over with gold, white or silver paint from a spray can before gluing. Of course, other elements like ribbons or dried rowan berries can also be used for a pine cone-based Christmas wreath.
From sweets
A Christmas wreath made of candies is practically no different from a wreath of cones. The main task in its manufacture is to stock up on a sufficient amount of your favorite sweets and glue them to the frame so that it is easy to unfold and eat them. That is why in this case candies in foil and those with a candy wrapper tied on top of a pyramid candy are best suited.
From paper
A paper Christmas wreath can be made in several ways:
- String mugs, for example, corrugated, on the wire frame. The more details are strung and the lighter and more delicate the paper from which they are made, the more airy and delicate the wreath looks.
- Glue paper elements to the frame, like cones or candy earlier. Such a wreath is notable for the fact that paper figures can represent anything, forming together, for example, a biblical story.
- Glue a purchased foam frame in one layer, say, newspaper, and attach a few paper flowers or other details. Such a wreath looks very conceptual and will perfectly complement the designer interior of a modern young man's city apartment.
From Christmas balls
From Christmas balls making a Christmas wreath is perhaps the easiest. For this you will need:
- wire and tools for bending it (for example, pliers);
- glue gun;
- a large number of Christmas balls of different sizes.
How to make a wreath of balloons:
- For safety reasons and for the strength of the structure, it is worth glueing the Christmas balls at the point where they dock with the metal suspension. So the ball will be guaranteed to be attached to the wire, will not fall or break at the most inopportune moment.
- Then you need to round off the wire, but do not rush to hook it into a ring.
- We begin to string the balls on the wire, like beads on a string, with the only difference that there must be a lot of balls and they must all "look" in different directions, making the wreath "lush". When all the balls are strung, we make a hitch from the ends of the wire, similar to a loop in a chain. You can cover it with a bow from satin ribbon... The wreath is ready!
Beautiful master class: a Christmas wreath made of branches, cones and Christmas decorations (video)
Rustic style
If you are planning to hang a Christmas wreath in a country-style interior, then you can use this option.
For this design, you can use natural materials: burlap, cones, jute strings.
The base of such a wreath can be made from a cardboard circle or from a wire twisted to a certain diameter.
If you work with cardboard, then just glue small pieces of burlap on it, folded, as in the photo. You can make decor and solid canvas by making a burlap drapery and gluing it in the right places.
If your wreath is made of wire, then you can use a padding polyester (or ordinary newspapers) to wind and add volume, over which to wind strips of burlap or other natural material in a spiral.
As a decor for such a country wreath, painted with white acrylic paint cones, jute bows and figurines of trees and deer, cut out of colored cardboard.
This kind of Christmas wreath will be a great addition to a rustic room.
Eco-style Christmas wreath
Ecological interior design in new year holidays will accentuate a wreath made of vines.
Such a decoration can be made in literally a matter of minutes. We need:
- pre-harvested vine;
- Christmas tree branches;
- cones;
- acorns;
- berries, small apples;
- natural fabric ribbons.
Twist a few twigs of the vine into a circle. You can strengthen the structure if you wrap the rods with a strong thread or an additional thin twig of a vine.
Then use a glue gun to attach the decorative items. These can be ordinary pine or spruce cones, sprigs of needles, acorns, rose hips, etc.
Of course, you need to take care of creating such a wreath in advance, even in the fall, having prepared everything you need.
Beautiful bows made of natural materials will perfectly complement the composition.
It is easy to see from the example of several workshops that making a Christmas wreath by yourself at home is not so difficult. In order to enjoy your wreath for a single year, you need:
- Pay great attention to the base of the wreath. A sturdy frame that does not lose shape when dropped or pressed is half the battle.
- Stock up on enough decor material. Whatever you choose - twigs, cones or candies - it is better if there are a lot of them than not enough. It is important to adhere to the concept to the end, without leaving any voids on the wreath.
- Don't make a dump out of the wreath. If you are not confident in your ability to beautifully combine a large number of details, it is better to take as a basis only three elements, for example, twigs, ribbons and balls or twigs, cones and beads.
By following these tips and using master classes, you will certainly be able to please yourself and your loved ones with a beautiful and high-quality one that will decorate your door not only this year.
The most fabulous and most beloved holiday of children is approaching - New Year... On holidays, streets and houses turn into fairy tale, everything around shines and shimmers, and on the shelves of stores there is an abundance of New Year's decorative elements, which delights not only children, even adults do not remain indifferent.
The whole family prepares for this holiday in advance. To create in an apartment-house festive atmosphere, we are trying to decorate our home with New Year's attributes. Nowadays, Christmas wreaths are very popular.
The tradition of decorating a house with a Christmas wreath came to us from Western countries, our citizens also liked this New Year's decor, and we began to adopt the tradition of decorating the door with such an elegant festive wreath.
Naturally, there are a great many options for a Christmas wreath on sale, as they say, for every taste and color. But the wreath self made made together with the child is not just a New Year's attribute, it is a kind of amulet for your family hearth.
Making such a wreath is not difficult, the most important thing is your desire, good mood and the materials that you have at your fingertips. Also, materials for such a product can be purchased in specialized hand-made stores. In such shops, you can buy a ready-made base for a wreath. It is worth such a pleasure from 80 UAH and higher - it all depends on the size of the base and the materials from which this base is made. And what a variety of decorations there is, in general, be patient, and most importantly - prepare financially for such a campaign.
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The base for the wreath
A Christmas wreath consists of decorations and a base to which they are attached. Hanging wreaths are usually made of lightweight material. The basis for the wreath can be twigs, grapevine, a rim from a baby wheel, straw. A piece of hose, thick cardboard, or, say, a piece of wire will also work. Twigs, vines can be painted in any color or left natural. A piece of hose can be wrapped with a cloth or thread and dyed too. In general, your imagination will come in handy. If there is no desire to puzzle over what and how, then the Internet will help you: find a suitable master class there and create.
Ideas for decorating a festive wreath
When the base is ready, you can start decorating the wreath. There are a lot of ideas for this action, as they say, there would be a desire.
A traditional wreath should include three colors: green (symbolizes hope), red (love), white (light spiritual qualities).
If you and your baby prefer blue or pale purple, feel free to experiment: traditions are good, but you should like the product.
On the base you have prepared, you can attach cones, pine branches, thuja with a glue gun, but it is better not to use a spruce in the manufacture of such a product, because the spruce quickly crumbles. You can also add here walnuts... To make your wreath shine, you can pre-paint cones, nuts or acorns with gold or silver spray paint - and a mysterious flicker will be provided.
They look very original and even have a very nice smell New Year's wreaths of citruses, cones, nuts, cinnamon sticks and rowan twigs.
You can decorate such a wreath with everything that your imagination tells you: tangerines, apples, dried flowers, decorative braid, etc.
If you haven't stocked up on natural materials, it doesn't matter, you can make a New Year's wreath from Atlas or packing ribbons. To do this, it is necessary to cut the tapes into equal lengths, for example, 6 cm in length, fold in half, and alternately glue to the prepared base with an overlap in relation to each other. You will get a very elegant and original wreath, and a drop of citrus aromatic mala on a fabric festive wreath will fill your home with New Year's mood.
Very delicate and airy, like snow, it turns out a wreath of tulle. And those with a sweet tooth will love the New Year's wreath of sweets.
You can also make a wreath that will be a decoration for more than one holiday. To do this, you need artificial spruce branches, which can also be purchased in specialized shops, the prices, however, for such products are rather big - one branch from UAH 30 and higher. The branches need to be decorated with New Year's balls, which, by the way, can be changed for the next New Year for other decorations. And if we weave an electric garland into the wreath, it will be especially effective.
Festive wreaths look great only from Christmas balls. The balls must be glued to the base and to each other with a glue gun. At the end, the product can be complemented with a beautiful bow.
On the Web, you can find a master class on how to make a wreath from threads. So, you will need thick woolen threads. It is necessary to wrap the base of the wreath with them very tightly, thread to thread, in several layers. Such a festive wreath can be decorated with Christmas-tree felt flowers or felt figures - whatever your imagination tells you.
By the same principle as a simple wreath, you can make a snowman. Only you will need to make base rings of different diameters (head, middle and lower parts of the snowman). These rings can be stapled together with a glue gun or joined with a string. And you can decorate the snowman at your discretion, for example, knitted hat, a scarf or just a hat. Such a snowman will look great on the front door of your house or decorate the wall of a children's room - the child certainly will not mind such a New Year's decoration.
Of course, you can buy a ready-made Christmas wreath, but a wreath made with your child carries the warmth of your hands, you put your soul into a handmade product, so such a Christmas wreath will have a special New Year's magic. We all, both children and adults, believe and hope for a miracle.
Wish you creative success and magical inspiration!
How can you steal an apartment for the holiday on a budget and beautifully? There are many options, but one of simple options New Year's decor Is to make a beautiful simple festive wreath in New Year's style.
This is very simple form decor, but it looks very beautiful and festive. You have probably already seen in European films that people decorate doors, walls and fireplaces with such wreaths during the Christmas period.
We also adopt their tradition and begin to create our own wreaths for the holiday from a variety of materials.
Such decorations immediately cheer me up!
Pine cone is the most affordable type of decor in the Urals and Siberia. We have several city parks where pine and spruce trees are planted, so there are plenty of cones.
They can be used in their original form, or they can be coated with glue or colorless varnish and sprinkled with sparkles.
By the way, kids will also love the lesson of creating a wreath.
Any Christmas decoration, like a wreath, consists of two parts: the base and the decor. The bases are very different: foam, paper, wire, fabric.
You can buy them in the store, or you can make them at home with your own hands.
Consider two basic options:
- We make a round base for the wreath of paper. We take newspaper spreads or any other paper and fold it across, then wrap it with another of the same spread, connect it with masking tape.
Try expanding the ring to make it thicker.
With a finishing layer, wrap the entire workpiece with masking tape to get a white base.
- Also use cardboard as a base. Cut a circle of the selected diameter from a piece of cardboard.
To make it voluminous, glue crumpled paper to the base and glue it with masking tape.
Make a loop of strong thread on the base to hang the wreath.
We glue the wreath with cones with a hot gun, you can paint them or glue them with sparkles. And you can sprinkle "snow" from the aerosol on top.
Leave room for the balls among the cones, otherwise they will look ugly. Glue Christmas balls between the cones on the base with hot glue or crystal glue.
Decorate the seamy side with tinsel tape.
This will remove the handicraft look of the product.
How to make a DIY Christmas wreath on the door?
The front side of the doors greets your guests, and when they are already decorated, the guests will have a desire to take a closer look at your masterpiece and create such beauty by themselves. Well, the mood, of course, will rise.
The decor in the form of a wreath on the door should hold well, so we make a loop of thick thread from which you hang your masterpiece.
One of the easiest options for a wreath on the door is from Christmas balls.
You will need:
- Thicker wire
- 2 packs of small balls.
We make a ring from the wire.
Therefore, you need to take a thick wire so that it does not deform under the weight of the balls.
We thread the end of the wire into a skirt with a hole and string the balls, turning them in different directions.
Tighten the ends of the wire.
DIY felt crown: many ideas
Felt allows you to create very realistic shapes. It also adheres perfectly to both fabric and paper backing.
The base can be woven from bulky tissue in the form of a pigtail, but decorate with figures of deer, balls, Santa Claus and snowmen from felt.
You can make New Year's shoes, trees, flowers and other attributes of the New Year.
Here are several options for ideas for decorating a wreath with felt crafts.
Even fabric ribbons can be used to create beauty.
Very New Year's.
New year wreath made of balls and live spruce branches
The branch must be divided into small branches.
We put each subsequent one on top of the previous one and often wrap it with thread or rope.
Now we connect the ends of the branches and wrap them also in a spiral with thread. It turned out to be a circle.
If there are bald spots somewhere, then report small twigs to these places, wrapping them with threads to the base.
Now decorate with balls and other decor.
The balls can also be tied with a fishing line to pine twigs, or you can glue them with hot glue.
So that the needles do not crumble quickly, it is advised to put the branches in glycerin for a week, which will preserve moisture and pigment inside the branches.
You can make a base of thick wire by gluing branches to non-spruce branches, or you can tie the branches themselves together with wire in the form of a ring.
If you are using dried twigs or vines, then it is better to twist it in a spiral.
And you need to take branches of shrubs that do not prick.
Simple tinsel wreath for the new year
Tinsel is present in every home. This furry ribbon is an indispensable attribute of the New Year. It is decorated with walls, windows, a herringbone. But it is interesting to use it for a wreath as well. Only tinsel is better to take bright, fluffy and well-adhered to the base so that there are no bald spots.
You can make a wreath from silver, gold or red elements, choosing the desired tinsel tone.
You will need:
- Wire
- Masking tape
- Paper
- Green paints
- 3 tinsel, 2 m each
- Decor
We form a ring from thick wire so that it is strong.
We take any paper, wrap it around the wire and wrap it with masking tape.
We paint the workpiece in green color and let it dry.
Now we glue the tinsel to the base. Fix the edge with hot glue.
In some places, the already wound tinsel can be glued with hot glue.
You can wrap the wreath with Christmas beads, ribbon or braid.
It is better to paint the cones in white, golden colors or sprinkle them with a shimmer or grains of glitter.
DIY burlap Christmas wreath
Now comes the idea of everything natural. Therefore, you can take burlap as the highlight of the wreath. It is sold at hardware stores. Or you can buy the bag itself and cut it into ribbons of the desired width and length.
The beautiful texture and deliberate roughness of the fabric will only add aesthetics to the decoration, especially if you also decorate it with natural materials: dry twigs, peach seeds, cones, a rope or dried orange or lemon circles.
You will need:
- Base for a wreath made of paper, covered with tape or base made of wire
- Slices of burlap
- Cones, balls, candles and other decor
- Hot glue gun
You can twist the wreath backing from three wire rings of different diameters, but it's easier to replace it with a lightweight paper circle. A ring is formed from newspapers and covered with simple or masking tape. Paint it white or glue it over with white paper.
The burlap can be put in bleach, then it will have a more interesting color, you can paint it with acrylic paint.
Wrapped in burlap, glue glues all the folds and beautiful curves. Try to add more volume and wrinkles.
Decor is already glued on it: cones, dyed apricot kernels or avocado seeds, beads, braid and more.
Ideas for paper wreaths and napkins
A lot of ideas are invented using only paper and its derivatives in creativity.
It will be beautiful if you make stars out of paper and stick them on the base.
Or we can take the frame from toilet paper, they are hard to keep the shape and to give the desired composition to the wreath.
Using toilet paper rolls
You will need:
- 5 bushings
- Green paint or spray
- Glue gun
- Beads
The sleeves are not needed ecological, which dissolve in water, but ordinary ones, because we will paint them with green paint on both sides.
Once dry, mark the lines along the entire length of 1.5 cm and cut.
By the way, you can first cut the parts and then paint them, but this way there will be a lot of them and the process will be more laborious.
Now we form a flower of five petals and glue them together.
We fold the resulting flowers in the shape of a circle and also glue all the particles.
In the center we glue beads or buttons of scarlet or burgundy colors, as an attribute of the new year.
Try tape, tinsel, or gold braid.
Napkin wreath
Napkins are quite cheap and come in a variety of sizes and colors. Better to take solid shades.
You will need:
- The base for the wreath
- Pack of napkins
- Hot glue
- Decor
We make a substrate by rolling the newspaper spreads into a circle and wrapping them with masking tape.
Now we cut the package of monochromatic napkins into four parts.
We take a square of 3-4 layers, put a pencil in the middle so that the square seems to be put on it, but does not make a hole, and we glue the outer end with hot glue to the base.
So we do it all over the whole base.
Now we glue in beads, light balls, shiny ribbons.
Did you find something interesting for yourself from all of the above? There are many more interesting reviews on how to create a wreath of candied fruits, various small toys, using candles and garlands.
Have you seen circles decorated with tangerines or sweets?
The main thing is that the composition and the ratio of elements relative to each other are respected.
You can also make not only the classic round shape, but also square or star-shaped.
The composition point itself can be above, below or on the side.
And also evenly divided around the whole circle.
By the way, in this one I gave an example of an interesting wreath from the bottoms plastic bottles, which are connected by a thread. Every detail is painted in advance.
Doesn't it look cheap at all? Quite the opposite!
For such a wreath, you will need vibrant colors: roses, chrysanthemums or any of your favorite and coniferous twigs.
If music is not alien to your heart, then you can try to make such a wreath.
Cut the base out of cardboard, braid it with braid and glue the cones from the music magazine.
Wreaths of dried fruits, citrus fruits, spices and cones with nuts look and smell very beautiful.
Decorating a house with a Christmas and New Year's wreath is a very beautiful custom that came to us from Western countries. A few years ago, such wreaths looked quite exotic in Russia. But today it is an absolutely typical type of house decoration on the pre-Christmas days, which is made from spruce branches and four candles, fixed vertically or set on a table. According to Catholic custom, the first candle is lit on the first Sunday of the four-week fast - Advent, the next Sunday - on the second, and so on.
This fragile wreath was made of Christmas tree decorations and frost. Just shine.
To make a wreath, you can also use artificial spruce twigs, it is not at all necessary to destroy the trees.
Why only toys and snowmen, the butterfly on the Christmas wreath also looks harmonious.
Rowan twigs, dried flowers and pine spruce branches - your wreath will be the best.
The Christmas wreaths owe their appearance to the Hamburg Lutheran theologian Johann Hinrich Wiechern, who brought up children from poor families. During Lent, they kept asking when Christmas would come. And so that it was easy for children to count the time until the holiday, Wihern in 1839 made a wreath on the basis of an old wheel, which was decorated with nineteen small red and four large white candles. Every morning one small candle was lit in a wreath, and on Sundays a large one was added to them.
The symbolism of Christmas wreaths has several basic meanings. At first, the addition of fire and light in the wreaths symbolized the growing anticipation of the birthday of Jesus Christ - the light of the world. To all this was added the interpretation of the round shape, the symbolism of the wreath, due to the spruce greenery, the colors of candles and decorative ribbons acquired additional significance. So Christmas wreaths and four candles began to be associated with the meaning of the globe and the four cardinal points. The circle is considered to be a symbol of eternal life that Sunday gives, green is the embodiment of life itself, and candles are the light that illuminates the world during the days of Christmas. In Christmas traditions, it is customary to decorate wreaths with three purple and one pink candles, which correspond to the liturgical colors of worship during the Advent period. A pink candle is lit on the third week of Advent, when Sunday is called Gaudete, or Rejoice!
And such a bright wreath can be made from bright scraps of fabric. Under the picture you will find detailed master class.
DIY Christmas wreath
Of course, today you can buy these symbolic wreaths anywhere. But what could be better, quivering and even more majestic, how to make a new year wreath with your own hands and decorate your holiday home with it. This will hide the real mystery of waiting for a miracle, although it would seem that this is just needlework, the result of which will be christmas toy, of which there are already many. After all, few people observe the fast, and only a few adhere to the ritual of lighting candles.
it faux Christmas tree or real? I don’t see the difference, but I’ll make a wreath out of an artificial one, why kill a living tree?
Fir should be pruned and cleaned regularly. and from cut branches and fallen cones you can make such a wonderful wreath.
Fluffy, bright and in a scarf, so as not to catch a cold on New Year's Eve - such a wreath will be to the delight of children.
But this spruce spruce branches definitely appeared after cutting the spruce. And they got rid of the dry twigs (let the tree rejoice), and weaved a wreath. It is not necessary to cut down a beautiful blue spruce for the week of the holiday.
On the wreath, an owl and a charming poinsettia Christmas flower peacefully coexist.
But in the process of making this beauty, a person subconsciously becomes imbued with the sacredness of the action and, to complete the work, in full force is overwhelmed with the feeling of the triumph of the sanctity of the upcoming event. As for the degree of complexity of making a wreath, there is nothing difficult about it. In addition, you should not deny yourself the joy of doing joint work with the children. And after determining the type of wreath and preparation necessary materials you can start working without any hesitation.
From a tie, feathers, balloons, what kind of wreaths do not exist!
So, the main thing in the wreath is the base, its base, which will keep the decoration from scattering. The basis is created from any suitable subject... The classic base is natural raw materials in the form of straw, twigs, vines and even the rim of a wooden wheel. At worst, you can use wire. But in practice, any available material is taken as the basis for the wreath. So an excellent base will turn out from wires twisted and fixed in the form of a circle (for example, a simple extension cord). A piece of hose, thick cardboard that can be glued from several layers of a thinner one, newspapers compressed into bundles and fixed with a thin wire, a fabric in the form of a roller filled with cotton wool or synthetic winterizer, and similar materials will also do.
Classic coniferous wreath.
But this wreath-candlestick will sparkle with a gentle flicker from the candle flame.
Toys, beads, nuts and garlic - you can immediately see the hostess in the house.
To do DIY Christmas wreath, you will have to stock up on garden wire or twine, scissors or pruning shears, glue or liquid nails, and also a decoration for a wreath. For a traditional wreath, you will need spruce or pine spruce branches, which can be replaced with a branch of a thuja or holly. You can also make a wreath, which will be an adornment "for ages", if you use artificial spruce branches, and then periodically change the decor. By the way, you can decorate a wreath not only with the usual Christmas decorations, but also everything that your imagination can tell you. For example - dried flowers, cones, berries, fruits, vegetables, cinnamon sticks, spices, citrus peels cut in the form of a spiral, cayenne peppers, tangerines, apples, artificial and natural flowers, sweets, sweets, Christmas cookies, garlands, Christmas decorations, decorative braid, beads and ribbons. Ordinary brushes and paints, silver and gold sprays and artificial snow will also come in handy.
Such a wreath of ribbons can be made even by a baby under mom and dad's guidance.
Take a wire ring as a base and generously decorate it with ribbon bows.
Who would have thought that a peppermint wreath could be made from a regular dry cleaning hanger?
The handmade shop sells such soft blanks for a wreath, you just have to buy red felt and cut circles of the same size from it.
We form flowers from felt circles and invisible ones and generously decorate our wreath.
Do you have old hoops lying around or just have a round base? Decorate it with tinsel and the wreath is ready!
Will not be superfluous either practical advice, for example, how to make a pine wreath or spruce branches... Usually, the frame is made of wire or other rigid material first. Then the coniferous branches of the required length are cut and the weaving of the wreath begins. The branches are laid in a clockwise direction, and the bare part of the previous branch is covered by the lush part of the next one. The second layer is woven in the opposite direction, which will help to add volume to the product. The branches are fastened together with wire, and it is better to take the green one, which will be invisible against the background of the needles. Thin garden wire or craft wire will also work. The number of layers is taken such that christmas wreath, do it yourself done will be pleasing to the eye. Then the wreath is braided with a satin ribbon and decorated with the materials of your choice. Usually such a wreath is hung on the front door or on the wall, and also placed on a coffee table or shelf. But the future location of the wreath needs to be thought out in advance, because it can turn out to be quite heavy, which will not hold on to an adhesive tape or a pushpin, and you don't always want to spoil the wall with a thick nail. Therefore, even before you start working with a wreath, you need to decide on its placement. If it is possible to fix it vertically on a strong mount, then you can make a heavy version of the wreath, and if the mount is rather flimsy, then it is better to choose a lighter shape, which will make the decoration no worse. And if you still want to make a weighty thing, but it didn't work out with the mount, then you can place the wreath on a horizontal surface - a table, shelf, stand. But here it will be possible to allow your imagination to roam in full breadth and load the wreath with any, even the most weighty toys. It will look so pretty heavy, but very symbolic christmas wreath of cones decorated with golden spray artificial snow, nuts and apples. Candles are traditionally inserted into such a wreath, laid on the table. To fix them well, you can heat the wire and stick it perpendicularly into the base of the candle, then fix the wire to the main frame and decorate the lower part by a third with coniferous branches.
Everything. what you need for this wreath is sold in the supermarket, you just have to strictly adhere to our master class.
Wrap a white ribbon around the base, and then prepare the snowflakes.
True, you can make a wreath of feathers in a different way by wrapping a boa around the base.
And this wreath with roses is also made from a round base and felt.
Lovers of handicrafts probably have a lot of small balls at hand, from which, by the way, a beautiful wreath will come out.
Cut citrus fruits into slices, dry them in the oven and we will show you what to do with this good.
And here's what to do: twist a ring out of straw and glue circles of oranges on it.
However, it is not necessary to use straw for a wreath; a regular blank will also work.
Such a beautiful wreath of red balls is made easily and quickly. Read our master class.
Take a wire hanger. Such hangers are available in dry cleaners.
Use pliers to separate the hanger.
Prepare several sets of balls of different diameters.
By the way. we needed about 80 balls to work.
String the balls onto the base so close to each other that the wire is not visible.
If the balls start to knock and roll, secure them with a drop of glue-seconds.
Your wreath should be tight.
When the last piece is on, twist the ends of the hanger.
Now wrap the red ribbon around the hook.
Attach the tape with glue.
You just have to make a bow out of the ribbon and tie it to the wreath.
Although not only the base is made from almost any suitable material. The wreath itself and its decoration can also be made as an absolutely unexpected fruit of your own imagination. So you can create a wreath of buttons of different diameters and styles, attached to a cardboard base and suspended with a strap with a round buckle. You can also dispossess your husband and make a creative wreath of ties wrapped around a plastic headband so that the tongues look outward beautifully ornaments like flower petals. A completely unexpected option is a newspaper wreath: strips of paper are collected in the form of a volumetric flower and strung on a wire frame. You can decorate a wreath of fir paws with small Christmas balls and memorable family photos. Since the area is not particularly foreseen, you will have to limit yourself to five or six small photos.
Hang up christmas wreaths on the door possible without much difficulty: you need beautiful ribbon tie it on the inside to the fittings or the door handle, throw it over the top of the door leaf and fix it in a suitable place with a button, tape or a nail. This will depend on the weight of the decoration and the material from which the door is made, since you definitely cannot hammer carnations into an armored canvas. On the front side, the wreath itself clings to the ribbon; from the inside of the room, the ribbon is usually decorated with cones, toys and rain.
But such a wreath can be made from red ribbons and burlap.
Hanging wreaths are usually made of lightweight material. Therefore, you can cover a tire from a children's bicycle with a beautiful striped fabric, decorate with beads and small postcards. It would be nice to pick up postcards in the old style. And from such a material, the wreath will definitely become your favorite: take a handful of small balls and decorate a circle with them from the same wire. You will get a soft and fluffy multi-colored caterpillar, curled up in a ring. Fast and cute. Probably everyone will love the idea of making a wreath of dried citrus rings attached to a paper ring. The wreath can be decorated with a spruce twig and a bunch christmas balls bright red with the same ribbon. Fragrant, beautiful and fun! A vine wreath looks fragile and elegant, on which snowflakes of all shades of blue are glued. The impression that they have just descended from the sky onto a vine branch. Very gentle Christmas wreath will turn out from azure ribbons, collected in ruffles and decorated with small snow-white balls that look like snowballs. You can also collect such a wreath from individual modules using the origami technique. For this, modules of the same size in the amount of approximately 60 pieces are folded from green colored paper of several shades. The assembled triangles are laid on a cardboard sheet with a circle drawn in the upper part in the shape of a wreath: from a darker color to a lighter one, which will create the illusion of volume. At the same time, the sharp corner of the module is hidden under the previous figures, as in the real branches. Then a pink cardboard candle with a yellow paper flame is "placed" in the center of the wreath. Paper snowflakes cling to the streamer ribbons, as if hanging from a wreath. A cardboard sheet can be taken in a wooden frame or an edging made of the same bright cardboard. That's it - unexpected and cute. Happy Holidays!
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