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How to Make a Wreath in Any Style, From Grapevine to Metal
Crafting a stunning wreath is simple: Just gather the right supplies, seasonal embellishments, and a large dose of holiday spirit.
Wreaths are created to honour the natural cycles and all life. Our editors have worked hard to move wreaths beyond their conventional festive connotation since the outset. We’ve made a tonne of other stunning wreaths throughout the years to hang over mantels, decorate doorways, and decorate walls. Natural evergreens, straw, pinecones, coffee filters, Christmas ornaments, even fresh cranberries (one of Martha’s all-time favourite wreaths) have all been used to create these wreaths.
Although wreaths are most frequently associated with Christmas, they make lovely decorations all year long. A pinecone wreath on a door in the fall makes it appear cosy and welcoming. A cranberry wreath provides a vibrant contrast to the sparse trees and snowy skies of winter. Satin rosebuds put on a wreath covered in ribbon addevents in the spring are delicately detailed. Additionally, seashells of all colours and sizes can be gathered from the shore throughout the summer to decorate an oceanfront beach house. Create fresh wreaths with items you haven’t used before, such as crystals, wired ribbons wound into bows, golden leaf stickers, and even dried sweet-gum seed pods.
Try making a wreath out of cedar boughs you’ve collected after going on a walk in the woods, or make one out of seashells you’ve gathered at the beach. You can make special decorations all year long with a little creativity. Since the wreaths are nonperishable, you can use them year after year and they are lovely to display both inside and outside.
1.What You’ll Need
Why not keep a container stocked with wreath-making tools so you may experiment with seasonal materials at your convenience? These loops are created by our editors using a number of technologies. Use floral wire of various gauges on paddles (in the colour green if using foliage or other wire such as copper or brass) to secure components to your wreath’s form. You may also use twine, floral pins, straight pins in different sizes, flowery tape in various colours and craft glue.
Use pruning shears or tiny snips to shape greenery. Of course, the sharpest tools for cutting wire are wire snips. Reaching into small spaces is made easier by using needle-nose pliers. Monofilament, sometimes referred to as fishing line, is required to hang your wreath for a seamless, no-show appearance.For a striking, vibrant display, use raffia and ribbon instead. Picture hooks, D rings, screw eyes, and nails are all useful pieces of hanging hardware to have on hand for your project. Work gloves are still required to avoid slick fluid and spiky evergreen needles.
Various gauges of floral wire
blooming tape
- slender pins
- craft adhesive
- Pruning scissors
- Sharp-nosed pliers
- Monofilament
- hanging devices
- working gloves
2.How to Make a Grapevine Wreath
The base of a grapevine wreath is composed of intertwined bundles of twigs, and it is well known for being one of the most sturdy bases that also has a rustic beauty.
1.Cut decorations into 6 to 8 inch pieces using shears (seen here: juniper sprigs, eucalyptus pods, caspia, and snowberries).
2. Organise them into bunches and wire them to the wreath’s base.
3.How to Make a Wire Wreath
The most adaptable wreath support is a wire wreath form. They come in a wide range of shapes and are strong enough to hold heavy objects like citrus fruits and evergreen boughs. For a thin, delicate wreath, a single-wire frame works best; for a lush-looking wreath, start with a double-wire frame.
Place a small bundle of foliage on the form and tightly wrap the stems three times with floral wire on a paddle. Avoid cutting the cable.
1. Wire-wrap the stems; add a second bundle, overlapping the first one by half.
2. Up till you reach the starting point, keep adding bundles. (You can use different evergreen clippings in place of the bay or eucalyptus sprigs we used for this wreath.
3. Additionally, we cut away a section of the wreath shape using a set of bolt cutters and wired the ends shut.)
4.Cut the wire with wire cutters after tucking it under the form and securing it with a knot.
5. Tie off the wire after it has completely covered the form, leaving a few extra inches before cutting the end.
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4.How to Make a Styrofoam Wreath
A lightweight, spherical, polystyrene wreath form is perfect for covering a wreath that cannot support weight on its own. Any type of material, including cloth and yarn, can be used to cover it.
1. Spray-paint the form or use fabric as a cover.
2. Then, drive a straight pin through the ornament and into the soft foundation beneath to affix embellishments (as demonstrated here with crystal pieces).
3. Repetition is key; arrange embellishments as closely as you can, adding smaller ones on top to fill in any gaps. (If they are not all flush, don’t panic; this adds dimension.)
5.How to Make a Straw Wreath
A full, spherical foundation that may hold a variety of elements is created in a straw wreath using padding natural straw or hay. The delicate form can then be embellished with leaves, dried flowers, or even clamshells by being pinned or adhered; nevertheless, a straw wreath is so lovely that you might prefer to hang it alone.
1.To tightly cluster embellishments on the straw shape, use flower pins to secure them to their stems.
2.Continue until the entire form has been covered.