How to make a DIY Christmas wreath: 70 cool ideas

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Tinsel, fabric, yarn, balls, cones, spruce branches, paper and even bottles make beautiful decorative elements.

Christmas wreaths of ribbons

If the previous options for winding the base are too simple for you, decorate the wreath with ribbon figures. Here you have to make an effort, but the result is worth it.

What do you need

• Comb;
• glue gun;
• narrow green ribbon;
• narrow red ribbon;
• narrow gold ribbon;
• scissors;
• cardboard;
• pencil;
• green felt;
• Christmas balls;
• red pom-poms;
• wide colored tape;
• thread;
• needle.

How to do

Use a comb and glue to make the green, red and gold ribbon figurines as shown in the video.

Cut a ring out of the cardboard. Now use it to make a second felt ring. Glue both blanks.

On the side of the base where there is no felt, make a loop of gold ribbon and glue the Christmas balls. Cover the place where they are attached with felt.

Glue ribbon blanks and pom-poms to the same side, as shown in the video. Sew a bow from a wide ribbon and fasten a small piece of gold ribbon in the middle. Place a bow over the balls.

And here is another interesting version of the ribbon wreath. A circle cut from a disposable plate was taken for the base. But you can also use a cardboard ring, as in the previous method.

Christmas wreaths from tinsel

The easiest and fastest way to make a Christmas decoration.

What do you need

• Bulk base made of polystyrene or cardboard (read below how to make it yourself);
• pencil - optional;
• wide tinsel;
• stationery pins or tape;
• fabric - optional;
• glue gun, fishing line or thread - optional;
• any New Year's decorations are optional.

How to do

If you don't have a suitable base, cut the ring out of heavy cardboard. If you want to make your workpiece voluminous, glue paper or film to it.

Wrap tinsel on top and secure it with pins or tape. If you are afraid that the base will be visible, you should wrap it with a fabric of a suitable color.

Using glue, fishing line or thread, you can decorate the wreath with Christmas decorations, pine cones, ribbons or other decorative elements.

By the way, a thin hanger can also serve as a basis. Here is a detailed process for creating such a wreath:

Christmas wreaths from Christmas balls

Such a wreath is also made quite quickly. You just need to stock up on a mountain of balls.

What do you need

• Thin hanger;
• Christmas balls;
• tape of a suitable color.

How to do

As in the previous tinsel method, the hanger must be bent to form a ring. Then the top of the wire should be untwisted.

Put a lot of Christmas balls on the hanger and secure the wire on top. Tie a large bow from the ribbon on the hook.

You can diversify the wreath by adding artificial pine branches with decorations to it. To do this, leave some space on both sides of the hook without filling it with balls. Then glue the branches there, and already on them - a bow.

The balls can also be fixed on a volumetric base for a wreath using a glue gun:

Christmas wreaths made of fabric or thread

An original wreath can be made by simply wrapping the base with any fabric or thread and adding festive decorations.

What do you need

• Bulk base or cardboard;
• cloth, burlap, twine or yarn;
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• stationery pins or tape - optional;
• any New Year's decorations.

How to do

Such wreaths can be made from both a volumetric and a flat cardboard base.

If using cloth or burlap, cut them into wide strips. Wrap the base, securing the chosen material with glue, pins or tape.

Then glue some decorations to the wreath. It can be Christmas decorations, artificial pine branches, New Year's decor and much more. Here are some ideas for inspiration:

Christmas wreaths made of pompons or balls of yarn

Pompons can be bought or made by hand. We will show you how to make a wreath from homemade pom-poms.

What do you need

• Yarn;
• a device for making pom poms or a fork;
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• bulk base or cardboard;
• Christmas decorations - optional.

How to do

From yarn - preferably multi-colored - make a lot of pom-poms. If they are of different sizes, the wreath will be more interesting.

In the video above, pompons are made using a special device. But you can use other methods as well.

A similar device is easy to make from cardboard:

You can make small pom-poms with a fork:

No less beautiful will turn out without any devices, if you just wind the yarn around your fingers:

Trim the edges of the pom poms with scissors. This will make them more flavorful and fluffy. Glue them to a bulk base or cardboard ring. If you wish, you can decorate the wreath with decorative items.

This is how unusual pom-pom wreaths look like:

In the same way, you can glue small balls of yarn to the base. Such jewelry looks no less original:

Christmas wreaths of cones

For lovers of making masterpieces from natural materials.

What do you need

• Willow rods or volumetric base;
• secateurs - optional;
• twine;
• glue gun;
• cones;
• Christmas balls;
• dried tangerine peel;
• nutshell;
• fruit pits;
• sponge;
• orange paint;
• White paint;
• artificial snow spray.

How to do

Twist the rods into a ring, as shown in the video. Cut off excess with pruning shears. As a basis, you can use a volumetric blank - ready-made or made by hand, as shown in the first method.

Make a loop of string on top and secure with glue.

Glue cones, balls, peels, shells and seeds to the wreath. Use a sponge to tint the wreath with orange and white paint. Sprinkle it with fake snow.

Here are some more examples of decorating cone wreaths:

A volumetric base can be made from a video about a tinsel wreath or use the tips from this master class:

A wreath with a flat cardboard base will also turn out very beautiful:

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Christmas wreaths from branches

For such wreaths, you can use both live spruce branches and artificial ones.

What do you need

• Willow rods or volumetric base;
• wire;
• secateurs;
• fir branches;
• threads;
• glue gun - optional;
• Christmas decorations are optional.

How to do

If you choose rods as a base, twist them into a ring and wrap them with wire.

Cut large spruce branches into several small ones with pruning shears. Attach them to the base with wire. If desired, make a loop out of the last one (this is not necessary, since the wreath can simply be hung from the base).

Wrap the threads around the branches to keep them from sticking out. Decorations can be glued to the wreath or screwed with wire.

Wreaths made of branches, especially natural ones, look very beautiful and elegant:

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Christmas wreaths made of paper

Beautiful decorative elements from ordinary colored and corrugated paper, as well as from unnecessary newspapers.

Plain paper wreaths

What do you need

• Scissors;
• cardboard;
• pencil;
• White paper;
• glue;
• green double-sided paper of different shades;
• Red ribbon;
• red double-sided paper;
• dense film;
• flat beads;
• threads;
• needle;
• beads with a hole.

How to do

Cut a ring out of cardboard, and then - according to the resulting template - the same one from white paper.

Glue the two green sheets together and draw a pencil around the cardboard ring. Draw a circle with a larger diameter and a smaller one in the middle. Cut the workpiece along the last marked lines.

Lubricate the cardboard ring with glue and glue to the green paper blank. Make cuts in the paper and glue the resulting rectangles to the ring. Place a loop of tape on the same side. Lubricate the ring with glue and cover with a blank of white paper.

Fold a few sheets of green and red paper across and cut along the fold. Then fold them into a narrow accordion, as shown in the video. Cut each accordion into small pieces. Opening them and alternating colors, place the blanks on the base in a circle.

Draw a small circle on the foil with glue and place the beads along the outline and in the middle. Cut out this circle and sew some thread to it, putting beads on it in the process. Glue flat beads on the other side of the workpiece.

Tie the resulting toy to a wreath. Instead, you can take a ready-made Christmas ball or other suitable decoration. Make a bow out of the ribbon and tie it to the top of the wreath.

Taking a disposable plate as a basis and gluing strips of colored paper to it, you can quickly and easily make a Christmas decoration:

From twisted paper strips, you get such a cute wreath:

Newspaper wreaths

What do you need

• Knitting needle;
• newspapers;
• glue;
• brush;
• green paint;
• red paint;
• Red ribbon.

How to do

Using a knitting needle, twist two sheets of newspaper into a tube, fix the tip with glue. Turn the straw into a ring by gluing the edges together.

Fold a few more newspaper sheets into wide strips and glue them in half lengthwise separately. Wrap them around the ring, making a thick base for the wreath.

Using the knitting needles, make many tubes of different lengths from the pieces of newspaper. Twist each of them and squeeze out the middle with your hands. The video shows this process in detail.

Glue the resulting blanks to the base. Color them green and red. Make a bow out of the ribbon and glue it to the top of the wreath.

And here is a version of a completely different wreath from the same newspaper tubes:

Corrugated paper wreaths

What do you need

• Cardboard;
• scissors;
• green corrugated paper;
• pencil with an eraser at the end;
• glue;
• red pom-poms;
• Red ribbon.

How to do

Make a wide cardboard ring. Cut the paper into small squares. Using the back of a pencil, bend each of them and glue them to the base.

Attach pompons or other decorations to the wreath. Make a loop out of the ribbon by passing it through the ring.

An original and simple wreath can be made just by wrapping corrugated paper around the base, tying a bow and attaching Christmas decorations:

From corrugated paper, beautiful poinsettia flowers will be obtained, which must be glued to a flat base:

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Christmas wreaths from plastic bottles

Instead of throwing away unnecessary plastic containers, turn them into an original decoration.

What do you need

• Stationery knife;
• plastic bottles;
• pliers;
• drill;
• spray red paint;
• rope;
• Christmas tree beads;
• decorative bells;
• glue gun is optional.

How to do

Cut the bottoms off the bottles. Make vertical cuts on them along the lines of the hollows. Bend the corners of each cut piece inward. For security, clamp the folds with pliers.

Drill a hole in the middle of each workpiece. Paint the plastic with red paint on both sides. Take two blanks and connect them with teeth inward, as shown in the video. Pass a rope through them.

Put the rest of the blanks on it, alternating them in the same order.

At the end, tie the rope tightly, forming a wreath from the blanks. Put beads on it and attach bells on top. They can be hung on beads or glued.

The wreath can be decorated with pine cones, Christmas balls and other New Year's toys, painted green or any other color.

Large flowers can be made from bottles, painted and sprinkled with glitter. This video shows in detail how to make a beautiful wreath from these flowers:

You can also make a wreath of plastic "leaves":

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