How to Make a Merry Christmas Wreath
You won’t believe how easy making this Merry Christmas wreath is. It’s filled with tons of holiday joy, including deco mesh, seasonal ribbon, and just a touch of greenery.
Merry Christmas wreath with ribbon
It’s just about that time y’all! The leaves are turning, and crafters everywhere are readying their glue guns for the holiday decorating season.
And I couldn’t be more excited to join in!
Today, I’m kicking things off with this red and green Christmas wreath design. It’s fun, whimsical, and surprisingly easy to make. So, let’s get to it!
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Supplies for this project
You’ll need:
- Striped Merry Christmas sign
- 4 coordinating holiday ribbons
- 20” evergreen wreath base
- Solid red and striped red deco mesh
- Long needle pine
- Flocked eucalyptus
- Christmas ornament picks
- Flocked ornament picks
- Red and green snowflake picks
- Wooden floral picks (or steel picks)
- Hot glue
- Wire cutters
- Scissors
- Florist wire
How to make a Merry Christmas wreath
1. Tie Christmas deco mesh
First, prep your base with solid red and red striped deco mesh. Alternate designs, tying the mesh around the top and bottom layers of the wreath.
For help with this step, follow my Holly Jolly Deco Mesh Wreath how-to for a full tutorial.
2. Attach your Merry Christmas sign
Next, attach your Merry Christmas sign by feeding florist wire through each of the four corners. Wrap your wires around the base of the wreath, securing them loosely until you’ve done all four corners.
It helps to work diagonally to keep the sign centered. Then, tighten the wire ties.
3. Attach holiday bows
I pre-made two holiday bows, one slightly bigger than the other, using four coordinating ribbons. To learn how to hand-tie bows, check out this tutorial.
Attach your larger bow to the top left corner of the wreath, securing it with florist wire. Then, attach the smaller bow to the bottom right corner.
Remember to dovetail and curl ribbon ends!
4. Add faux greenery
Fill in your wreath using clippings of long-needle pine, focusing on both the front and back sections of the wreath for even dimension.
Secure your stems with hot glue, and use wooden floral picks or steel picks for more length as needed.
5. Include Christmas ornaments
For a funky addition, wire in a couple of bundled Christmas ornaments to the bottom left and top right of your wreath. This will also balance the bows.
Continue adding flocked Christmas ornament picks, evenly distributing four pieces throughout the design.
6. Finishing touches
To finish your Merry Christmas wreath, include small cuttings of flocked eucalyptus throughout the design, secured with hot glue. This helps to fill in any holes while also adding light, dimension, and depth.
Finally, hot glue Christmas snowflake picks throughout the wreath for a last bit of holiday magic!
Watch the video: How to make a Merry Christmas wreath
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