Handmade Wreaths for Every Season
Beginner wreath projects with few steps and basic tools, plus the starting guides to supplies and choosing a first wreath to make.
5 tutorials published
Measure the door, pick a finished width and a base to match, check the depth for a storm door, then build a simple faux greenery wreath on an 18 in (46 cm) wire frame.
A mostly bare hoop with a small spray of greenery on the lower left. Two stems, one binding point and a narrow twine wrap are all it takes.
Cut ribbon into short strips, knot them onto a wire box frame and pack the knots together until the wire is hidden. No glue or wire needed.
The handful of tools that most wreath tutorials rely on, what each one does, what can stand in for it and which ones can wait.
Choose a first wreath by how it is built, what base it uses and where it will hang. Tied and wrapped wreaths are the easiest to correct.
