Wreath Techniques
How to Attach Materials to a Wreath: Wire, Glue, Picks and Pins
Five ways to fix material to a wreath base, which base each one suits, how to bind overlapping bundles with paddle wire and how to test the hold.
Wreath Tutorials
Every wreath tutorial and technique guide on DIY Wreath Ideas, newest first. Projects list their materials at the top and are worked in numbered steps; the guides to wreath bases, attaching materials and hanging explain the methods the projects rely on. New to wreath making? Begin with DIY Wreath Ideas for Beginners.
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Wreath Techniques
Wreath Bases Compared: Wire, Grapevine, Foam, Straw and Hoops
The five common wreath bases, what attaches well to each one, how much of the ring shows and how the finished width grows beyond the base size.
Easy DIY Wreaths
Wreath Making Supplies: A Basic Tool Kit for Beginners
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.
Easy DIY Wreaths
DIY Wreath Ideas for Beginners: How to Choose a First Wreath
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.
Seasonal Wreaths
Winter Wreath with Faux Evergreen, Pinecones and Berries
Wire overlapping bundles of faux evergreen onto a wire frame, then add two clusters of pinecones on picks, berry sprigs and a removable bow for a neutral winter wreath.
Seasonal Wreaths
Fall Leaf Wreath with Faux Leaves and Wheat
Layer faux leaves in three warm colors like shingles over two thirds of a grapevine base, then add three wired wheat bundles and a few berries.
Seasonal Wreaths
Spring Blossom Wreath with Faux Branches and Greenery
A light, airy spring wreath made by cutting faux blossom branches into short lengths and tucking them into a grapevine base in one direction, with bare vine left showing between them.
Seasonal Wreaths
One Wreath Base, Four Seasons: Swappable Seasonal Decorations
Build one neutral greenery wreath with an empty spot, then make four removable accent clusters for spring, summer, fall and winter that attach with picks, wire or ribbon instead of glue.
Wreath Techniques
How to Store Wreaths So They Keep Their Shape
Clean the wreath, protect the bow, give it its own box or hanging cover, and keep it somewhere cool, dry and dark. Storage notes for faux, dried, paper, fabric, grapevine and fresh wreaths.
Wreath Techniques
How to Hang a Wreath Without Nails: Doors, Walls and Mirrors
Four ways to hang a wreath without nails, plus an option for glass, and how to add a hanging loop and felt pads so the wreath sits flat and the door stays unmarked.
Wreath Techniques
How to Make a Wreath Bow: A Simple Layered Loop Bow
Pinch, loop and twist wired-edge ribbon into a four- or six-loop bow, bind the center with floral wire, and attach it with the wire tails.
Wreath Techniques
Balanced Wreath Composition: Placement, Proportion and Color
How to plan a wreath layout: full ring, crescent or cluster, where to place focal pieces, how many to use, and how to limit color.
Natural Wreaths
Moss Wreath: Covering a Base with Sheet Moss
Tear sheet moss into palm-size pieces, pin them over a foam or straw ring with overlapping edges, and bind everything with clear thread.
Natural Wreaths
Fresh Evergreen Wreath: Bundling Greenery onto a Wire Frame
Cut evergreen tips, gather them into small mixed bundles and bind them around a wire frame with one continuous length of paddle wire.
Natural Wreaths
Pinecone Wreath: Wiring Cones onto a Frame
Give each pinecone a wire tail, twist it onto a wire frame in rounds, and lock the cones with hot glue for a dense natural wreath.
Paper Wreaths
Paper Cone Wreath: A Rolled Paper Starburst for Walls
Roll paper squares into cones and glue them in two rounds onto a cardboard circle to make a light starburst wreath for an indoor wall.