DIY Christmas wreath ideas

For many, preparation for the New Year begins long before the start of the holiday and includes several steps: the external decoration of the rooms and the entrance, the purchase of food and sweets, and the preparation of meals. In recent years, interior decoration has begun to follow some Western traditions..

As a decoration for the holiday, New Year’s wreaths were made mainly by parishioners of the Catholic Church..

For example, decorating a real or imitated fireplace with artificial snow, caramels and knitted socks for gifts. The tradition of decorating the front door with a New Year’s wreath is also gaining popularity. This brings warmth and comfort to the house, gives a sense of celebration to the residents of the house and their guests.

Now many people are trying to decorate their home with a wide variety of decorations..

Christmas wreath of cones

Making such a craft with your own hands is a good option, since it is not necessary to purchase everything in the store, there are many useful things in the park, square or forest. Do not be afraid of experiments and creative impulses, then the result will exceed all expectations..

New Year’s wreaths on the door made of branches with cones are quite common today and every year the number of such decorations only increases.

Required components for creation

For work you will need:

Glue gun;
High density cardboard;
Linen fabric;
Cones of different sizes and shapes;
Jute threads;
Sewing threads;
Needle;
Scissors;
Additional decorations in the form of dried citrus fruit slices;
Decorative snow.

Cones can be left in their original form..

Manufacturing

First, cut out the frame for the future wreath from cardboard and glue it over with linen. For convenience, the fabric is cut into ribbons and wrapped around a paper frame. It is worth fastening only in a few main places so as not to spoil the appearance.
Now you should place the cones. The placement depends on their size. They can be mounted in two rows, so the composition will seem more magnificent..
Slices of dried oranges and lemons are attached to the composition on top. Stars and a month can be carved from the peel of the fruit. Bows are made of jute thread and attached to the fruit. It is necessary to leave space on the craft for a fabric bow.
For a bow, you need to take 10 x 40 cm fabric and a 2 cm wide ribbon.The fabric is rolled up to achieve the perfect look and glued, wrapped in the middle with a ribbon to make it look professional.
The finished bow is attached over the composition. If necessary, the edges of the tape are trimmed. From above, the product is sprinkled with artificial snow.

This makes it completely finished and elegant, after which the craft is hung in its proper place..

Christmas Pine Cone Wreath.

Christmas – snowman

The decoration in the form of a snowman will decorate the entrance in an original way on the eve of the holiday. To create, you will need components that do not have to be bought in the store, they can be found in the park.

You can decorate your house on New Year’s holidays with a Christmas wreath.

Necessary materials

To get down to business you will need:

Twigs without leaves;
Small spruce paws;
Cones;
Glue gun;
Thick threads;
Black cardboard;
White, red beads;
Fatin;
Decoration: dried rowan brushes, garland;
White paint.

You can make it from decorative and improvised materials..

Making a Christmas wreath

First, you need to twist two circles from the branches, after that, paint them white. Both circles are wound together using a dense thread. Fir branches, cones and mountain ash are glued on top, this gives the decorations more festive mood.
Then the matter comes to the creation of elegant bows and flowers from tulle and beads. The fabric is cut into identical strips, which are rolled up and held together with glue.
A shape that looks like a bucket is cut out of black cardboard – a snowman’s headdress. The finished bucket is glued, it is decorated with spruce, rowan or cloth.
The highlight of such a wonderful decor will be a white garland. It is wrapped around each circle. Since there will not be an opportunity to turn it on through the outlet, you need to take care of this in advance and buy a product powered by batteries.

Wreath idea with cute snowman and colored ribbons.

New Year’s wreath in the form of a rainbow

This master class will help you make a cute decoration option. Suitable for both the front door and the children’s room, because such an element of decor looks fabulous.

Christmas ball wreath idea.

Required components to create

For the original product you will need:

Styrofoam ring for base;
Packages of sequins in different colors;
Double-sided tape;
White thick paper for clouds;
Toothpicks;
Scissors.

An ordinary, traditional wreath is made from a round base, the material for which can be tightly woven wire..

Manufacturing

A round-shaped foam plastic frame is taken, cut to a semicircle. After the base is pasted over with double-sided tape, sparkles are poured onto the sticky part. It helps create that expected rainbow..
4 clouds with different outlines are cut out of cardboard, small clouds are placed large. Then they are attached to the rainbow using toothpicks, which are stuck into the foam..
The finished New Year’s rainbow is fixed with a festive ribbon. You can also leave a special place on the base for further fastening. To do this, an additional double-sided tape is glued, which allows you to place the decor in the required place.

You can choose the diameter of the circle yourself based on the size of the door.

New Year’s craft on the door made of felt

For skilled craftswomen and not only, to sew an element of felt decor is a good opportunity to decorate your home with an original masterpiece and show your skills in needlework.

A wreath made of felt will be an original decoration for your home not only on holidays, but all year round.

Will come in handy:

Threads;
Textile;
Needle;
Fir;
Sintepon;
Satin ribbons;
Pencil or crayon.

For its basis, you should choose a reliable material..

Making a Christmas creation

The base will turn out to be made of polystyrene and sheathed it with a pre-tied tape of fluffy threads.
All kinds of figures are cut out of the fabric, filled with padding polyester, sewn together. After they are sewn or glued to the frame.
The finishing touch will be satin ribbon bows of different sizes..
The craft can be sprinkled with decorative snow and attached to the door with hooks, glue or nails..

A variant of an unusual festive felt wreath.

Unusual tie wreath idea

A New Year’s wreath made of this material is a good option to get rid of annoying old accessories. Such decoration will attract the attention of many guests and neighbors of the house..

For a wreath made of fabric, you need to choose at least 4-5 colors.

Necessary materials

To decorate for the New Year holidays, you will need the following:

Dense bendable wire or cardboard;
Ties in different colors;
Glue – gun (if needed).

It is desirable that the fabric is as rigid as possible, then it will keep the desired shape.

Creating a Christmas wreath

A wire frame is created in the shape of a circle. There is also another option – a base made of thick cardboard. In this case, the craft is made in two ways – using different materials..
Ties are attached to the wire base by wrapping them around the frame. In this case, the wide angular part of the ties should be turned from the center on the front side of the product. Ties are attached to the base with glue, gradually wrapping the frame.
The finishing touch will be a bow tie attached to the wreath. The addition of a bow can be done by another method – gluing with glue – with a gun. Both methods will make it possible to make a durable, holistic and interesting element of the festive decor..

An original idea for creating a festive wreath from balls of yarn.

Christmas accessory made of cardboard

Creation of products from cardboard and paper is a great way to show all the creative vein in a person. In any case, you will find the components in your home, it may be the base from toilet paper, shoe boxes, clothes, and other items. However, the disadvantage of such a wreath may be the mechanical damage that appears if you hang the product on the front door of a private house..

An original and beautiful paper wreath for the New Year can be made from folded paper.

Required components

Craft materials:

Cardboard;
Two-color paper;
Ribbons;
Glue gun;
Sequins;
Decorative snow;
Additional details.

Decorate the finished product with Christmas tree branches, balls and red ribbon bows.

Manufacturing

The basis for the craft is made of colored cardboard. Selected objects are glued on top: stars, snowflakes, circles, Christmas trees, twigs and other elements.
You can decorate the elements with ribbon bows. Also, the contour of each item is coated with glue and sprinkled with sparkles to match the color of the item. The final touch can be artificial snow sprinkled on a wreath. Clings to the door with double-sided tape or buttons (if possible).

Choose thick kraft paper or cardboard in green, brown, red, gold.

Unusual ideas of what you can make a wreath

You can make a product from anything. Absolutely any materials are suitable for this: simple, traditional, original and extraordinary. Unusual materials – those that do not instantly come to mind to use them, expanding the boundaries of the application of various objects.

The decor should be associated with the New Year and Christmas holidays.

Wreaths are made from a variety of items

Material	Preparation method
Clothespins	Fastened to a base made of paper, wire or wood.
If desired, they can be painted in different colors, most often it is red and green..
Top can be sprinkled with sparkles or decorative snow.
Wine corks	Are fastened together, forming a circle.
They can also be painted in vibrant shades..
Bows made of jute thread or ordinary ribbons are added.
Pom-poms, tennis balls, foam balls	From these components, you will also get an original wreath..
The balls are glued to the base using a glue – a gun, pom-poms can be stitched together, forming a composition in one side of the product, so that the remaining free space can be filled with other small details.
A garland can be an addition
Accessories, trinkets	Even the elements of accessories that people use in everyday life will make a Christmas wreath..
Any small gizmos, office supplies, toys are also suitable..
The parts are fastened together with glue, double-sided tape or threads, supplemented with artificial snow or sparkles.
Garland	The product will work with some bulbs wrapped around.
A prerequisite for using such material will be a garland with small, round or elongated bulbs powered by batteries, which does not heat up.
May be completed with ribbon bows, several spruce branches.
Tree twigs (spruce, pine)	Create a feeling of the New Year, thanks to the fragrant symbol – spruce and the smell of pine needles.
Usually attached to a wire frame with a jute thread in a circle.
Additional decor will be cones, crumbling on top with white sparkles..
Fruits, berries	Dried slices of oranges, lemons can be attached both to the frame itself and on top of spruce needles, paper elements, bows.
As in previous ideas, decorative snow, beads, sparkles will be the end..

Other items that will come in handy when creating a product:

Spools of thread;
Kitchen potholders;
Tinsel;
Christmas tree decorations;
Miniature gift boxes;
Candies;
Wooden blocks, round cuts;
Branches of various trees and bushes;
Threads, balls of thread;
Beads, beads;
Felt;
Photo;
Newspaper tubes.

Christmas wreath of cones, fruits and berries.

Indeed, there are a lot of master classes for making New Year’s wreaths, they differ from each other in that:

What materials to use;
How difficult the work will be;
What shape, in addition to the usual round, can still be obtained (snowman, Santa Claus, deer).

One of the options for making a wreath of fir branches.

This variety of ideas proves that fantasy is limitless. You can come up with and make a unique masterpiece from almost nothing and decorate the entrance doors with it from the outside or inside. However, when hanging from the outside, you need to remember, especially for private houses, climatic conditions will affect the wreath. This means that decorations made of paper, candy and other fragile materials will not work..

Original Christmas wreath of balls and cones.

Decorating an apartment or house for the New Year holidays is one of the important stages of preparation. It sets you up for a festive mood, so further preparations are easy and fun..