We have a street of impressive homes here for very senior officers. Every other year, there is a tour of the ground floor of the homes when they are all decorated for the holidays. One of the officers was Jewish and their home was stunningly decorated in silver and blue with festive touches. I wish photography was allowed!Love buffalo check and houndstooth!
I have a Hanukkah wreath that I made that I put out every year and bought another one last year.
Yes, using wire or twist ties instead of glue is a great idea, makes it easy to change the design later on and what a great idea to pick up clearance wreaths and strip off the unwanted decor!I do love wreaths! I’ve made oh so many over the years – although I will say that when it comes to Christmas wreaths I have always started with a standard evergreen wreath and then added other elements to it.
I haven’t made fresh evergreen type wreaths from scratch – have thought about it – but just never have.
My core tools are: Wire Cutters, Hot Glue Gun, Floral wire, Extra Long Twist Ties (save these from when you buy/unwrap new strands of Christmas lights)
I prefer not to hot glue items in place but use the wire or twist ties instead – allows me to strip the wreath down and replace with different décor in the future as desired.
I’ve also not been afraid to strip off unwanted décor from clearance wreaths – hello wire cutters – to get a more neutral base that I could then work from.
I’ve also made felt ruffle wreaths in cream or white – hot gluing on a scattering of pearls as accents – but have given those away a gifts.
I’ve learned to make good use of You Tube when I need nice bows for wreaths – there are SO many tutorials – although I tend to stick with simpler ones.
Also have a tip on hanging wreaths! Love the Frog brand suction cup hangers – however – once they go on, they go on – so these stay on my glass doors year round and I switch out what hangs on them. Be careful to get them in the right spot the first time – although difficult to do you can move them – but the residue left behind is not easy to clean off.
I like making wreaths. I learned while working at the hospital. My boss was really into crafty things so she would hold a class for us. During work time of all things. Funny that I made a lot of wreaths but I do not have one for my own house.
Not for Christmas but I did make some with barb wire. Most everyone we knew at the time had horses so it fit right in to everyone's taste.
I need to put this on my DO IT LIST for this year.
How did you work with the barbed wire to make it into a wreath?? Seems like that could be pretty painful?
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I'm sure you could find a video on wreath-making. You Tube is an amazing resource.I have serious craft envy! I'm not very creative, but I'd love to be. Is wreath making something you could feasibly learn from youtube videos?