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DIY Wire Christmas Wreath


Discover this easy and not-so-ordinary DIY wire Christmas wreath tutorial for your festive home decor and more modern wreath ideas. Vintage book pages and wire are fantastic materials for creative projects like a wire mobile hanger. So, it was impossible not to give a try to this lovely unconventional wreath made of simple materials and a minimalist aesthetic.


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DIY Wire Christmas Wreath


Materials

  • aluminum craft wire
  • craft paper
  • aluminum foil tape
  • a star pattern
  • scissors
  • craft glue
  • large ribbon


Steps to follow

Draw a star shape on a piece of paper and cut. We will need sixteen paper stars because we will glue them in pairs.

Make a wreath with the wire using three or four-wire circles. The wires must look loose each other and not in a perfect circle.

Glue every pair of stars with the wire between them. We try to glue them each time in a different wire to make an elemental depth to our wreath and also at a different distance to make it look more artful.

To make it even more impressive, we cut the aluminum foil tape into smaller stars and glued them on the paper stars.

With a wire, I’ve made a small angel and I’ve attached it to the wreath. I shaped an 8 with the wire by turning it four times. Then, I continued to make an 8 horizontally for the wings and stabilize it in the middle where the neck would be. In the end, I turned the wire straight up to my head and turned it into a small circle four times to create the halo.

Finally, I used a piece of wide aluminum tape to hang it. I tried several ribbons before, silver or golden, but nothing seemed harmonical. Foil tape is combined perfectly with the whole composition. And, the Christmas wreath is ready!



Christmas wreath with fresh branches and wire


Another modern minimalistic way to use wire to make your own Christmas wreath is with fresh branches.

Green hanging leaf decor photo by Diana Schröder-Bode on unsplash.com

You can use a thicker yet still soft wire to make a big ring as the base of the wreath. And, then, you can tie fresh branches with a thinner wire. Plus, you can make different decor schemes.

Green garland decor photo by Diana Schröder-Bode on unsplash.com

For example, you can cover the whole circle with branches, only one side, or the bottom of the ring. Of course, you can use any kind of plants and leaves you like, not only pine and fir trees.

Leaves Photo by Georgia de Lotz on unsplash.com


More ways to use wire in Christmas wreaths

Moreover, if you love traditional decorations and Christmas wreaths, wire is still a necessary material to make your own.

Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com

For example, this soft wire will help attach the branches invisibly to the material you’ve as a round base. And, you can use it for the ornaments that will decorate your wreath.

Wreath photo by Julia Volk on Pexels.com

Especially, for pine cones, cinnamon sticks, and dry orange slices, you can attach them to the branches so stably with wire. I also use this trick to decorate our Christmas tree with them.

Photo by Алекке Блажин on Pexels.com



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