I will warn you that this was not the tidiest of crafts, but what great craft is?! The tables and floors were littered with leaves, twigs and glitter but the final product was so worth it!
Here's a list of supplies to make your own personalized Christmas wreath:
- 18" Vine Wreath
- Christmas Balls (Anti-Shatter would be the best option, we broke a couple of balls in the process)
- Assorted Ribbon
- Hot Glue Gun
- Christmas Picks
- Tule
- Wooden Letter
- Red & Green Acrylic Paint
- Mini Styrofoam Christmas Balls
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The great thing about this wreath is that they are whimsical but you can go traditional with the colours or have fun with pinks, blues and purples! They took us about 2 hours to make start to finish but we were sharing glue guns and talking too much so I'd say an hour or so would be a good estimate on time.
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| We used Acrylic Paint to add polka-dots to our letters, instead of buying the pricey circular sponges at the craft store, use the eraser end of a pencil or a crayon way cheaper and work just as well! |
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| We started by gluing our Christmas balls on, then went about filling in the gaps with the decorations. We put glue all around the neck of the ball and stuck it between the twigs. Tying the ball on is another option, we opted for hot gluing so they didn't move around on us! |
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| Next we added the picks, they are basically a decoration with a wire bendable end. We chose an assortment of colours and varieties for everyone to choose from. They were fairly big so we tore them into threes to spread them around. |
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| Next we used the tule, ribbon & mini christmas balls to fill it out. We tied the tule onto the vines in the wreath in bows, super simple. I highly recommend sticking with the vine wreaths for this project for this reason, it was really easy to make sure everything stayed put and we didn't have to go to glue crazy because everything stuck in nicely to the wreaths. |
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| All done! I know I know cheesy picture but what can I say? It was fun :) |
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