Do-it-yourself Christmas wreaths

New Year's wreath - a charming decoration that you can make yourself. Various items in the interior, entrance areas, furniture designs are decorated with similar products. With homemade Christmas wreaths, the atmosphere becomes more comfortable, festive and welcoming. In this article we will look at how you can achieve such a festive cosiness.

The charm of Christmas wreaths attracts many people, but few people know what the history of these holiday products is. People owe the popularity and fame of these decorative items to the Lutheran theologian Johann Hinrich Wijern. In the distant past, he took under his care several children who came from very poor families. In Advent (the pre-Christmas period), children were often interested in their mentor, when the Christmas holiday would come. So that young wards had the opportunity to visually count the days before this event, in 1839 Wyhern built a special wreath from an old wooden wheel. The theologian decorated him with 24 small scarlet and 4 large snow-white candles. In the morning of every day, a first miniature candle was lit on a wreath, and on Sundays large candles joined them.

It was in this way that the tradition of decorating dwellings with Christmas wreaths was introduced, it is relevant to this day. This famous holiday symbol has more than one meaning. He not only symbolized the expectation of the Christmas holidays. So, products incorporating 4 candles associated with the earth and 4 cardinal points. Circle is a symbol of eternal life which Sunday bestows, greens are the color of life, and candles are symbols of light that illuminates the world at Christmas.

A beautiful wreath for the New Year can be made from different materials and according to different patterns. Both an experienced craftsman and a beginner needleworker can cope with the task. Moreover, ideas can be absolutely anything - You can let your imagination run wild and think of the original decoration that will decorate your home, creating a festive mood. What can be Christmas wreaths.

The basis for a beautiful New Year's wreath can be a variety of details and materials. Each master chooses his own solution. You will not have to spend a lot of money and time on this component of the craft. Often, wonderful fundamentals are obtained from improvised tools that are in almost every home.

Let's analyze the list of items and materials that are suitable for the base of the Christmas wreath:

• it can be a tight and solid circle made of cardboard;
• wire base;
• detail from a small hoop and even a hanger;
• from open fans.

A Christmas wreath can be made using many different materials. Consider what materials are most often used to create beautiful Christmas wreaths.

• From cones, Christmas-tree or birch branches (branches of a thuja). Thuja is one of the most common and attractive options. It is often complemented by various decorations, for example, decorations made of sweets, cotton wool, jute, garbage, live spruce, colorful ribbons and bows.

• Bead and bead It turns out interesting crafts that have an original appearance. Often wreaths are decorated with contrasting flowers, ribbons - with similar components they look brighter and more positive.

• Fashionable today are Christmas wreaths made from girl's grapes or rattan. So that the product does not look boring, you can resort to decorating it with small fir branches, cones, miniature gift boxes, balls, artificial berries and flowers. You can make such an interesting little thing as Ekibana.

• From plastic bottles. If you want to make an original and unusual Christmas craft, you can use the details made of plastic bottles. They can be not only green, but also painted in reddish or golden colors.

• From paper. This craft will have a cute and funny look. Paper wreaths make both simple, minimalistic, and quite complex, with many voluminous details.

• From foamiran. Today foamiran is one of the most popular materials for making beautiful crafts. Working with him is convenient and simple, he can take different forms. A properly made foamiran wreath will practically not differ from a natural product.

• From lace. New Year wreaths complemented by lace elements look charming. If the lace is snow-white, then from the side it may seem that the decorations are sprinkled with light snow. This will give the product a more festive look.

• From burlap. Burlap wreaths look out of the ordinary. Such crafts rarely leave without additional decor, otherwise they may seem rude.

• From felt. Felt material is malleable at work.It makes beautiful wreaths. They can be supplemented with various applications and stickers from the same felt. The result is funny compositions.

• From Nobilis. Elegantly and festively look wreaths made of the specified material. They can also be supplemented with various decorations - dried fruits, bright satin ribbons and bows, beads, Christmas balls.

• From traffic jams. Another original type of holiday wreath. It will not do without colorful ornaments - pendants and bows.

• Made of cotton. A neat cotton wreath can be a wonderful Christmas decoration.

• From the spruce branches. These are very beautiful options for wreaths. They are often supplemented with compositions of tinsel, artificial berries and fruits.

• From meringue. This is a separate type of wreaths that looks especially gentle and “sweet”. Most often it has pleasant and calm colors.

Wreaths can be made in different colors. Standard - green options, but also products of a turquoise, blue color look interesting. Wreaths with a white base also look interesting.

Decorations on wreaths can be different:

• often used lilac, pink, red, purple, blue bows and ribbons;
• white details - imitation of snow;
• orange and yellow slices of dried and artificial fruits (oranges, lemons);
• Golden and silver components - Christmas balls, stars, beads.

Masters make beautiful Christmas wreaths from various materials. Often the most unexpected bases are involved, for example, from cheese, napkins or papier-mâché. We will analyze in stages how to make such ornaments from threads or fabric with our own hands.

Prepare the following components:

• cardboard or finished volume base;
• twine, yarn, burlap or other similar fabric;
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• stationery pins;
• Scotch;
• various New Year's decorations - animal figures, balls, tinsel, etc.

We will analyze the manufacturing procedure.

1. If a thick cloth or burlap is used, cut it into large strips. Wind the base with a suitable diameter. Fix the material with glue, tape or pins.
2. Glue any jewelry you like to the blank. Suitable artificial branches of needles with a garland, Christmas toys or applications.

Interesting will be a wreath of balls of yarn and cute pompons. To make it you will need:

• yarn;
• a device for making pompons (a fork is also suitable);
• sharp scissors;
• glue gun;
• volume base or frame in the form of a cardboard part;
• New Year decorations.

The procedure for manufacturing.

1. Make many pompons out of multi-colored yarn. A wreath will look more interesting if you make the elements of different sizes.
2. Make pompons with a special tool or a regular fork.
3. Trim the edges of the pompoms with scissors to make them more voluminous and neat. Glue them to a volume or flat base prepared in advance from cardboard.
4. Glue small balls of yarn.

Bright and elegant wreath will help to create:

• tinsel;
• cardboard frame (or foam);
• hot glue or adhesive tape;
• decorations.

The order of work.

1. This manufacturing method is simple and quick. First, draw with a pencil the circle (frame) of the future wreath on a sheet of cardboard or polystyrene. You can cut and glue 2 circles at once for added product reliability.
2. Wrap the frame base with tinsel. Fix it in certain places with adhesive tape or glue.
3. Finished product should be decorated with suitable decorations.. They are also attached to glue or tape.

A wreath of cones. You will need:

• willow twigs or bulk base;
• secateurs;
• twine;
• glue gun;
• bumps;
• Christmas balls;
• dried peel of mandarin;
• nutshells;
• fruit seeds;
• sponge;
• orange and white paint;
• artificial spray in the form of snow.

Stages of manufacturing.

1. Twist the twigs into the wheel. Cut off excess with secateurs. Use a bulk blank for the base.
2. In the upper part, make a loop from twine. Fix on glue.
3. Stick cones, balls, peels, shells, bones on the product. Use a sponge to tint the wreath using white and orange paint. Add artificial snow.

You can hang a decorative Christmas wreath:

• on the surface of the door leaf;
• to the whatnot;
• on or above the fireplace;
• on a shelf with books;
• arrange on the festive table;
• gently hang on the ledge near the window.

A beautifully made DIY Christmas wreath can be a wonderful decoration for a wide variety of interiors. It creates a festive mood, calms, evokes pleasant emotions. Let's look at some good examples.

• A lush wreath of Christmas tree branches decorated with cones and a scarlet bow. It can be used as an original New Year's candlestick. Craft fits perfectly into the home environment. It can be placed on the dining table, surrounded by dried fruit, slices of orange and lemon, several candles of a pale green shade.

• The original solution is to attach a large and voluminous wreath to the ceiling. To make the decoration look brighter, it should be supplemented with hanging ribbons, bows, a gingerbread house and Christmas toys. It is only necessary to think over that the product did not interfere with households and harmoniously fit into the design of the room.

• The smart solution is to fix a fluffy wreath of green twigs on the chandelier. To make the tandem look more harmonious and attractive, the soybeans turn to the “roll call” of colors. For example, on a chandelier with red, white and yellow shades, it makes sense to hang a wreath with scarlet bows or ribbons.

• Interesting and original on the doors are snow-white wreaths, the base of which is made of a large number of small snowflakes of intricate shapes. You can decorate this craft with a shiny scarlet bow fixed at the bottom.

• A large-sized elegant wreath made of paper or cardboard elements in the shape of a star will look beautiful. The back of the jewelry should be supplemented with a large bow from a translucent scarlet ribbon.

• The rattan product can not be supplemented with a large number of inserts from Christmas or birch branches. It is enough to wrap the decoration with white or cream lace ribbon, decorate with pendants made of felt of various shapes.

See how to make a Christmas wreath with your own hands in the video.