Creative Christmas Wreaths
Christmas wreaths don't have to be made from traditional evergreens. These fun-to-make creative designs show you how to make Christmas wreaths with unexpected shapes, dazzling colors, and out-of-the-ordinary materials.
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This bountiful Christmas wreath is actually two -- a smaller wreath form adorned with apples, Key limes, pinecones, and boxwood fits perfectly inside a larger wreath decorated with limes, lemon leaves, berries, cypress, thistle, and bells of Ireland. To make this festive door decoration, add the elements above to florist's foam circles with pins and hot glue. Using glue, secure each wreath form to plastic backing, attaching the larger wreath first and fitting the smaller wreath second. Use this idea for how to make Christmas wreaths unique, and add different leaves and other natural elements to change up the look.
A trio of faux cardinals and a bunch of bright red ornaments add pops of color to this store-bought Christmas wreath. Coat a pinecone wreath with gray spray paint; let dry. Spray with faux snow and silver glitter, letting dry between each coat. Hot-glue three cardinal figurines and nine round red ornaments among the pinecones.
Red felt rosettes and holiday berries add festive cheer to this simple wreath form wrapped in white worsted yarn.
This white and silvery paper wreath looks great when placed against a dark-color door or wall. To make the fun shapes, cut scrapbooking paper into 4x6- and 3x5-inch sheets. Pull the sheets widthwise through a paper crimper (available at crafts stores). Following the crimp marks, accordion-fold each sheet. Make a fan by folding the paper in half and gluing the ends. Join two fans for each circle, and use T-pins or hot glue to attach about 25 of them to a 12-inch foam wreath. Jewel like or holiday brads, centered on the medallions, finish the project with flair.
For a simple and easy-to-make holiday wreath, try this idea for an all-natural Christmas decoration. Lay a 10-inch plastic-foam flat wreath form on a protected surface, gather about 100 faux or real acorn tops and sort by size. Hot-glue the acorn tops to the wreath form, using the larger ones first and filling in the gaps with the smaller ones; let dry. Hot-glue a faux bird to the inner side of the wreath. Tie a twine bow and glue at the top of the wreath.
Craft a wreath from rolled scrapbook paper strips to make a forever holiday keepsake. To make, curl 1x6-inch strips of patterned paper by tightly wrapping them around a pencil. Use liquid glue to secure the end of each curl into a loop, then hot-glue the paper loops to an 8-inch florist's foam circle. Alternate the colors and patterns to create a burst of holiday color, and glue on small photos for a personalized touch. Hang the wreath with a red plaid ribbon.
Green-and-red apples on this unusual Christmas wreath make it pop with color. Cover a 9-inch foam circle with green sheet moss (available at crafts stores), using hot glue to secure the moss. Hot-glue pinecones around the perimeter, then add one in the center of the foam circle. Push wooden florist's picks into the base of six to seven small apples. Insert the apples into the foam around the center pinecone, securing with hot glue. Repeat this step with 14-15 larger apples inside the outer circle of pinecones. Fill the leftover space with hazelnuts, and cover any gaps with moss.
Make this pretty Christmas wreath that uses a mix of fresh elements, including greenery, fruits, and berries.
Create a vintage look for a Christmas wreath with strips of paper cut from unused books. Download the patterns, available below, trace onto tracing paper, and cut out. Cut twenty two 1x7-inch strips from book pages (you'll need two books with contrasting print or paper tones). Wrap the strips around a 12-inch foam wreath form, alternating light and dark print or page tones; paste and pin ends of strips to the back of the wreath. Brush with decoupage medium; let dry. Use the rose pattern to cut eight circles from the book pages; draw a spiral on the wrong side of each circle. Cut the spiral, then freehand-cut scallops on the spiral (as shown by the dotted lines). Starting at the X on the pattern, roll the spiral tightly around a skewer, keeping the bottom edges even. Roll down the petal edges into gentle curves; glue rose to the wreath base. Continue with as many roses as desired; trace and cut the flower and leaf patterns from cardstock and book papers. Glue the flowers and leaves to the wreath.
This festive design shows you how to make Christmas wreaths that look fresh and smell fragrant. Start with pears, berries, eucalyptus, and evergreen boxwood. Insert a 5-inch wooden skewer into the bottom of each pear. Place hot glue on the skewers and push them into a 9-inch square boxwood wreath. Insert sprigs of seeded eucalyptus and faux berries around pears, securing with hot glue.
For an easy idea on how to make Christmas wreaths that will welcome holiday guests, write greetings on premade gift tags (available at crafts stores). Place the tags on lengths of holiday ribbon and tie them to an evergreen wreath. Weave extra ribbon, evergreen sprigs, and berry bunches to the wreath.
Float white ornaments on a frothy sea of turquoise ribbon for a fun idea on how to make Christmas wreaths with a fresh take on tradition.
Take inspiration from this design for how to make Christmas wreaths that pop with color and different kinds of foliage. Enhance Christmas greenery and pinecones with layers of faux lemon leaves, deep red poinsettia petals, and copper magnolia leaves for a lasting splash of seasonal color.
Unexpected materials can add texture and inspiration when you're trying to decide how to make Christmas wreaths that are a bit out of the ordinary. Here, dried lotus pods become fun holiday baubles on this natural Christmas wreath. Hot-glue moss to a 9-inch wreath form, covering it completely. Then add lotus pods in a random pattern to the wreath. Finish by adhering fresh or faux leaves and arborvitae sprigs to the moss around the lotus pods.
The rich chartreuse beauty of moss shines when displayed on a nontraditional square wreath. Glimmering red and copper baubles add sparkling touches to the gorgeous green backdrop.
Have a jolly Christmas with a jingle bell wreath. The ensemble of bells will ring every time you open and shut the door, ushering in the sounds of Christmas.
This simple technique for a twig wreath shows you how to make Christmas wreaths that don't require a lot of expensive materials or a lot of time. Decorate a basic twig wreath with berry branches, a burlap ribbon bow, live greens, and a faux animal feather for a similar, nature-inspired Christmas wreath.
This cool wreath design is so simple that you can show your kids how to make Christmas wreaths like it. Use white crafts sticks and wooden shapes to make a giant snowflake. Fresh evergreen branches add a touch of seasonal color and the scent of pine. A loop of light blue ribbon hangs the wreath and completes the winter wonderland look.
Using a variety of yarns, make pom-poms of different sizes to cover an 18-inch wooden wreath form. (You can buy pom-pom-making kits at crafts stores.) Adhere the pom-poms to the wreath form using hot glue.
This nut-studded star wreath will add a punch of holiday cheer to your front door, as well as show holiday guests how to make Christmas wreaths with unusual materials. Wrap an 18-inch wire star wreath form with ribbon and hot-glue in place. Glue mixed nuts to the entire form in a random pattern, then glue fresh bay leaves around the perimeter of the wreath behind the nuts.
Usually reserved for fall decorating, grapevine wreaths have Christmas mettle, too. For holiday sparkle, hot-glue sequins around a twig wreath form, add a faux cardinal, and hang from red ribbon. Tie the ribbon in a bow and let the tails wind around the wreath.
This festive wreath made from pinecones and ribbon has a fun star shape that will enhance natural Christmas decorations either inside your home or out. To make the wreath, cut cardboard into a star shape for the base. Hot-glue pinecones around the edges, then fill in the center. Tie a trio of ribbons into a large bow, leaving long tails, and accent the bow with clusters of berries. Hot-glue the clusters to the star's center for a stunning focal point, and shape the ribbon tails into spirals for the finishing touch.
For inspiration on how to make Christmas wreaths that are festive and nontraditional, use this idea with an elaborate ceiling medallion (available at hardware stores). Spray-paint the medallion black and let dry, then paint it with your favorite shade of green, allowing the crevices to remain dark. When it's dry, hang the wreath with a 3-inch-wide ribbon in a complementary color.
Decorate a wreath with candy canes for a sweet twist on the classic wreath. The iconic holiday confection looks great with little red balls and a red-and-white bow.
Branch out to greenery of another variety by using aspidistra leaves to form an unusual Christmas wreath. Aspidistras (also called cast-iron plants) are common houseplants and can be found at your local greenhouse or florist.
Turn dried oranges and lemons into a circle of refreshing color. For a different visual pop, try a mix of lemons and limes. Garnish with evergreen, ribbon, and baubles for a fancy flourish.
Add sparkle and shine to this holiday season with a snowflake Christmas wreath. To make, attach snowflake die cuts to a wreath form and dust with glitter. The dazzling result will retain its impressive appearance all winter long.
This elegant Christmas wreath can be made with fresh or dried materials; either way, it shows how to make Christmas wreaths with fruit as inspiration. Cut apples on one side for a flat surface and adhere to a heart-shape foam wreath using hot glue. Cover the empty spots with hypericum berries and fir branches wired to picks and pressed into the foam.
Editor's Tip: If you use fresh apples, the wreath will last approximately two weeks -- we used plastic apples so our wreath will last year after year.
Editor's Tip: If you use fresh apples, the wreath will last approximately two weeks -- we used plastic apples so our wreath will last year after year.
There are plenty of examples of how to make Christmas wreaths using widely available crafts materials. Try this idea to transform a plain Christmas wreath into an icy winter wonder. Spray on flocking, available at crafts stores, and tie on shimmering pastel ornaments with thin wire.
