How To Make a Christmas Wreath

  • June 1, 2009
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The freshest holiday wreath is the one you make yourself.

You Will Need

  • Two wire hangers
  • A spool of floral tape
  • 6" of evergreen tree branch cuttings
  • Floral wire
  • Wire cutters
  • A glue stick or hot glue gun
  • And a hanger hook
  • Pinecones, real or fake
  • Holly sprigs, real or fake
  • Wide red or tartan ribbon, or a store-bought bow
  • And a chenille stem, or pipe cleaner
How To Make a Christmas Wreath: Bend the hangers

Step 1: Bend the hangers

Take two wire hangers and fashion each into a circle. Don’t worry if they’re not perfectly round.

How To Make a Christmas Wreath: Bind the hangers

Step 2: Bind the hangers

Bind the hangers together with floral tape to make a base.

How To Make a Christmas Wreath: Arrange your cuttings

Step 3: Arrange your cuttings

Arrange your tree cuttings on the base, attaching them with floral wire. Make sure the stems overlap.

If you don’t feel like buying cuttings or foraging for greenery, use the branches you cut off the bottom of your tree to make it fit in its stand.

How To Make a Christmas Wreath: Glue pinecones

Step 4: Glue pinecones

Glue pinecones onto the wreath, if you want.

How To Make a Christmas Wreath: Glue holly

Step 5: Glue holly

Cut holly sprigs into 4-inch lengths and glue them where desired.

Beware—holly berries are toxic, so keep them away from children and pets!

How To Make a Christmas Wreath: Attach a bow

Step 6: Attach a bow

Attach a big store-bought bow to the top with a chenille stem, or make your own from wide ribbon.

How To Make a Christmas Wreath: Hang your wreath

Step 7: Hang your wreath

Hang your creation using the hanger hook. Reward yourself with a spiked eggnog.

The world’s largest wreath was made in 1988 by the Clemsonville Christmas Tree Farm in Union Bridge, Maryland—made of fresh evergreens, the wreath was 116 feet tall and weighed 9,060 pounds.

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