How to Make a Christmas Wreath

Christmas is coming up and I know that you may want to make your own wreath this year. I have been making Christmas wreaths for quite a few years now. I have found an easy way to make them. I have found a way to make them pleasing to the eye. They do not come out sloppy if you follow my directions. Also they will be equal in every area and not overly bogged down in other areas.

The first thing that you want to do with your wreath is to think of it as a clock. When you think of a clock, I want you to think about the 12 hand, 3, 6, 9 positions. At your 12 hand, you are going to place a bow. Make sure to find the center of your bow because this is important. The center is going to go on the 12 hand. The next thing that you are going to do is to pick out some type of item that you are going to want to place on the 3, 6, 9 positions. These items need to match in some way. They should be the same type of colors, designs, or size. Of course, you are going to be hot-gluing all of these items on your wreath.

Once you have completed this part of the wreath you are going to focus on the other numbers in your clock. The numbers that are left are 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11. Generally what I do at this point is do a weaving action with whatever I am going to use on my wreath. What I mean by this is that some items are going to go to the front, and some will go to the back. For instance, item 1 is going to go towards the inside of the wreath, whereas item 2 will go towards the outside of the wreath. Be sure these items go in between the 12 and 3 hand. When you go to choose what items you are going to place in these positions be sure that they are smaller than the items that are on the 3, 6, 9 hand. These items are for compliment. We don't want to draw a lot of attention to them. Because they are compliment items, be sure that they match or contrast in some way to the items in 3, 6, 9 position. It is also nice if the items in each little section are different from each other. For example, item 1 will be different than item 2. Item 4 is the same as item 2 and item 5 is the same as item 1. This creates a nice uniformity and flow. It makes it pleasing and symmetrical to the eye.

When you have finished with the wreath and you are happy then you are done. If you are not happy, then you can take little beads or bobbles and add them throughout the wreath. Just make sure to keep everything even. Make sure every area gets the same amount.

I hope that this helps you in your wreath-making. May you make many beautiful wreaths in the future. Always remember, that the more you practice the better you will get. Do not get frustrated. You will learn as you go.