How To Make A Christmas Wreath

For those of you who are to Cloches & Lavender welcome. I have an affection for crafting and decorating especially for the holidays.

However, seasonal wreath-making is fun for me. It allows me to be creative and come up with different ideas on how to make a wreath for the holidays.

Here are a few I hope to inspire you to make a wreath I am sharing for the winter.

How about giving you inspiration for the beginning of a to make a seasonal wreath and make your own front porch wreath to suit your style?

Besides making this wreath for Christmas this holiday wreath will work through the winter months. So it’s like getting two wreaths for the price of one.

Supplies Needed to Make this Holiday Wreath

• scissors
• glue gun and glue sticks
• ribbon for hanging

How to make a Christmas wreath is also easy to make and took about 15 minutes. To begin with, lay your pieces out for your holiday wreath and plug in the glue gun.

This wreath took me about 15 minutes to make.

Incidentally, this is the form I used for how to make this Christmas wreath.

Next, start wrapping your wreath form with this so the hot glue will not melt the Christmas wreath form since it is Styrofoam.

After your wreath is wrapped start adding the feather trim to your holiday wreath. Glue each section as you wrap your wreath.

Incidentally, I’m happy I used these two trims with satin because the tape keeps me from getting burnt when adding hot glue to my wreath.

Also, it took two of these feather trims to cover the wreath.

Next, because I want my Christmas wreath a bit more full, I add this to my wreath too. Here, it’s important to use this piece for your wreath because the trim from the feather trim will be noticeable on the finished wreath.

Because this wreath is full but isn’t too deep this Christmas wreath will work with a storm door on your front door. It also will work on your covered front porch for the holiday.

Adding Charm To Your Christmas Wreath With Trees

Because this is a Christmas wreath, I also began adding charm to my wreath using these. I must admit I have a HUGE obsession with them for the holiday season.

By the way, when adding the trees, I add glue to the bottom of the wood base. Move the fur on the wreath and press onto the ribbon and old until set.

After adding the trees to my Christmas wreath I came up with an idea to make a Joyous Noel sign to add even more charm to my Christmas wreath.

Adding A Banner To The Christmas Wreath

By the way, if you aren’t a French lover like I am in decorating your home or for the holidays, no problem. Instead of Joyous Noel, add, Noel, Joy, or Christmas to name a few for your wreath. Make this Christmas wreath to fit your home and style.

Next, make your printout for your Christmas wreath on these Jolee’s.

Also, remember, I am here to inspire and share ideas and my vision for the holiday. I’m here to supply information on how you can make your own wreath for Christmas to suit your home.

To create my banner for the wreath, I did use a Word document. The first step is to choose the correct size and the font of your choice for, your wreath.

Before printing your image it’s also important to reverse the image on your computer.

Next, after printing your words for your wreath, cut them around you the words carefully. It’s especially important to cut as close to the words you are using for your Christmas wreath. This gives a cleaner and neater look to your holiday wreath.

For these particular transfer sheets, it’s best to choose a light-colored fabric for your Christmas wreath. For example, an old ivory color cotton tablecloth, or a drop cloth from a home improvement store will work well. A heavy-weight duck cloth or cotton curtain or napkin will even work for this on this holiday wreath.

As an example, I had an old tablecloth that shrank to use for my banner and Christmas wreath so look to see what you may already have in your home.

Assembling The Banner

After laying your fabric out, cut the fabric into your banner shape for your wreath. Next, you will iron your fabric pieces to make them flat.

Next, iron on your transfer for the wreath. As you are ironing your transfer, make sure you DO NOT use an ironing board. I did use a leftover piece of wood from the garage. A tempered glass cutting board will work or an ironing mat on a hard surface.

Next, assemble the pieces to hang on your Christmas wreath. This next product is essential for creating you this easily. It not only bends for the shape but also keeps it sturdy for your wreath.

Also, to keep the banner shape for your seasonal wreath, two pieces of this product work perfectly. By the way, I decided using two wires would give the ability to create a better shape. I have seen it done with one on Pinterest and it is too floppy and doesn’t look nice.

Cut them to size using scissors to add to your banner for your wreath.

Applying HeatnBond To The Fabric

Next, cut your HeatnBond to fit the shape of the banner for your wreath. Cutting this to shape will also allow for a clean look.

For the next step, apply your HeatnBond following the directions on the package. Also again, I used a piece of wood for the HeatnBond for my Christmas wreath. Follow the instructions for your iron on the package.

Before the next step, heat your hot glue gun to attach the banner to your wreath.

Lastly, carefully peel the paper from the HeatnBond. Next, fold the end over to connect to the other side and press with your iron to connect the sides together for your wreath.

Next, bend your fabric to form a wave shape as if it blowing in the wind like a banner.

Now, add dots of hot glue to the corners and middle of your finished banner for your Christmas wreath adding it to your wreath.

Hang and enjoy. Do not be intimidated by the steps for this wreath. As I said at the beginning of this post, this Christmas wreath is very easy. Follow the instructions and you will have no problem creating this for your holiday.

I hope you are enjoying Christmas in July. Also, many other Christmas crafts are coming for Christmas are coming so stay tuned to your inboxes!