Nautical Christmas Wreath
by Katie Nathey
I decided to make my first Christmas Wreath this year and was inspired by late night shadows on the wall.
One night while lying in bed I noticed that the shadow of one of the ship helms we had hung up resembled a snowflake. Keep in mind that this was after hours of staring at Christmas crafts online, and I had even told the hubs that the corner of his pillow resembled a tree, lol.
I simply added some lights, glittery snowflake ornaments, some fake snow, and a sparkly bow and my wintery, nautical Christmas wreath was born. You can view the full post and tutorial on my blog, along with 9 other wreaths from some fantastical bloggers I teamed up with.
One night while lying in bed I noticed that the shadow of one of the ship helms we had hung up resembled a snowflake. Keep in mind that this was after hours of staring at Christmas crafts online, and I had even told the hubs that the corner of his pillow resembled a tree, lol.
I simply added some lights, glittery snowflake ornaments, some fake snow, and a sparkly bow and my wintery, nautical Christmas wreath was born. You can view the full post and tutorial on my blog, along with 9 other wreaths from some fantastical bloggers I teamed up with.
Nautical Christmas Wreath
http://upcycledtreasures.com/2013/11/diy-christmas-wreath-ideas/
I bought a back of snowflake ornaments, removed the hanging wire and sprayed them with glitter spray. I then attached them to the ship wheel using removable putty, but you could also use a glue gun.
I added some snowflake LED battery operated Christmas lights and attached the battery pack to the back of the ship wheel with the removable putty.
I made a twig tree and attached it to the center of the ship wheel, followed by some fake snow.
I used fake snow spray on the ship helm and twig tree and glitter spray for the snowflake ornaments.
Here is my nautical wreath all lit up at night. I would have preferred warm lights over the cool ones, they are a tad bright for me. I still love it though :)
Nautical Christmas Wreath
http://upcycledtreasures.com/2013/11/diy-christmas-wreath-ideas/
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Perfect wreath for my son. He' all about everything nautical. Thank you for this great idea.
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I have an outdated ship wheel magazine rack . I've been waiting for the perfect project for it . I already have the snowflakes. Thank you
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Nice wreath with the nautical touch. A beach and this wreath would win first prize!!
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Were you able to remove the snow & stuff from the wheel afterwards? My wheel came from a ship that was sunk in the great lakes, many moons ago, so don't want to harm it. . It's over 3' tall.
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