DIY MINIMAL CHRISTMAS WREATH
Christmas is the perfect time to get creative, and we are in love with this DIY wreath by paperandstich. Call your girlfriends, mum or auntie, grab the essentials, some fuzzy socks and hot chocolate and spend the afternoon getting crafty creating your very own Christmas wreath 🎄🌿
ASYMMETRICAL HOLIDAY WREATH
Materials
12 inch gold macrame hoops (or 18 inch if you want something larger)
thin gauge floral wire
wire cutters or sharp scissors
shears
corsage stems (this is that secret material that will keep flowers fresh longer)
greenery and fresh flowers (specific types mentioned below
Instructions
1. Start with greenery. In the example wreaths, there was a variety of greenery used… olive branch, pepperberry, and silver dollar eucalyptus in this larger wreaths.
2. Build up the greenery, starting in the outermost edges that you want to cover and working your way in, adding branches all in the same direction. Use 3 inch long pieces of floral wire to secure each branch or stem, by wrapping it around the stem and hoop several times. With each branch or stem you add, cover up the wire from the one before it.
3. Then, when you’ve reached the middle, start fresh on the other side, again at the outermost edge you want to cover and repeat step 2 with that side.
4. Once you’ve added all of the greenery you’d like, it’s time for flowers. For the small wreaths, white anemones, white ranunculus, and cream garden roses – patience were used. For the large wreaths, dusty pink garden roses – romantic antike and red ranunculus were used.
For larger blooms with hearty stems, like garden roses, start by trimming off the stem completely and then sticking a corsage stem in through the bottom, as shown in the photo, after you’ve dipped the tip in water for 10 seconds.
For hollow stems, like ranunculus and anemones, you can either give the corsage stems a whirl OR insert floral wire through the stem (first cut the stem down to just a few inches), then twist around the hoop to secure.
5. Wrap the wire end of the corsage stem around the hoop and attached branches.
6. Continue step 4 and 5 until you’ve reached the desired look. And it’s ready to hang, over a nail on the wall, your front door, etc