So what better time to move house? With only one weeks notice no less! (Yes we are slightly crazy). So what does one do when the house is a right off, we have a week to pack (lucky we are only moving 5 doors up the road! lol) & you have a list of jobs as long as your arm?? You do some Christmas craft of course!
Ok so it wasn't really a spur of the moment decision. I have been planning this creation (and tutorial) for just over a week now, I spent a few days collecting supplies and a few days looking at my supplies and mulling it all over. But here is the finished product. My very own Christmas Wreath :)
So here it is just for you!
Christmas Wreath Tutorial
Ok for your Christmas wreath you will need:
Pool noodle (you can use a foam ring or wreath form but the pool noodles are so much cheaper and work just as well! I got mine for $5 from our local discount shop)
Duct tape
Wool (I chose green but you can use any colour that takes your fancy!)
Scissors
Hot glue gun or craft glue
Materials for you flowers, ie, ribbon, lace, fabric, buttons, needle & thread. You can find the tutorials (& lists of materials) for the flowers I made here :)
Ribbon
The first thing you have to do is turn you pool noodle into a ring, so it looks more wreath like & less like a kids toy! Simply duct tape both ends of you noodle together as neatly as you can.
Ok here is the time consuming part, seriously I had no idea it would take me as long as it did. So be prepared, maybe have a good movie on & some snacks & drinks to keep your energy up...just kidding!! Kind of ;)
Using your wool, neatly wind it around your wreath form until you have covered the entire form.
When you get toward the end, you'll notice that it won't line up perfectly. That's ok, it'll all work out & I just made sure to add my embellishments over that section to cover any imperfections.
When you get to the end you can finish it off any way you like. I used a wool needle to tie the wool off (joining it with the beginning) & then weave the end in, but you might like to simply use your glue to secure then end. This seriously took me about 3 hrs (with several breaks) but if you aren't as ridiculously pedantic as me it probably won't take anywhere near as ling!
Now you have to make you flowers for the wreath. You can make as many or as few as you like, they can be any size or styles. I made a selection of different sized flowers like in our tutorial.
When you have finished making your flowers, simply lay them on your wreath until you are happy with the way it looks. Then simply use you hot glue gun or craft glue to secure the flowers to the wreath.
When I had finished that I looked at my wreath & felt that it was missing something. So using some thin ribbon & my hot glue gun I added some 'writing' to add a little something extra to the wreath.
Lastly I braided a length of wool and tied it around to top of the wreath to use as when hanging it.
And you are done! Hang it on your front door, in your house or anywhere that takes your fancy & admire your great work :)
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