Easy Holiday Crafts: Make a Beautiful Holiday Wreath

I used to make gift baskets some years back. I think that homemade gifts are a nice touch during these commercialized times – they show the receiver that you took the time to make something especially for him or her. This is a nice gift that I would give to a family to hang on their front door. Though I’m making it for the Holidays, you can really use different filler material and decorations, and adapt it for any occasion.

HOLIDAY  WREATH

Materials:

Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
12” x 12” sturdy piece of cardboard
Dinner plate
Soup bowl
Marker
Sharp scissors or utility knife
Small roll of yarn
12” piece of twine or heavy string
Armful of evergreenery of your choosing (real or the fake stuff)
Large Ribbon with bow
Cheap hair spray (like Aquanet)
Optional: Fake ‘berries’ (the kind that we always see with holly), pine scented spray, spray-can fake snow (all of this can be found at your local artsy fartsy store, like Joanne’s, Michael’s or Hobby Lobby)


Directions:

The first thing to do is to trace your dinner plate into the center of your cardboard. Then, trace the soup bowl directly in the center of your dinner plate circle – it will look like you’ve drawn a doughnut or a tire. Using your scissors or utility knife, carefully cut out the dinner plate circle and then the soup bowl circle.

Use 12” of twine (or double up your yarn – just remember that it will need to be strong enough to bear the weight of your finished wreath) to loop and tie into a knot – threading through the middle of your cardboard doughnut. This will be used to hang your wreath.