25+ Beautiful DIY Christmas Wreaths To Make
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If you are like me, you look forward to making a warm and welcoming home for your visitors this Christmas. The first thing that your Christmas visitors see is the wreath that you hang on your front door!
I personally love to make Christmas decorations in December, especially ones using living materials such as leaves and branches as well as wreaths made from recycled and repurposed materials.
Decorating your home with the branches and leaves of evergreen plants and pine cones is a tradition that dates back to ancient times, when it formed part of the celebrations of the winter solstice. In the darkest, coldest time of the year, our ancestors warded off the dull grey days with feasting, music and drinking!
So here are 25 wreaths that you can make as part of your decoration for the holidays. Of course, you can hang them indoors or outdoors.
As well as wreaths made from natural materials such as branches, leaves, berries, pine cones and dried fruit, some of the other ones that I have chosen are be made from fabric - you can use up scraps of material that you have around the house or recycle old clothes and linens.
Others use old retro Christmas decorations - if you have a glut of baubles these wreaths are a really good way of using them to make a unique and personal handmade wreath for your home.
Finally you can bedeck your wreath with festive ribbons and bows for that finishing touch!
Beautiful Homemade Christmas Wreaths to Make
Each one of these wreaths is chosen because there are instructions how to make them, so you can recreate every one of these beautiful wreaths yourself.
- Classic Christmas Wreath
- Cinammon and Bauble Wreath
- Pom Pom Wreath
- Fall Magnolia Wreath
- Bauble Wreath
- Felt Wrap Wreath
- Ribbon Wreath
- Recycled Book Wreath
- Origami Wreath
- Pine Twig and Berry Wreath
- Book Page Rosette Wreath
- Fir and Berry Wreath
- 3D Paper Star Wreath
- Clothes Peg Wreath
- Burlap Wreath
- Felt Scrap Wreath
- Fabric Rosette Wreath
- Crocheted Wreath
- Foraged Evergreen Wreath
- Marshmallow Wreath
- Snowflake Wreath
- Gingerbread Man Wreath
- Christmas Ornament Wreath
- Vintage Style Winter Wonderland Wreath
- Sprayed Pine Cone Wreath
- Glitter and Card Wreath
- Retro Bauble Wreath
- Winter Flower Wreath
Let's start with a classic Christmas wreath which uses a variety of leaves, twigs and pine cones.
These can often be found in your local park, or you may be able know someone who will let you have these materials from their garden
This beautiful Christmas wreath includes cinammon sticks which will make your home smell wonderfully festive.
Steal this idea and make your wreath in festive red, green and white!
It's a great way to use up all your scraps of leftover yar from knotting or crochet projects
Although this wreath is intended for autumn, I think it is glorously festive and glamorous. This luxurious design uses spray paint and gold leaf on real preserved leaves.
Use a wreath ring as a basis for this colourful wreath made with baubles.
If you don't have a stash of baubles to use to make this try your local thrift store or charity shop - lots of baubles are donated in December and you should be able to pick up some for a very affordable price.
Another wreath which uses a polystyrene ring as a base, and wrapped with felt strips in festive shades. It is also a great way to use up scraps of fabric you may have lying around.
Do you save all the bows and scraps of ribbon from chocolate boxes? Yes? - me too! Use them to make this festive wreath.
This is a clever way to use an old book to make this lovely wreath. It is a super way to use a book that is not in goodenough condition to donate.
This beautiful idea uses beautiful origami papers folded to create the decorations for your wreath. (The page is in German, but Google translate is your friend here!)
This one uses cool green pine twig combined with luscious red berries, finished off with a gold bow for a festive touch.
Another wonderfully clever idea for recycling books that are in too poorer condition to donate; use it to make these beautiful paper roses and make them into this subtle and beautiful wreath.
Mix natural materials and festive baubles for this beautiful Christmas wreath to hang inside or out.
Use Christmas-themed craft papers or old Christmas cards to make this wreath, then finish with red, green and white buttons - so pretty!
You get two for the price of one with this christmas wreath idea. Make this clothes peg wreath which you can also use to display your Christmas cards.
Use scraps of burlap to make this rustic-style wreath. It's another fantastic way to use up fabric scraps.
Collect all your brightly coloured felt scraps to make these feathery wreaths. Absolutely gorgeous.
This is a brilliant no-sew idea for using up your fabric left-overs. Just cut our fabric circles and make pretty flowers with a button centre. You could adapt this idea for any time of the year, just choose appropriate fabrics.
What can I say, but this is quite simply a work of art. The whole wreath is crocheted and includes baubles, flowers and a bird. Maybe it is the partridge in the pear tree?
This one will require a degree of skill to make. Once more with would be a fine way to make use of your odds and ends of yarn.
This beautifully simple wreath uses materials that you can forage from your garden or public land. Always ask before taking materials from other people's gardens however.
To be honest, I don't think I would have enough self discipline to make this one, I would eat all the marshmallows before I finished making it, but it looks fab, doesn't it?!
This wreath uses dollar/pound store snowflake decorations. You could also try your local thrift stores or charity shops for decorations to use.
Perfect for the kitchen, this wreath uses pre-cut gingerbread shaped foam, but you could cut them yourself if you are patient, or even use real gingerbread men - use a recipe for gingerbread that is intended for tree decorations to ensure that they will last all the way through the holiday season.
If your Christmas decor style is more minimalist, this subtle white and silver number would fit in beautifully.
This scenic Christmas wreath is just gorgeous and festive, I am just stunned with the creativity shown here.
What a beautifully simple idea, spray paint your pine cones, stick them into one wreath, and trim with a ribbon bow.
This beautiful and very glamorous wreath could be made using a church or any other festive design from a Christmas card. Why not make it in white and add a snowman?
Use a collection of retro baubles to make this beautiful Christmas wreath - you could even use any old favourites which have become damaged - just glue them on the damaged side.
If you are lucky enough to have winter flowering plants in your garden, include them in your wreath. This tutorial will show you how.
For more recycled craft ideas try these postage stamp craft projects, where you can recycle your used postage stamps to make colourful and decorative items for your home.