When it comes to easy and beautiful DIY home decor, wreaths are some of my favorite things to make! We don’t need fancy tools or supplies to make beautiful wreath to decorate our front door.
(Tutorial links to this pool noodle wreath and more in article below!) Nature offers so many wonderful and free materials. Even things in a recycle bin can be perfect materials for our Wreath making!
In this detailed guide, we will explore how to make a wreath in any style to celebrate the seasons and holidays from spring flowers, fall harvest, to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!
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The basic structure of a wreath is usually a wreath form with seasonal and decorative elements attached to it. There are many creative variations we will be exploring throughout this guide.
The tools and supplies we use most often are: good quality hot glue and glue gun, hemp twine or jute twine which looks great with natural leaves and branches, clear beading cord or fishing line which is strong and almost invisible, floral wire ( a lot of times just simple colored paper clips will do the job) as starting points, and good quality hot glue
The classic wreath forms are wire frames, grapevine, foam or straw wreaths. You can also make beautiful wreaths using dry cleaners hangers, old picture frames, or even cardboard cutouts!
When we think about wreaths, the first wreath that comes to mind is likely a timeless Christmas wreath, made from evergreens such as conifers, boxwood, holly, or eucalyptus, with accents such as colorful berries or pinecones.
You can use this DIY wire frame to make lots of different wreaths. For example, this beautiful DIY flower wreath using Dollar Store flowers, step by step tutorial here.
One of the best things about wreath making is that we can do it anytime anywhere, without special supplies!
Cut a piece of cardboard, gather some magnolia leaves, you will have this beautiful and free DIY magnolia wreath on your front door in an hour!
Turn a dollar store laundry basket into a wreath making jig, and all you need to make a wreath are some garden trimmings and strings. Tutorial here!
You can use a food storage container to make a mini rosemary wreath, perfect for gifts and kitchen decor, tutorial here.
Even a big monogram letter or an old picture frame can become a great look wreath form! Thrift store picture frame DIY burlap Christmas wreath tutorial here.
A grapevine wreath looks great on its own, and becomes a natural wreath form to create all kinds of new wreaths on – see next idea.
If you have garden vines such as grapes or honeysuckles, you can make your own grapevine wreaths easily following this tutorial.
When making a colorful faux flower wreath, a good tip is to keep the composition balanced and natural looking.
You can learn more step by step tips and tricks in this tutorial on how to make a fall wreath using dollar store flowers on a grapevine wreath form.
Fresh flower wreaths are stunning, although they last only 2-4 days. Here’s a tutorial and a video below on how to make a fresh flower Christmas wreath on floral foam to keep it last longer.
Here’s a step by step tutorial on how to make a pine cone wreath on a wire frame easily for almost free, an elegant farmhouse decor piece for your front door!
Yes you can make gorgeous wreaths using just about anything from old sweaters, toilet rolls, to pop corns and marshmallows! Hard to believe? Check out these creative repurposed DIY wreaths here!
This festive Christmas candy cane wreath is made from plastic bags in just 30 minutes, step by step tutorial here!
And don’t forget paper, the most versatile material to craft with! Here‘s a really creative DIY wreath made from old book pages and a paper plate!
These DIY coffee filter wreaths are so fluffy and pretty! Video tutorials below, one using a straw form, the other a paper plate!
Follow the easy step by step video tutorial below.
Deco poly mesh and ribbons come in so many colors which makes them great wreath making materials for special occasions such as July 4th, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas!
You can even make mesh wreaths that look like sunflowers (tutorial here and video below ) or pumpkins with colorful deco mesh!
Let’s look at two DIY Christmas ornament wreaths! This one uses pool noodle foam ring as starting points, and good quality hot glue makes it fast and easy to attach the ornaments to the wreath forms.
The second method uses straw wreaths as starting points. It’s a great idea especially because the color of straw will blend in nicely with the gold and silver ornaments! See video tutorial below.
Add some faux or real flowers, it becomes a spring wreath. Add some lemons or oranges, it’s a California winter wreath. Add some monster eyes and teeth, or DIY toilet roll bats, now you have a Halloween wreath! Tutorial here.
Happy wreath making! Tag us on instagram @apieceofrainbow with your favorite DIY wreaths, we would love to see them!
