The Festivities Have Begun--Rylyne

 

With the Holidays approaching, don’t you feel like you are missing something unique, creative,

and festive? Are you tired of your front door looking boring and bare? Making a holiday wreath

is a great way to show your festive spirit this holiday season. I will be walking you through how

to make a holiday wreath under $15.

Before we can start creating the wreath we are going to need supplies to create this festive DIY.

Stop by the Dollar Tree store to buy a circular wire frame, four rolls of two different colored

deco mesh, pipe cleaners (choose pipe cleaners that match the colors of your deco mesh), hot

glue gun (with glue sticks) and a few accessories (bows, flowers, bells, etc.).

Step one: To begin, cut the deco mesh in six inch pieces until all the deco mesh in the roll has

been cut. You will cut all your deco mesh colors in six inch pieces in order to prep the body of

the wreath. Also, cut all your pipe cleaners in half.

Step two: Next, take one color of each 6 inch piece of mesh and roll each individual mesh to

form a taquito shaped roll.

Step three: Now place the rolls together in the middle of one pipe cleaner.

Take both ends of the pipe cleaner and twist tightly, which holds the rolls together. However, do

not roll the ends all the way, but leave the ends sticking out, in order to be able to tie the roll onto

the wired frame.

Step four: Repeat step three until all your pieces of mesh are in rolls and tightly wrapped in a

pipe cleaner.

Step five: Now take a look at the wired frame. It should have four lines running in a circle

creating the wired mesh.

Now choose one roll of mesh and take one end of the pipe cleaner and place it on the inside line of the wreath or the first wired line (indicated in the photo above). Now take the other end of the pipe cleaner and place it on the second line from the center.

Flip the wreath over and twist the two ends of the pipe cleaner together. You twist the ends of the pipe cleaner together in order to attach the mesh to the wreath.

Step six: Repeat step five until all the rolls of mesh are tied onto the wreath. This is what creates

the body of the wreath. Your whole wreath should be covered and the wires no longer show.

Step seven: Now flare out each roll of mesh to fluff out the wreath. Fluffing up the mesh helps

hide the wired frame and make the wreath larger in size.

Step eight: If you want to add accessories, such as flowers, bows, or ornaments you will need to use a hot glue gun to attach the accessories onto the wreath. Please be careful when using a hot glue gun. Once the hot glue gun is hot, squeeze a bit of glue on the back of your accessor and place it onto the wreath. Continue putting your accessories around the wreath to make it look festive.

Step nine: Place your gorgeous holiday wreath on your front door. You may need to purchase a command strip and place it in the middle of the door. Lastly, hook the top of the wreath onto the command strip.

Now you have a holiday wreath to celebrate the holidays. You also can invite friends for a wreath

DIY party to celebrate the holidays. A wreath is nolgastic and it welcomes your guests before

they come into your home for your holiday party. You can create a wreath for each holiday of the month to add a unique touch to your home. Creating a holiday wreath is an inexpensive and easy way to show your holiday cheer.

Having a Holiday wreath isn’t a trendy craft that is a recent phenomenon, but a tradition that

goes back hundreds of years ago. In the 16th Century both decorating a tree and a wreath became a tradition in America because of the Germans bringing their holiday traditions with them to America. Having a Christmas tree requires pruning and a process to keep the tree in the triangle shape to symbolize the three trinity of Christianity. The Europeans did not want to waste the leftover branches and material from pruning the tree so they used the leftover materials and created a wreath. The wreath was not only made into a circular shape because of pure convenience, but also to symbolize eternity, as a circle has no end.

Source:

Moon, Kat. “Where Did Christmas Wreaths Originate? History of Tradition.” Time,Time, 21

Dec.