It’s the time of year where we can capture the essence of the season with thoughtful gifts and nostalgic smells. These crafts elevate grocery store wreaths with the addition of fresh eucalyptus and pine and will show-us ways to display holiday cards and a fun count-down style wreath.
Count-Down- Style Tree Wreath
Items needed:
- 4 Dowels or decorative wood trim purchased from the hardware store
- Hot Glue & Glue Gun
- Decorative string or ribbon
- 24 mini boxes
- Mini clothes pins, numbers
Directions:
1. Make a triangle with 3 dowels. The base dowel will need to be cut a few inches.
2. Measure the length of the fourth dowel to make three to four rungs – by laying it over the triangle shape to measure the needed length.
3. If you don’t have access to a hand saw – you can use one free of charge at hardware stores.
4. Hot glue the triangle shape and then hot glue the rungs on the triangle shape.
5. Add 24 wrapped gifts with numbers to the rungs on the triangle shape.
This can be used as a count-down style wreath or used as white elephant game by having guests pull a number out of a hat for their gift selection.
Holiday Card Tree Wreath
Items needed:
- 4 dowels or decorative wood trim purchased from the hardware store
- Hot glue & Glue gun
- Decorative string or ribbon
- Clothes pins, paper clips, photo clips – items to adhere greeting cards to tree
Directions:
1. Make a triangle with 3 dowels. The base dowel will need to be cut a few inches.
2. Measure the length of the fourth dowel to make three to four rungs – by laying it over the triangle shape.
3. If you don’t have access to a hand saw – you can use one free of charge at hardware stores
4. Hot glue the triangle shape and then hot glue the rungs on the triangle shape.
5. Wrap and tie decorative string or ribbon around the triangle shape and rungs.
6. Attach holiday greeting cards to the string or ribbing with paper clips.
Grocery-Store ‘Glow-up’ Wreath
- Greenery wreath
- Fresh cut sturdy floral stems like seeded eucalyptus from your local florist / can also use dried or faux floral or berries
- Wire
- Wire Cutter
- Ribbon (Optional)
Directions:
1. Create mini bouquet bundles.
2. Remove some of the bottom section of greenery on the stem - so that it’s easier to wrap wire around the base of the stems.
3. Wrap wire around the base of the mini bouquet.
4. Once you have finished your mini bouquet bundles, lay them on your wreath and confirm if you need to make more bundles for the desired look.
5. Cut approximately 8 inches of wire for each of your mini bouquets – this wire will be use to secure the bundles to the base of the wreath. The length of wire will be determined by the density of your wreath. If you have a small or large wreath you may need shorter or longer wire.
6. Secure the mini bouquet to the metal section of your wreath.
7. Be mindful of not having the wire show – so move sections of the greenery around the mini bouquets.
8. Add a bow or ribbon by securing it to wire and then wrap the wire around the wreath base to secure.
Pinecone Wreath
This is the perfect craft to make use of any unused craft supplies from wreath-making!
Pinecone Hanging Wreath
- Greenery
- Fresh cut sturdy floral stems like seeded eucalyptus from your local florist / can also use dried or faux floral or berries
- Wire
- Wire Cutter
- Hot glue gun & hot glue or Florist Glue
- Ribbon
Directions:
1. Wrap wire around pinecone to make loop – this will allow for the pinecone to hang freely.
2. Choose a cohesive color palette of greenery with colorful dried berries or floral – this will create impact.
3. Stick the individual leaves and stems into the pinecone- this is the trial run before adding glue. You can decorate the top of the pinecone and decorate in between the space in the cone.
4. Once you have added the individual pieces in the pinecone, take each piece out and apply hot glue or florist glue to the base of the leaf or stem. A little glue goes a long way.
5. Tie ribbon on one side of the wire. Wrap the ribbon around the wire and add hot glue as you continue to wrap the ribbon around the wire loop.
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