The New Year's wreath has excellent aesthetic qualities New Year is one of the most long-awaited holidays for both adults and children. A fresh-smelling Christmas tree, fragrant tangerines, and delicious Olivier are the invariable attributes of celebrating a winter holiday. But in addition to the original Russian traditions, foreign ones also come to us, and, by the way, they take root quite well. For example, until recently no one knew about the New Year's door wreath, but now many families are happy to hang it on the door and enjoy the feeling of the New Year's miracle that this decoration brings with it.
Nowadays, many families decorate the doors of their houses and apartments for New Year and Christmas with small wreaths, made with their own hands or bought in a store. Where did this tradition come from?
Using a wreath you can beautifully decorate your door for the New Year holidays
Back in 1839, theologian from Hamburg Johann Heinrich Wichern came up with something resembling the first holiday wreath. The fact is that the man raised children from poor families who were really looking forward to Christmas and constantly asked when it would come. Then Johann, in order to make it easier for the children to count time, took an ordinary cart wheel and made a wreath on its basis, decorated with 19 small red candles and four large white ones. Early in the morning, every day, the man lit one small candle, and on Sundays a large one. So the children saw how much time they had to wait. Over time, other residents who saw this wreath began to do the same, and this action grew into a tradition that has survived to this day.
Today there are a lot of options for Christmas wreaths. They can be made from anything, based on your own imagination.
The most common materials for New Year's wreaths are:
- Living materials - spruce or pine branches, grape vines, dried or fresh berries, cones;
- Artificial objects - tinsel, any fabric, paper, cellophane, beads, cardboard, wire, wine corks, buttons, ribbons, Christmas tree decorations and other beautiful details;
- Sweets – cookies, candies.
The classic colors for wreaths are green, gold, white and red, but this does not mean that other shades cannot be used. If you want to come up with something original, then why not.
By the way, you can hang a Christmas or New Year’s wreath not only on the front door, but also on the interior door too. It will look original if you place a hand-made wreath on a windowsill or table, and put candles inside that can be lit for the holiday.
Instructions: how to make the base for a wreath on the door
The basis of any holiday wreath is the frame. Without it, you won’t be able to make a beautiful New Year’s decoration. It will be more accurate, but it is not a fact that it will “live” for a long time. Therefore, making a wreath begins with creating its base.
Thick cardboard or plywood works well as a basis for a New Year's wreath.
As a frame you can use:
- Cardboard ring;
- A rolled up newspaper tied with thread;
- Foam rubber;
- A thick wire twisted around its axis;
- Tree twigs;
- Disposable plate;
- Grapevine;
- Bicycle tire.
The process of creating a wreath looks like this:
- A small circle is made of wire, which is wrapped in newspaper or paper. To keep the material in place, its ends can be glued together.
- If the frame is needed thicker, a second row of paper is used.
- Next, to increase the strength of the base, you can additionally cover it with napkins and wrap it with organza so that nothing shows through. Secure all material with threads.
- Next, you can decorate the wreath to your taste. You can take shiny New Year's tinsel. If this decoration is dark green, it will seem that the wreath is made from real spruce branches.
If you want to create a wreath from living material, then the base can be made of wire, forming two rings: one large, the other smaller, and then fasten them together.
Living branches can be tied into bundles and attached to the base so that each bundle overlaps the previous one or simply fits very tightly to it. After which you can start decorating the wreath with ribbons or toys.
Original DIY New Year's wreath on the door
New Year's wreaths can be made from anything your heart desires. By giving free rein to your imagination, you can make a very original wreath that will bring joy to you and your household.
You can decorate the New Year's wreath with various toys and sweets.
Options for creating holiday wreaths:
- From buttons - everything is very simple here. For production you will need glue, cardboard, and, in fact, the buttons themselves. During the manufacturing process, you just need to stick the circles on a cardboard base, alternating them with each other and that’s it.
- From Christmas balls, decorations can simply be strung on a wire, or they can be glued to the base or to each other. A lush bow or a small garland on such a wreath would not be out of place.
- From cellophane - to make such a decorative wreath, you should cut the cellophane bag into ribbons, at the ends of which you should make small cuts in the form of a fringe. After that, all the resulting ribbons are glued in layers to the wreath frame. Moreover, the more layers there are, the more magnificent and elegant the wreath will be.
- From cones and flowers - in this case they are glued to the base of the wreath and additionally decorated with bows, beads or bright pine branches.
- Balloons are one of the easiest options to make. You just need to inflate the balloons and tie them around the frame. The bright New Year's wreath is ready.
If you want the wreath to please not only the eye, but also give delicious aromas, you can decorate it with dried citrus slices, a cinnamon stick and other aromatic ingredients and herbs.
Tips for attaching a Christmas wreath to a door
Having made the Christmas wreath, all that remains is to figure out how to attach it to the door. This is not difficult to do.
The Christmas wreath can be attached to the door with rope or tape
Ways to attach a wreath to a door:
- Double - for this you will need two wreaths of equal weight and a long ribbon. One end of the ribbon is fixed on one wreath, and the other on the other. Then the ribbon is thrown over the door so that one wreath is on the outside and the other on the inside. The ribbon can be glued or secured with tape on top.
- Adhesive - double-sided tape can be used for these purposes. On one side, the wreath is glued to tape, which in turn is fixed to the door.
- Using suction cups is the easiest way. To do this, you just need to purchase special hangers with suction cups and attach the decoration.
By the way, wreaths can be not only in the form of a circle, but also in the role of a Snowman (to do this you just need to make three wreaths, not one, and connect them), a heart or another shape.
New Year's wreath on the door (video)
A Christmas or New Year's wreath is a beautiful decoration for your home on the eve of the holidays, which you can make yourself, showing a little of your imagination. A good tradition that arose many years ago has found a response among modern people, bringing warmth and a sense of miracle to our souls. Don't be afraid to experiment! Use any suitable decorative elements to create this decoration, which could very well become a small masterpiece.
The tradition of decorating houses and apartments with wreaths came to us from Europe, where it is very common along with hanging boots in which Santa puts gifts at night, and other Christmas attributes. It is not surprising that we also liked Christmas wreaths, because they are so beautiful and the aroma of the New Year emanates from them.
In Europe and America, wreaths are hung on the doors of houses, but since we do not all live in private houses, it is better to place them somewhere in the apartment - hang them on the wall in the living room, above the doorway, or put them on the table, placing candles in the center. A New Year's wreath can easily replace a traditional Christmas tree, especially if it is made from spruce or pine branches.
Have you ever wondered why the wreath became a symbol of Christmas? In many cultures, the circle is considered a symbol of eternal life. And the green color of the evergreen spruce seems to be its embodiment. Initially, the color of decorations, ribbons and candles was also given great importance: gold and red colors were used, and the candles were purple and pink, which corresponded to the colors of worship during the four-week fasting period - Advent. We, of course, do not have to adhere to this at all; even among Catholics these traditions are rarely observed anymore.
Today, New Year's wreaths have become more of a decoration. They are made from a variety of materials. You can purchase ready-made products, but many people like to create something on their own, so why not make a New Year’s wreath with your own hands.
Wreath Decorations: List of Ideas
Below you will see many photos of ideas for New Year's wreaths with different decorations. But generally speaking, no matter what the wreath itself is made of, it is decorated with:
- berries (real or artificial) - rowan, rosehip, viburnum, mistletoe;
- dried citrus slices - oranges, lemons or whole tangerines;
- shells of walnuts and other nuts or whole nuts;
- fir cones;
- apples;
- flowers;
- ribbons of any colors or threads;
- Christmas balls;
- bells;
- all kinds of figures, including angels, snowmen, Santa Claus, houses, birds;
- cinnamon sticks;
- tinsel;
- snowflakes;
- sweets.
What materials to use for the base
The most important thing in a wreath is its base. Use any available materials. However, it is best to make the base from branches, then you don’t even have to hide it with decor. She will look beautiful anyway. In general, they are widely used as a basis:
- regular cardboard or corrugated, from boxes;
- insulation for pipes;
- wire;
- polyurethane foam;
- wires;
- tightly compressed newspapers, sometimes they are also wrapped with tape for strength.
We suggest making the base from waste material such as toilet paper tubes and paper towels.
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To make the base of the wreath, you will need several tubes from toilet paper rolls or paper towels. Cut them into pieces approximately 3-5 cm wide. Place them on the floor to determine the size of the wreath. |
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Take a thread or wire and assemble all the parts onto it. With wire, the wreath will be stronger. |
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If everything looks confusing during the process, that's okay. |
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Once the shape is assembled, tie a strong knot. |
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Take old newspapers cut into strips. |
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And PVA glue. |
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Moisten the wreath with glue and wrap the newspapers so that they are saturated. You can also coat the top. |
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Leave the wreath to dry for a day. It will be strong enough to withstand light decor. For example, this is an excellent base for later wrapping it with threads or tinsel, or securing several small spruce branches. |
Video: frame made of wire and newspapers
Wreath: base made of pipe insulation
Made from spruce or pine spruce branches
Now let's move on to the most interesting part - making a wreath. In the best traditions, the wreath will be made from spruce or pine branches. It will fill the house with a pine aroma and will look very New Year's. Branches can be attached one at a time - using twine, hot glue, or green wire. Moreover, they do this in such a way that the lower part of the branch is covered by the fluffy part of the other. You can first tie the branches in small bunches and tie them in this form to the base.
Watch the master class, here is a step-by-step presentation of the process of making a wreath from natural spruce branches from start to finish.
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Make a base out of cardboard. |
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Draw two circles with a compass or use a plate or lid from a frying pan or pot for this. |
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Cut with scissors. |
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Crumple up the sheets of paper and wrap them around a cardboard ring. |
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If the spruce branches are large, divide them into small branches. |
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Glue the branches to the base using hot glue. |
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Cover the wreath so that there are no gaps. |
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Take real pine cones. |
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Buy artificial branches with berries. |
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You will also need a bell... |
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and red yarn. |
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Wrap the yarn around the wreath. |
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Place the pine cones on the glue. |
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Attach artificial berries in random order. |
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Decorate with a bell. |
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Spray artificial snow on the branches. |
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The resulting wreath looks absolutely New Year's, and also exudes a pleasant pine aroma. |
It is not necessary to use natural branches; you can get by with artificial ones. You've probably seen spruce garlands on sale. It’s very easy to make a wreath from such a garland.
Video: wreath made of spruce garland
Photo ideas for decorating a wreath of fir branches
Replace the branches with tinsel
Visually, green tinsel looks like fir branches. If you wrap it around the base circle, you will get a wreath very similar to a spruce one.
Video: tinsel wreath
Although you can use tinsel not only green, but also any other color.
Options for tinsel wreaths
Wreath made from deciduous tree branches
Another option is to make a wreath from branches. Thin birch, willow branches or grapevines are suitable for this purpose. They are twisted into a tight circle and most often wrapped with twine; it matches the color well and is almost invisible. A wreath made of branches can serve as a frame for decorating with pine needles, rosemary, and branches with berries.
This wreath is made of grapevine, decorated with rosemary and laurel.
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Have on hand all the tools and materials you will need to make the wreath. |
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These are sprigs of rosemary and laurel. |
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Floral wire, wire wrapped in twine, garden pliers, side cutters. |
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Roll a grapevine wreath. |
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Use floral wire instead of hot glue so you can use the wreath again next year with a different decor. |
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Don't overcomplicate the wreath. Use a few branches of plants, decorations with natural motifs and a bright ribbon - this will be enough. |
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It is better to use a ribbon with wire inside so that the bow holds its shape. |
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Attach the decor to the wreath. |
This wreath is made from birch branches, and no other plants are used for decoration. But this is its charm.
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Take 9-10 thin branches - birch or others, for example, a grapevine looks good in a wreath. |
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Twist the branches into a circle and secure with twine. Choose the thickness of the wreath at your discretion. |
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Gold and red jewelry were chosen for decoration. Yellow color and gold as its shade are trendy this year. |
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Wrap the wreath with beads. |
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Tie up a few Christmas balls. |
How to decorate a wreath of branches - photo
Cones as the main decorative element
Do you know how to make a New Year's wreath from pine cones? No tricks here. It is enough to tightly cover the base with pine cones and you will already have a good option. And if you also paint it with spray paint in gold, red, pink or green - whatever color you want - and decorate it, then it will turn out great. Look at the implementation of one of the ideas.
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First, paint the pine cones with white spray varnish. Be sure to lay newspaper or oilcloth underneath. Leave for some time to dry. |
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For decoration we use: a ribbon for a large bow 5 cm wide, and multi-colored ribbons 1 cm wide for small bows. Colors to suit your taste, artificial berries, bells, Christmas tree decorations without a holder. |
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Let's make bows for decoration. Place two loops and tie them together. Cut off the excess. |
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Hot glue a small piece of ribbon of a different color in the middle of the bow to create a center and close the knot. |
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Decorate the bow with rhinestones. |
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Make a large bow according to the same instructions. |
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Draw a ring on the cardboard. A stencil can be a frying pan lid or a plate. Cut out the workpiece. |
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Take the twine and hot glue the end to the cardboard ring. |
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Patiently wrap the ring with twine without any gaps. Secure the tip again with hot glue. |
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Glue the cones so that it looks as natural as possible. |
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Decorate the wreath with bows, bells, and toys. |
Pine cone wreaths look unusual and beautiful, you can see this by looking at a selection of photographs.
Openwork wreaths made of pine cones: photo selection
Lots of paper ideas
When there are no spruce branches, branches, or cones at hand, they make do with paper. And interesting products are obtained. Some of them are as beautiful as wreaths made from natural materials. You can create with paper with your children; it doesn’t crack like a Christmas tree, and it’s easy to work with.
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It's easy to make a New Year's wreath from cardboard and crumpled paper. |
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Cut a circle out of cardboard; an old cardboard box from some kind of equipment will do. |
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Cut the corrugated paper into pieces of approximately 10x10 cm. How many parts are needed depends on the size of the cardboard ring and the “terryness” of the wreath. |
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Remember the pieces with your hands and glue them onto a cardboard ring. |
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Place the parts close enough to each other so that there are no gaps. |
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Cut a strip of crumpled red paper and twist it with your fingers as shown in the photo. |
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Decorate the wreath. |
This option is a great idea for recycling old wrapping paper. Of course, it is also not prohibited to use a new one. Such wreaths are also made from book or magazine pages or scrap paper.
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Prepare wrapping paper. |
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For the base, cut out a ring from thick paper or cardboard. |
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Cut a lot of wrapping paper leaves. Evenness doesn't matter, although you can use a template if you want. You will need approximately 70 leaves. |
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Glue the leaves to the ring as shown in the photo. If you use different papers, remember to alternate patterns. If there are any leaves left, you can glue them into places that seem empty. Make a loop of twine or ribbon, wrap it around the wreath and thread the ends through the hole. You can hang a wreath. |
Photo options for paper wreaths
We collect from Christmas tree decorations
A New Year's wreath can be assembled from only Christmas tree balls. It doesn't need expensive balls. Check out FIX PRICE before the new year, you will find what you need there. With a little investment, you can create a beautiful, rich wreath. Choose different toys that harmonize with each other in color and decorate with ribbons.
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To make this beautiful wreath, we used 6 packages of 12 balloons each and a few other red decorations that were lying around from last year. The wreath will be assembled on a frame made from a hanger. These are sold, for example, in Auchan. In addition, you will need tape, wire and pliers. |
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Shape the hanger into as circle a shape as possible. |
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Use pliers to unwind the wire. |
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Use pliers to straighten the tip as much as possible. |
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String the balls one at a time. |
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Move them as close to each other as possible so that the wire does not show between them. |
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Continue stringing the decorations, allowing them to be positioned at different angles. |
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Soon it will look like this. |
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If the decorations do not stick well to the wire, secure them with hot glue. |
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Continue stringing the balls. |
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When all the balls are already strung, twist the hanger again with pliers. |
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This is how the wreath turned out. |
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Take the wire tape. |
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Wrap it around the hook a couple of times. Secure the back with tape or hot glue. |
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Place several loops of ribbon. |
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Tie the bow with another piece of ribbon. For reliability, you can drip a drop of hot glue inside. |
Multi-colored wreaths made of Christmas balls - photos
We make New Year's attribute from fabric
Fabric wreaths look very beautiful. The most varied manufacturing technologies are used, and the resulting wreaths are just as varied. We presented three options in the form of master classes, but in fact there are many more of them.
For example, small ribbons or strips of fabric are tied tightly to each other on a wire frame.
Strips are cut out of the fabric and the edges are sewn together. The resulting “cases” are stuffed with synthetic padding.
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Cut strips of fabric of arbitrary length and width. Keep in mind that as a result of all manipulations, the width of the finished strip with padding polyester will be approximately four times smaller than the original one. Fold the strip of fabric right side inward lengthwise and stitch using a sewing machine. Make transverse cuts from the side of the seam, not reaching it a little, so that the fabric does not pull anywhere later. |
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Turn right side out. |
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Fill it quite tightly with padding polyester, holofiber or any other soft filler. |
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Sew the edges of each soft ribbon and then place the three ribbons together and pin the edges together. |
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Weave a braid from the ribbons. |
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Bring the edges together and hand stitch. |
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Cut and sew a short length of ribbon as shown in the photo to hide the seam. |
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Now let's make a bow. It will be two-sided, i.e. red on one side, white on the other. We sew the edges diagonally. |
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Turn it inside out. There is no need to stuff the tape. |
The fabric is also folded. It is held in place due to the tight fit of the layers to each other. The following example shows how to create a burlap wreath.
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To make the frame, purchase galvanized knitting wire. Cut pieces of the following sizes: 130, 115, 100 and 85 cm. |
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Connect them in this way, bending the ends using pliers. |
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Cut a few more pieces of wire, fold them several times, slide them under the frame, bend them to the front side and thus secure the inner and outer ring. |
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Wrap the loose ends around the inner rings. Level the frame. |
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This wreath is made from burlap. It needs to be cut into strips. |
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Secure the end of the strip with hot glue or a piece of wire, or tie it. Move the strip of fabric to the jumper, the jumper should be on the left hand. Release folds in each gap. Twist the tape, move it to the jumper and repeat the steps starting in the same direction - from the inside to the outer edge. If you run out of tape, secure it like you did the starting end. |
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This is such an interesting looking wreath. |
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Decorate it with Christmas tree decorations, lace decorations, and artificial branches. |
Photos of wreaths made of thread and fabric
Almost out of waste
The idea of creating a New Year's wreath from materials that we throw away in everyday life is especially attractive, because you won't have to spend money on them. Who would have thought that you could create a decent-looking New Year's wreath from plastic bottles? You won’t immediately understand what it’s made of.
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Cut the bottoms from plastic bottles and paint them the color you want. Make cuts exactly in the place shown in the photo. |
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Fold the corners on both sides of the cut. |
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These are the blanks you should get. |
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Connect the “flowers” from the bottles, turning them over each time. Don't forget to make a hole in the center of each piece. |
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String the parts onto the wire. |
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Decorate the wreath with bows. |
Interesting options for wreaths made from scrap materials
How to hang a decorative element
It’s not enough to make a New Year’s wreath; you also need to hang it, if you specifically designed it for this purpose. It is better to choose the mounting method in advance. It will be unpleasant if it turns out that the wreath is too heavy and double-sided tape, for example, does not hold it. Then you will have to drive a nail, and this is not always possible. In addition to double-sided tape, they use hooks on suction cups, hook them with wire to the door peephole, purchase special snap-on fasteners that are put on the door from above, and tied with tape to the handle on the back side of the door.
Create New Year's wreaths based on master classes, be inspired by photo ideas and come up with your own options.
On the eve of the New Year, everything around becomes beautiful, fabulous and magical. Shop windows are decorated and a green Christmas tree is placed in the main square. Each house is decorated differently. Christmas tree decorations, tinsel, wreath on the door. Many decorations are made by hand. These are snowflakes and garlands. Hanging decorations and garlands in the house is easier and simpler than hanging a New Year's wreath on the door.
Options for decorating doors with New Year's wreaths
A Christmas wreath on the door is an element of the winter holidays, welcoming the New Year, waiting for a miracle. A homemade New Year's wreath is different from a store-bought one because of its individualism, originality, and imagination. It fills you with a good mood and faith in a fairy tale.
An example of installing a New Year's wreath on a door
But how can you attach your masterpiece to the front door? To do this, you need to see the dimensions of the wreath and feel its weight. The festive attribute can be glued, hung, attached. You can glue the decoration using double-sided tape or just tape. In this case, the wreath should be light and small in size.
Various design options for New Year's wreaths
It is not advisable to nail decoration to the front door. After the holidays, the wreath will be removed, but the nail or hole will remain. For a wooden door, buttons or needles with tips are used. After the holiday, the needles are removed, and the holes from them are so small that they will simply be invisible.
Attaching a wreath to a metal door
In order to fix a Christmas masterpiece on an iron door, several fastening methods are used. 
Method I
Scotch. If the New Year's decoration is light in weight, tape is used. After removing it, there is no difficulty in washing off the glue that remains on the metal door. The Christmas attribute on the front door will be attached neatly, despite the fact that the tape is not visible, it will seem that the wreath is simply hanging on the door.
An example of attaching a wreath to tape
II method
This method requires thin, strong wire or fishing line. You should carefully attach a fishing line or wire to the wreath (so as not to damage the decoration). Then fix it on the door peephole. It will be practically invisible. 
Attachment for wreath using wire and magnet
At the same time, the wreath will decorate the metal entrance doors. If the wind blows, in this case, the fishing line can be secured to the door with small pieces of tape.
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III method
Door decoration is created using multiple types of towel hooks. No, not those that are fixed with self-tapping screws to the wall, but those that are glued with a suction cup or using an adhesive piece that is attached to the back.
An example of attaching a wreath to hooks
If the suction cup does not hold well, you need to wipe it with alcohol. A Christmas wreath is hung on a glued hook. After the holiday, all attributes can be easily removed from the door.
IV method
The New Year's wreath can be fixed on a metal door using a radical method. Nails and screws are used for this. But before doing this, you should think about dismantling. After all, after screws and nails, holes remain. Which can be closed with special plugs.
Installation of a New Year's wreath on nails
In order to attach a Christmas decoration to the door, you need to purchase it in a store, or you can make it yourself.
New Year's toys
To create a New Year's wreath, you can use available materials from your household. This could be a child's colored paper, tangerines, walnuts, old newspapers. The main thing is to show imagination and have a little patience.
Step-by-step process for making a New Year's wreath
In order not to go looking for Christmas trees and pine cones for a wreath, you can use New Year's toys and tinsel. You will need PVA glue, as well as tinsel (rain), cardboard or polished paper, scissors, and a knife.
The first step is to create a frame for the wreath. For the base, a circle with a hole is cut out of cardboard or from foam rubber or synthetic padding. Next, you should take the paper and randomly wrap it around the resulting circle. It can be fixed with glue or twine (thick thread), or wire. After this, you need to take a fluffy, long rain and wrap it around the entire circle.
An example of making a wreath from cardboard and glitter
To keep the tinsel firmly in place, glue is used. Toys are glued to the top of the tinsel. Basically these are Christmas tree balls of different sizes.
The process of making a wreath from branches
For greater effect, the top of the wreath is covered with a light layer of artificial snow, and a ribbon bow is attached to the top. After fixing, rain is wrapped around the door handle or a knitted sock is hung for gifts.
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Old newspaper
The frame base for such a wreath is created from any material. But the best option in this case would be to use cardboard.
The process of making a wreath from newspaper
The cut out cardboard circle should be wrapped well in newspaper or white paper for contrast. After this, identical squares are cut out from newspaper sheets. A bag is made from each cut out quadrangle (as for seeds). This bag is glued to the base. The bags should be glued side by side, practically not missing any space.
Afterwards, the almost finished wreath should be left until completely dry. When the product is dry, a bead is glued to each bag (if there are no new and identical ones, then grandma’s beads or old jewelry are taken). The whole thing is sprinkled with artificial snow a little on top or decorated with pieces of cotton wool.
Making and decorating a wreath from newspaper and branches
There is also a great option - you can attach spruce branches to the front door, which are decorated with Christmas tree decorations, with your own hands. The resulting wreath is very light and can be easily hung on an iron door using tape or a hook with Velcro.
The video shows the process of making a New Year's wreath from paper vines and natural materials.
With great desire and a good mood, the wreath will turn out very beautiful. An attribute of the New Year hung on an iron door will attract good luck, happiness, beauty and harmony to the house.
The house is decorated using everything at hand - in addition to New Year's toys, candies, fruits, dried fruits, twigs of dried plants, and nuts are used.
Existing options for making New Year's wreaths
Design options for New Year's wreaths for doors
To create New Year's decor, you can put almost everything into the entrance so that the house turns into a fairy-tale house, where there is a feeling of celebration, comfort, happiness and the warmth of a family hearth.
To decorate your home in an original way, you can make a New Year's wreath on the door with your own hands. For this purpose, a wide variety of materials are used: from natural plants to artificial objects and products suitable for human consumption. The final appearance of the product depends only on the imagination of the master.
New Year's wreath - an original decoration on the eve of the winter holidays
A wreath is a symbol of the winter holidays
If you want to give your home a festive atmosphere that will envelop you right from the doorstep, there is nothing better than attaching a Christmas New Year wreath to the door. This decor has long been considered a symbol of the winter holidays. It symbolizes infinity, prosperity and anticipation of the birth of Christ.
Handmade door wreaths have special energy. Such New Year's decor also characterizes the character and home habits of its owners. It manages to put a powerful positive charge of emotions into it.
To decorate a door with such a handmade product, you can use a wide variety of materials. As a basis, you need to make a ring of cardboard, hose, wire, rods, etc.
Please note: the size and weight of the wreath must correspond to the method of attachment. Think about this point in advance.
Branches and cones
Traditionally, the wreath on the door contains spruce branches. Making this option with your own hands is quite possible. To do this you will need prepared branches, wire and additional decor.
Traditional pine needle wreath
- First, let's make the base. For example, cut out a cardboard ring with an outline width of approximately 10 cm.
- We begin to form our Christmas wreath. To do this, use wire to secure individual branches in such a way as to completely cover the base. Additionally, use hot melt glue or “Moment”.
- Next, you need to secure the decorations on top of the green branches. For example, use pine cones, small Christmas tree decorations, bows. It is most convenient to fix them using the same wire. You can tie a decorative ribbon around the wreath or weave an electric garland with small light bulbs into it.
- Sprinkle the product with artificial snow, glitter or gold paint on top.
- An alternative could be a New Year's wreath made of dry twigs. It looks no less impressive than its evergreen variation. To make it yourself, you don’t even need to use a base.
- Take an armful of twigs and twist them so that, intertwining, the branches form an even circle. Fasten them together.
- Secure cones, rose hips, juniper berries, etc. between the sticks using wire.
- You can use physalis inflorescences and other dried flowers. The most spectacular are lunaria, immortelle, panicum, eryngium, sedum and similar plants.
- Additionally, you can spray the wreath with paint, such as silver or gold.
Products as a way of decoration
A Christmas wreath can also consist of food products. The main condition for this method of decoration is that all elements must be processed so as not to deteriorate. Dried rings of oranges, lemons, various dried fruits, nuts, beans, spices, etc. are used to model the product.
Citrus New Year's resolution for door wreath
How to make a wreath with your own hands:
- Prepare the base. You can use rolled up newspaper as this.
- Cover the circle with cloth, colored paper or twigs.
- Start decorating. The easiest way to secure the products is with a glue gun. Use dried citrus fruits, colorful beans, oddly shaped pasta, star anise and cinnamon sticks, walnuts or peanuts in shells.
- Paint individual parts.
A huge plus of such a wreath is that as soon as you open the apartment door, you will immediately be enveloped in a pleasant aroma of citrus and spices. This New Year's decor brings double benefits, being a natural air freshener. After the winter festivities are over, it can be used as a decoration for furniture or placed in the linen closet.
Textile
How else can you make a New Year's wreath for the door with your own hands? Use fabric for this. For example, make a New Year's wreath from scraps and old clothes. There are an incredible number of modeling methods. You can sew strands from the scraps, stuff them with synthetic padding and braid them like braids in a circle. You can follow the patchwork technique and attach small pieces of different materials to the base. Additionally, use threads and decorative cords. The same effect can be achieved using ribbons. A wreath made entirely of bows looks very festive.
Original wreath made of tulle and paper snowflakes
Try to make an unusual and bright Christmas wreath with your own hands using tulle and mesh:
- Make a base from fabric and soft filling.
- Cut the mesh of different hardness and color into small squares.
- Using a needle and thread, grab the center of the square and lightly gather the fabric.
- Sew the piece to the base and work around the entire circumference of the hoop in this way.
- Decorate the product with beads on a wire.
Paper and foil
A New Year's wreath can be made from the simplest materials at hand: paper and foil. A huge advantage of such a product, in addition to the ease of work, is the fact that it can be hung on the door even with the help of tape, because the wreath is very light. You can cut out snowflakes from paper and stick them in a circle on the base. Or roll the colored pieces into a cone and form an unusual composition. The now popular quilling technique comes in handy here. You can even use bows to decorate gifts.
New Year's wreath made of decorative paper
You can make a bright Christmas wreath with your own hands from foil and beads:
- Roll out balls of different diameters from multi-colored foil.
- Glue them onto the base.
- Attach beads between the foil.
- Sprinkle the wreath with glitter.
- Add bows and Christmas tree decorations to the composition.
Christmas decorations
A New Year's wreath can be made even from simple Christmas tree decorations.
A New Year's wreath made of Christmas balls looks very beautiful
We make a New Year's wreath for the door from balls with our own hands:
- Choose balls of different colors and diameters.
- Cover the base with soft material, you can use rain.
- You can attach the ball using wire or thread, threading it through the top.
- Complete the product with bows and ribbons.
Flowers and sweets
You can construct a New Year's wreath with your own hands from ordinary candies. To dilute sweet gifts, use flowers. These can be dried flowers, evergreens, flowers made from fabric, candy wrappers, etc. An excellent option is inflorescences dried in semolina, harvested from the summer, or red poinsettia leaves.
You can decorate the wreath with pine cones, limes, apples
How to make a sweet Christmas wreath on the door with your own hands:
- Decorate the base;
- First you need to attach the candies with glue, wire or thread.
- Complete the composition with floral inserts.
Mounting methods
Do-it-yourself New Year's decor must be installed in its proper place. How to attach a Christmas wreath to a door? There are several ways. If the product is quite light, you can try gluing it with tape or placing it on double-sided adhesive tape. Another option is to use a thread to hook it onto the peephole. In any case, such methods are not very reliable.
A wreath on a wooden door can be hooked onto a small nail and secured with tape
How to attach a New Year's wreath to a wooden door? If you don’t mind the covering, you can nail a decorative nail and hang the decor on it. The ideal case is if the canvas is covered with soft upholstery with furniture nails. It is enough to just stick out the nail a little - and the job is done.
But how to hang a Christmas New Year wreath on an iron door? In this case, perhaps the only way out will be a hook with Velcro, like those that catch in the bathroom, or with a suction cup. The first option is much more reliable, but it may leave traces and will have to be washed.
Look around, maybe you have something on hand that you can use to make a beautiful Christmas wreath with your own hands. Feel free to get down to business and don't be afraid to experiment.