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Traditional colors and a mix of fresh greens show off the natural materials in this wreath. Lush and abundant, it starts with bittersweet vine for the base.
Take a nature hike to find natural additions to tuck in, such as cedar, blue juniper, pine and deep green yew. Purchased pear ornaments and a faux nest from the crafts store mix up the wreath's scale and texture. Two bows--one in traditional Christmas plaid and the other a sumptuous golden satin--add festive sparkle. Wire or hot-glue everything in place.
Purchase the ingredients for this wreath on your weekly trek to the supermarket. Stock up on an assortment of greens: variations in color, shape, and texture lend richness to the finished cornucopia of fruits and vegetables. Our wreath includes artichokes, asparagus, peppers, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, grapes, tomatilloes, and miniature limes -- all attached with long pins or florist's picks.
Handfuls of fresh curly willow branches and red dogwood provide a perch for cardinals and groupings of red-hue ornaments. A bright vintage ribbon droops gracefully at the bottom.
Fill out a store-bought grapevine wreath with materials from your yard, a crafts store and florist's shop. Midwest Living® featured this wreath on the December 2004 cover.
Tuck in fresh greens, wired pinecones, dried flowers, leaves, pods and half a dozen fresh roses in water-filled floral tubes. Add a quick accent by spray-painting pinecones in a coordinating color and piling them nearby in various pretty vases or planters.
This wreath, which appeared on the December 2005 cover of Midwest Living®, contains an ornament vase so fresh flowers can be changed throughout the season.
Start with a 14-inch floral foam wreath frame (we used Oasis brand) submerged in water to hydrate. Fill with short sprigs of fresh greens, flowers and filler. Add 1-inch Christmas balls wired to floral picks. Wire an ornament (with top cap removed) or an inverted tree topper to the bottom of the wreath. Fill with water and add flowers of your choice.
White foam snowballs, soft feathers, crystalline snowflake ornaments and ice-blue ribbons reflect the cool beauty of a Midwest winter.
Begin with a hard white foam circle (ours was 21 inches wide). Use a white feather boa to cover the foam, attaching it with U-shape pieces of wire. Add ice-blue satin bows, and tuck in snowflake ornaments. To finish, spray hard white foam balls with artificial snow to resemble snowballs, and place them into the wreath with florist's picks.
'Hocus Pocus' roses, in luscious red tinged in yellow, mingle with fresh juniper in this sweetly fragrant floral wreath. Matte and glossy ornaments feature two shades of red and provide a charming counterpoint to the bright green lilygrass wound throughout.
Fresh cranberries and branches of redtwig dogwood create a festive, natural-looking wreath.
Wire red-twig dogwood branches into a circle, letting some stems stick out. Pop fresh cranberries on the tips. Thread cranberries on a long string, looping it around the wreath. Finishing touches: silver ball ornaments and greenery.
These lush boxwood wreaths stand out because of their shape and materials.
The colors are expected--reds, golds and greens--but the rectangular shape echoes the buffet below and gives the wreaths a surprising update. Artichokes and guava stand out on the wreath, as well as the dramatic bow.
Sugar cookies make a cheerful decoration on this wreath, which appeared on the December 1999 Midwest Living® cover.
Shape cookies like stars and tie to a boxwood holiday wreath with organdy ribbon. We don't recommend eating the cookies after they've been on the wreath, but do sample some fresh and save the extras--they're delicious!
Hand-painted red-and-white foam balls embellish this evergreen wreath.
Paint the balls with patching plaster, gesso and then sealer-- sand between coats with 100-grit, 150-grit and then 400-grit paper (use a foam sheet as a drying rack). Finish with acrylic paint and varnish, then sand with 400-grit paper. Use florist's picks to place the balls in the wreath.
Add an easy-to-make wreath to your outdoor decor with this simple, starry design.
Add a spray of chenille stems and precut wood stars to an evergreen circle. Wrap a length of bead garland loosely around the bottom.
Ivy dresses up a variety of holiday decorations, such as this wreath featured on the December 2000 cover of Midwest Living®.
Eight Manda's Crested ivy plants, accented with ribbon and jewel-tone ornaments, adorn a 21-inch topiary wreath. Manda's Crested ivy is easy to grow indoors; the plants have star-shape leaves that grow curly, full and bushy, ideal for a wreath or hanging basket.
Inexpensive cookie cutters create a fun and easy-to-make door decoration.
Arrange cookie cutters inside a shape drawn on paper. Each cutter should have contact points with another. Join contact points with a paper clip or wire, and top with a playful ribbon.
This charmer, hung with a simple ribbon, bursts with color.
Create this wreath by hot-gluing artificial berry picks into a plastic-foam ring. The more berries you use, the fuller the wreath.
Gather the vintage materials for this sparkling wreath from your family jewelry box, flea markets or vintage stores.
Choose jewelry in one color, or base your design on clear pieces with just a dash of red and green for holiday dazzle. Wrap a wreath form in pretty ribbon or fabric, then hot-glue or pin jewelry pieces in place. Finish with a luxurious satin bow.
Wreaths with fresh fruit are an American colonial tradition.
Use a 12-inch metal ring for a base, 18 to 20 kumquats, several sprigs of medium-size broadleaf greens and 26-gauge wire to attach the fruit and leaves.
Make this lovely wreath, featured on the December 2003 cover of Midwest Living®, with juniper, cranberries and two varieties of fresh roses.
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Dress up a door with this easy star-shape wreath.
Create a frame using thin-gauge wire. Attach boxwood sprigs using florist's wire, then add a shiny ornament and gossamer bow.
Wrap floral foam with bands of winter colors, using your favorite materials for a creative wreath.
To start, cover a 10- to 12-inch ring of floral foam with white cotton batting. Add materials you have on hand or find at crafts stores--we used snowflake ornaments, ribbon, pinecones and branches, mittens, icicle garland and silver-painted leaves and berries.
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I made four (4) outside Christmas Wreaths this week.I used fresh greenery. I have received compliments from others. This was my first time doing this. However I plan to made more next year.
12/2/2010 01:36:09 PM Report AbuseI would try and twist the dogwood branches to be a little more even. But I like this very much.
11/26/2010 09:21:17 PM Report AbuseLove it.
11/24/2010 11:05:32 AM Report AbuseI really like this one ;)
12/23/2009 10:59:57 PM Report Abuse