A fun and festive wreath to share your holiday greetings. Join me as I create this Christmas wreath with a gorgeous glitter ribbon that will be the talk of your street as you hang it from your front door.
With the holiday season quickly approaching, we all need to start thinking about our decor and getting those key supplies before they sell out. I’m not kidding; stores will sell out of items before we even are done with the season we are in. That is why I am sharing with you today this step by step wreath tutorial to help you start getting the ideas flowing. Maybe once you see me make this Christmas wreath your creative wheels will be turning.
Christmas Wreath with Glitter Ribbon
Christmas is a fun time of year in my opinion. You get to craft some cool new wreaths, bake the best cookies you’ve ever tasted and maybe even watch a movie marathon with your family on Christmas Eve. No matter what your favorite Christmas activities are you will want to for sure have this Merry Christmas Wreath with glitter ribbon hanging on your front door, trust me!
Supplies to make a Wreath with Glitter Ribbon
These are the few supplies you will be needing to make this festive Christmas wreath to hang on your front door or sell in your own shop!
- sign/attachment Merry Christmas
- wreath form
- 21″ deco mesh
- pipe cleaners
- staple gun
- 3 1.5 wired ribbon
- 1 2.5″ wired ribbon
- 1 4″ wired ribbon
- EZ Bow Maker
- ribbon tail board
How to Make a Christmas Wreath with Glitter Ribbon
Step #1: Place mesh in wreath form by folding it over and crinkling it up. This is where you will start placing your mesh into your twist ties. Making 10-inch poofs between each one. Once that ring is completed move on to the next ring. 10-inch poofs as well.
Step #2: Cut strips of 21-inch mesh into 12-inch strips, I cut 8 of these. We will now attach them to the twist ties around the center by letting them curl up. Now fold them in half putting the cut side on the inside. Pinch at the middle and place into the twist ties. Making sure you put them all in the same direction.
Step #3: Attach the sign by stapling green pipe cleaners to the back of your sign. Take those pipe cleaners that you made point of attachments and secure them to the wire form
Step #4: Take your wire frame and push it in on the edges to make it oblong vs. round. This allows more room above and below the sign we are going to place.
Step 5: To make your Terri bow start with your 4-inch ribbon making a long tail and twist to add to the EZ Bow Maker. Making 6-inch loops on each side. Cutting the second tail shorter. Bring the red solid 1.5-inch ribbon making a short tail at the top. Loops at 5.5 inches on each side. Bring bottom tail down long and cut. Now with 1.5 inch green solid making your long tail at the bottom and loops a little bit smaller than last. Finishing off with a short tail at top, then cut. Using your 2.5-inch ribbon with the Christmas tree pattern make your short tail. Loops at about the same size as last. Bring tail down long and cut. With your Christmas plaid pattern ribbon measure out your long tail. Loops at 4 inches and pull up your short tail at the top, and cut.
Step 6: Attach your bow using the pipe cleaner that you used to secure it. Add to the bottom of your wreath in the center under your sign. Then dovetail your ends.
Step 7: Repeat the same steps to make an additional bow. You will attach this bow at the top of your wreath above your sign in the center.
Step 8: Attach 16 ribbon tails around your wreath. Use your ribbon tail board to cut these by wrapping your ribbon around your ribbon board 8 times. Then cut the center to make your tails. You will be cutting 16 tails of three different ribbon colors.
Step 9: Layer your ribbons on top of each other to make your ribbon tails, pinch in the middle, and V it up. Place these into your twist ties. Once all placed go back and dovetail your ribbon ends. Be sure to fluff your ribbon tails and bow!
Why you will love a Christmas Wreath
No matter how your bow is made, or one like this Terry bow in wreath you can always count on that glitter ribbon in a holiday wreath to stand out and look amazing. When using glitter ribbon be sure to pair it with some deco mesh that has foil in it. This will really help bring all the sparkle and glam in your wreath design together.
Using this step by step tutorial you can mass produce these wreaths and gift to friends and family this Christmas! The make a great gift. Change out some ribbons, use different color mesh and you can have so many different variations of the same wreath style.
If you need any help with centerpiece-making, bow-making, wreath-making, or crafting in general, be sure to check out more of our tutorials on How to Make Wreaths.
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Merry Christmas Wreath with Glitter Ribbon
Materials
Instructions
- Prep your wreath form and pull up your twist ties and separate them
- Cut and prep your mesh by folding over the end piece, crinkle it up and this is where you will start placing your mesh into your twist ties. Making about 10-inch poofs between each one. Once you have gone all the way around your inner ring you will then work your way around the outside ring, 10 inch poofs as well.
- Cut strips of 21 inch mesh into 12 inch strips, I cut 8 of these. We will now attach them to the twist ties around the center by letting them curl up, fold them in half putting the cut side on the inside, and then pinch at the middle and place into the twist ties. Making sure you put them all in the same direction.
- Attach the sign by stapling green pipe cleaners to the back of your sign. Then take those pipe cleaners that you made point of attachments and secure them to the wire form.
- Take your wire frame and push it in on the edges to make it oblong vs. round. This allows more room above and below the sign we are going to place.
- To make your Terri bow start with your 4-inch ribbon making a long tail and twist to add to the EZ Bowmaker. Making 6-inch loops on each side. Cutting the second tail shorter. Bring the red solid 1.5-inch ribbon making a short tail at the top. Loops at 5.5 inches on each side. Bring bottom tail down long and cut. Now with 1.5 inch green solid making your long tail at the bottom and loops a little bit smaller than last. Finishing off with a short tail at top, then cut. Using your 2.5-inch ribbon with the Christmas tree pattern make your short tail. Loops at about the same size as last. Bring tail down long and cut. With your Christmas plaid pattern ribbon measure out your long tail. Loops at 4 inches and pull up your short tail at the top, and cut.
- Attach your bow using the pipe cleaner that you used to secure it. Add to the bottom of your wreath in the center under your sign. Then dovetail your ends.
- Repeat the same steps to make an additional bow. You will attach this bow at the top of your wreath above your sign in the center.
- Attach 16 ribbon tails around your wreath. Use your ribbon tail board to cut these by wrapping your ribbon around your ribbon board 8 times then cut the center to make your tails. You will be cutting 16 tails of three different ribbon colors.
- Layer your ribbons on top of each other to make your ribbon tails, pinch in the middle, and V it up. Place these into your twist ties. Once all placed go back and dovetail your ribbon ends. Be sure to fluff your ribbon tails and bow!
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