A handmade housewarming gift has such a personal, thoughtful touch. This thin home sweet home wreath is the perfect DIY option. The video tutorial features neutral colors, but you could absolutely get creative and switch out the mesh, ribbons, and greenery to create an entirely different look to match the new resident.
Thin wreaths are perfect for front entryways with storm doors or security doors. They fit perfectly in between the two doors. Of course, it can also be hung right on the actual protective door too. I’ve used zip ties to secure them to my security door so they look like their just floating.
How to Prep to Make Your Housewarming Wreath Gift
Before you get started, let’s take a look at the supplies and equipment you’ll need to create this welcoming housewarming gift.
Equipment Needed:
Supplies Needed:
- 10” Pancake Wreath Form
- 4 different rolls of 10” mesh
- 2 styles of 2.5” wired ribbon
- 4 styles of 1.5” wired ribbon
- Home sign
- Greenery bushes
- Pipe cleaners
- Zip ties
Video Tutorial: Handmade Housewarming Gift – Thin Wreath
DIY Home Sweet Home Wreath – Thin Design
Equipment
Materials
Instructions
Prep your base with mesh
- Start with a 10” pancake wreath form and add 6 x pipe cleaners to the inner ring and 6 x pipe cleaners to the outer ring of the wreath frame.
- Take a 10” mesh, pinch the end and add it to the wreath making 10” poofs all around the inner and 20” poofs all around the outer ring using the pipe cleansers to secure it.
- Take 3 types of 10” mesh and cut 2 x 18” pieces of each for the inner ring.
- Take 3 types of 10” mesh and cut 2 x 24” pieces of each for the outer ring.
- Take the 18” mesh and make cruffles by curling in the edges and pinching the middle together.
- Add the cruffles to the inner ring of the wreath using the pipe cleaners.
- Take the 24” mesh and make cruffles by curling in the edges and pinching the middle together.
- Add the cruffles to the outer ring of the wreath using the pipe cleaners.
Add in your ribbon tails
- Take 2 x 2.5“ ribbon and cut 6 x 13” of each.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Take 2 x 1.5“ ribbon and cut 6 x 14” of each.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Take the 2.5” and 1.5” ribbon pieces and layer them in various pairs to make ribbon tails.
- Take the ribbon tails and pinch them in the middle and and it to the inner and outer ring of the wreath.
Add in your sign
- Take your rectangle sign and use a staple gun to add pipe cleaners to the back by adding ribbon pieces as a buffer (preventing the staples from going through the sign).
- Add the sign to the top center of the wreath using the pipe cleaners.
Make and add your bow and half bows
- Take a 1” ribbon and make a bow with 2 x loops.
- Take 2 x 1.5” ribbon and make a bow with 2 x loops of each.
- Take 2 x 2.5” ribbon and make a bow with 2 x loops of each.
- Layer your bows.
- Add a pipe cleaner to the back of the bow.
- Secure your bows and pipe cleaner with a zip tie.
- Add your bow below the sign using the pipe cleaner.
- Dovetail the ends.
- Fluff out your bow.
- Take 2 x 1.5” ribbon and cut a few pieces of each to make half bows.
- Add the half bows around the wreath.
- Dovetail the ends.
Add in your greenery
- Add in some greenery bushes on the outer ring of the wreath using glue.
Add in your hanger
- Take a pipe cleaner and add it to the top back of the wreath to make your hanger.
Poly burlap, burlap, or foil mesh would look really nice. To learn more about the different types of mesh, check out the post What Type of Mesh for Wreaths Should I Use?
Yes, if you use more affordable ribbon for the ribbon tails. You can save quite a bit. Since you’re creating 6 sets of ribbon tails, it’ll make a difference.
Also, there’s a ton of more budget friendly greenery and mesh if you want to save a little more.
Yes, check out Wreath Making for Beginners. It’s filled with our simple designs for grapevine and mesh wreaths! That’s a great place to get started.