Learn how easy it is to make this beautiful winter evergreen wreath! This DIY tutorial will teach you everything you need. It’s simple and makes for an elegant, long-lasting decoration that’ll be perfect all winter long. You just need 45 minutes of your time and some pre-lit Christmas ornaments!
To show us how to make this winter evergreen wreath, we invited Yaara from Yaara’s Designs to create this wreath tutorial for us. A little about our guest designer, she began working in arts and crafts in 2008. She was perusing a career as a pharmacist, but life happened, and she got sick.
During the pandemic, she made the choice to turn her passion into a career. She quit her job as a pharmacy tech and started Yaara’s Designs, LLC. Yaara’s Designs specializes in wreath making, but also creates custom centerpieces. You can find her on Etsy and Instagram.
How to Make a Winter Evergreen Wreath
What is awesome about this wreath project is that you can use this wreath for Christmas, but all winter long! It’s a great piece to add to your front door decor!
To get started, Yaara took a pre-lit evergreen wreath and used that as a base. Using Christmas ornaments and wired ribbon, she was able to put together a winter evergreen wreath.
Supply list for making a Winter Evergreen Wreath
- 24- inch pre-lit Christmas wreath preferably with battery operated lights
- 1 2.5″ wired ribbon Christmas Themed
- 1 1.5 wired ribbon Christmas Themed
- 10 picks and sprays white frosted
- 10 picks and sprays clear iced
- 6 picks and sprays white cherry
- 6 Ornaments glossy
- 8 Ornaments clear
- Floral Wire preferably green color
- Hot glue gun
Step-by-step Instructions for making a Winter Evergreen Wreath
- Spread out the branches from your pre-lit Christmas wreath. This will give the wreath volume and gives you space to work with the branches.
- Check your wreath lights. Install the batteries and ensure the lights on the wreath are working. It is very annoying when you have finished decorating the wreath and you see that only half the lights are working.
- Decide the location of the “top” and “bottom” part for the wreath. I would suggest that the bottom part of the wreath is where the battery pack is located. Or if you are using plug-in lights, the plug for the lights would be at the bottom. This will make it easier to turn the lights on and off.
- Let’s make the bow. Create your first loop of ribbon that is at least 7 inches. Be sure to leave a long tail. Remember you can cut the tail end later. Then using the twist and pinch technique create another 7-8 loops.
- Get your second ribbon and using the same pinch and twist technique as above, build the loops on top of the previous ribbon. Do this 7-8 times making sure to leave the tail ends of the ribbon long.
- Using your green crafting wire, tie a knot in the middle of the bow.
- Secure the bow to the “Top” of your wreath. You can either use the same wire you used to tie the knot in the bow or use one of the branches of the wreath to attach the bow.
- Remember to shape your bow; give it volume, symmetry
- Tuck the tails into the wreath and secure using the branches of the wreath. An alternative is to curl the ribbon tails.
- Place your white frosted picks to the outer edge of the wreath. Trim down the tail ends of the picks as needed. You can shape the branches of these picks to give it a more natural look. Secure to wreath using hot glue. In this example, we used 11 pieces.
- Place your clear iced picks to the outer edge of the wreath. Try to add these picks in-between the frosted picks. Again, trim down the tail ends of the picks as needed. Secure the picks to the wreath using hot glue.
- Place the white cherry picks to the wreath. Stagger the locations of these picks. Place more towards the inner edge of the wreath. Secure the picks to the wreath using hot glue.
- Add your glossy ornaments to the wreath. I would suggest first placing the ornaments before gluing. This will allow you to change the location of the ornaments depending on your preference. Remember, there is no correct answer to the placement of ornaments to your wreath. Once you are satisfied with the placement of your ornaments, secure the ornaments to the wreath using hot glue.
- Add your clear ornaments to the wreath. Again, first place the ornaments before gluing. Once you are satisfied with the placement of your ornaments, secure the ornaments to the wreath using hot glue.
- Take a good look at your wreath. If you notice “empty” spots, feel free to use more ornaments or picks. The choice is yours!
- And that’s how easy it is to make your Christmas wreath.
Final Thoughts
This winter wreath is an elegant addition to your home. It’s simple, yet makes a statement all winter long!
You can also choose the color of ribbon you use for this project depending on your decor or holiday theme. A red satin ribbon would make a beautiful Valentine’s Day Wreath while green and white striped ribbon will make a great St. Patrick’s Day Wreath!
Remember the winter evergreen wreath is reusable for many years to come, so enjoy it all winter long and don’t forget to share with us your holiday decorating ideas on How to Make Wreaths.
We would love to see your beautiful winter wreaths! Please share with us over at the How To Make Wreaths Facebook Group.
How to Make a Winter Evergreen Wreath
Materials
- 24- inch pre-lit Christmas wreath preferably with battery operated lights
- 1 2.5" wired ribbon Christmas Themed
- 1 1.5 wired ribbon Christmas Themed
- 10 picks and sprays white frosted
- 10 picks and sprays clear iced
- 6 picks and sprays white cherry
- 6 Ornaments glossy
- 8 Ornaments clear
- Floral Wire preferably green color
- Hot glue gun
Instructions
- Spread out the branches from your pre-lit Christmas wreath. This will give the wreath volume and gives you space to work with the branches.
- Check your wreath lights. Install the batteries and ensure the lights on the wreath are working. It is very annoying when you have finished decorating the wreath and you see that only half the lights are working.
- Decide the location of the “top” and “bottom” part for the wreath. I would suggest that the bottom part of the wreath is where the battery pack is located. Or if you are using plug-in lights, the plug for the lights would be at the bottom. This will make it easier to turn the lights on and off.
- Let’s make the bow. Create your first loop of ribbon that is at least 7 inches. Be sure to leave a long tail. Remember you can cut the tail end later. Then using the twist and pinch technique create another 7-8 loops.
- Get your second ribbon and using the same pinch and twist technique as above, build the loops on top of the previous ribbon. Do this 7-8 times making sure to leave the tail ends of the ribbon long.
- Using your green crafting wire, tie a knot in the middle of the bow.
- Secure the bow to the “Top” of your wreath. You can either use the same wire you used to tie the knot in the bow or use one of the branches of the wreath to attach the bow.
- Remember to shape your bow; give it volume, symmetry
- Tuck the tails into the wreath and secure using the branches of the wreath. An alternative is to curl the ribbon tails.
- Place your white frosted picks to the outer edge of the wreath. Trim down the tail ends of the picks as needed. You can shape the branches of these picks to give it a more natural look. Secure to wreath using hot glue. In this example, we used 11 pieces.
- Place your clear iced picks to the outer edge of the wreath. Try to add these picks in-between the frosted picks. Again, trim down the tail ends of the picks as needed. Secure the picks to the wreath using hot glue.
- Place the white cherry picks to the wreath. Stagger the locations of these picks. Place more towards the inner edge of the wreath. Secure the picks to the wreath using hot glue.
- Add your glossy ornaments to the wreath. I would suggest first placing the ornaments before gluing. This will allow you to change the location of the ornaments depending on your preference. Remember, there is no correct answer to the placement of ornaments to your wreath. Once you are satisfied with the placement of your ornaments, secure the ornaments to the wreath using hot glue.
- Add your clear ornaments to the wreath. Again, first place the ornaments before gluing. Once you are satisfied with the placement of your ornaments, secure the ornaments to the wreath using hot glue.
- Take a good look at your wreath. If you notice “empty” spots, feel free to use more ornaments or picks. The choice is yours!
- And that’s how easy it is to make your Christmas wreath
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