This year, change up your Christmas decor by adding something cute and festive to the front door. With these easy steps, you can make a quick gingerbread wreath in no time at all!
We’ve all heard the beloved nursery rhyme about the gingerbread man. “Run, run, as fast as you can. You can’t catch me. I’m the gingerbread man.” Well, y’all. I caught him. He, and a few of his little buddies too. And don’t they just look so adorable in this festive gingerbread wreath? All nestled in amongst a bed of greenery, red holly berries, peppermint stick marshmallow stems, and curly cues! All together these elements are just so dang cute. In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to create this beauty of a wreath, all while keeping a smile on your face just like the little gingerbread men, women, or people. Let’s keep it P.C. folks. Are you ready to have some fun?
Gingerbread Wreath
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There is so much to love about this wreath – Its use of traditional Christmas colors. Its intricate design. Its playful elements with the gingerbread men and marshmallows. But what I love about it most is its wow factor. This wreath just screams, “LOOK AT ME, IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME!” And you know once you look at it, you can’t help but love it! This would brighten anyone’s home or workplace. It would definitely be a top seller in your cute little shop this holiday season as well. Basically what I’m trying to say is you can’t go wrong making this wreath for you, or for someone else. So just make it already!
One way you could go wrong is being too intimidated to even try. This wreath appears intricate, time-consuming, and somewhat daunting. It appears as if whoever has made this wreath must have years and years of experience in order to pull this off. Well, I’m here to tell you, stop talking yourself out of creating something beautiful. Believe in yourself. Be brave. Embrace the Christmas spirit and just run with it… like the gingerbread man! I am here if you need me at any point! That’s my job to teach you how to create and build that confidence! And I will! In this step-by-step tutorial I will walk you through how to take a boring old grapevine into this festive wreath from start to finish, so don’t you worry.
Do you believe me when I say you can create this beauty of a wreath in under 60 minutes? Are you willing to set a timer to see if I’m telling the truth? I will teach you all sorts of tips and tricks for great techniques when making beautiful wreaths as I do for members who are part of my Design School. We will discuss why we “Shake Hands” or “Mirroring” for your projects. These terms are not meant to scare you, but to get you feeling comfortable in the crafting world! Let me teach you step-by-step how to do just that. Be sure to check out my design school if you are interested in learning more about creating your own designs.
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This is a simple project and you can have a one of a kind winter decor in little to no time. Be sure to grab your supplies and follow along with me in the tutorial video! Just remember to have some fun and check back soon for new videos and instructions.
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Directions
- Get your 18” grapevine mounted on your workspace for good visual creation. You can make yours on a smaller grapevine if you want. Or even a green pine wreath if you prefer that. Anything will work really.
- Grab your Deluxe Smokey Pine Sprays and dip one into your hot glue before you insert it in your grapevine. I am going for a big bold look here today, but you can always dial it back if you like that look better. Doing that will also save you from using a lot of products. Make sure you “Shake Hands” with your sprays. That just means fluffing them and making them look beautiful and full. Dip stems into the hot glue and insert in front of the pines you just inserted.
- Insert a second one on the bottom, following the flow of your grapevine poking out and around. Fluff and adjust your pines keeping a nice wispy look as you add.
- Trim some of your pines into smaller pieces to get inserted to add around your first 2 large pines.
- Let’s grab our Eucalyptus Berry Stems and determine the 3 sections of it. These are really easy to separate. Use your wire cutter to break it up.
- Evenly distribute our berry stems into our greenery base. Spread it out once on the wreath. We will create a nice, staggered flowing look with the other 2 pieces.
- Using your Gingerbread Spray and trim into sections and break it down. Add a piece popping out of the top of your berries. Add a second one popping out from the bottom once you have fluffed it out. The remaining pieces can pop out from the middle area of our greenery on the sides.
- To add some pretty elements, let’s grab our Red and White Stripe Curly Spray with Ball Fringe and separate it into sections. I like to stretch them out a bit to make them big and full. But you can go either way since the wire makes them so easy to work with. Poke one into some hot glue and work it in your wreath up top. Add your next piece from the middle section poking out, maintaining the same length as your greenery. Add a third and see how it brings out all the colors and keeps it cohesive.
- You could even stop here because it is so cute already. But I will keep on keeping on because I like things big and beautiful.
- Grab your 2nd Curly Spray and deconstruct again to add on the bottom sections of your base, flowing out at the opposite angle from above. It should mirror the top.
- The Red and White Marshmallow Stem is a perfect addition to this wreath since the stripe keeps it consistent with all of the other elements. Go ahead and shake hands with the stem so they are nice and spread out. Dip a piece in hot glue and use them as if they are a twig. Insert throughout your greenery. Have some popping out, keeping your angles aligned with all of the greenery, berries, gingerbread embellishments, and curly stems.
- Locate your transition point right in the center of your wreath to add our beautiful Red White Velvet Peppermint Edge Poinsettia Pick. Fluff it out so it is large and vibrant before inserting the pick into the grapevine.
- Let’s add some pieces of greenery and bring that color forward from behind that red poinsettia. Trim small sections and fill in here and there. Fill in any gaps so it looks nice and full. Keep it clean and cohesive.
- Step back and look at your wreath. Make any adjustments where you see fit. Be sure that the greenery is full and fancy. You’re happy with the shape and angles you’ve created. Make sure you can spot your gingerbread, marshmallow twigs, and curly cues.
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