Learn how to make a rustic winter Christmas wreath for your winter holiday decor. See this simple tutorial that will show you exactly how!
Do you remember when the buffalo plaid craze came into style with a bang? It seemed like everywhere I looked a few years ago, there was buffalo plaid as far as the eye could see. In clothes, in bedding, in-home furnishings & decor, in photoshoots, and most definitely in crafts. Guess what… I was not mad about it then. And even all these years later, I still love it! It just is so woodsy and fun. That is how I would describe this entire wreath! Woodsy and fun!
Rustic Winter Christmas Wreath from Garland
This wreath is simple and sweet, festive and fun, woodsy and wild, all rolled into one. It would be perfect to hang just about anywhere because it is not so large in size. Even as a smaller wreath, it still has so much spunk. I love the bright green needles that pop up all throughout it. And I already told you how much I love buffalo plaid. It will brighten any holiday porch, door, or wall without a doubt.
If you have made wreaths with me before, you know I love to create designs that use big beautiful bows. Ones with lots of layers, colors, and designs to draw the eye as a main focal point. This wreath can do that even without a big old bow or ribbon tails. The buffalo plaid, the berries, and ball embellishments manage to do the trick just fine.
If you still really love the bow, look, no worries. You could easily add one instead of using so many of the plaid ball embellishments. Crafting in your way and your style is what I am here to encourage you to do! And I applaud all of your creativity! I am here if you need me though, so stay calm and craft on. In this step-by-step tutorial, I will walk you through how to create this stunning winter home decor from start to finish.
This is a simple little project that you can get done in under 30 minutes. You read that right! Under 30 minutes y’all. 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 “Work in Odds” 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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Directions
- Get your 14” grapevine mounted on your workspace for good visual creation. Deconstruct your Red and Black Plaid Ball Garland by unraveling it. Save the paper-wrapped wire pieces to use to hang our wreath later. They can be used for all sorts of projects later on. Be smart and save, save, save your materials!
- Grab your Angel Pine Stem and determine where you can divide it up into sections, maintaining a natural look. Use your wire cutters.
- To begin setting up your design, let’s use our longer pine pieces that will reach out from the grapevine. Be sure to dip those stem ends into hot glue before inserting them into your grapevine.
- Grab some of your garland greenery pieces and “Shake hands” with them. That just means fluffing them and making them look beautiful and full. Dip stems into the hot glue and inserts in front of the pines you just inserted.
- With the greenery on your Buffalo Merry Christmas Sign, fluff it up. Use the string and a little bit of wire from the garland to hang it so it rests right in the center of your grapevine. Weave it through the guts of your grapevine to make it extra secure from the back. If you want to add a bow, you go ahead and do that. I am choosing to make a little cluster with the balls from the garland instead.
- Fill in the center of your greenery base on grapevine with your 3rd piece of garland. Use hot glue as you insert it, so it pops out from the top of your set of three. I always work in odds/sets of 3 when designing. Wiggle the balls on greenery so it forms a cute little cluster.
- Let’s create something on our wreath to offset all that greenery up on the top corner. We will add some of that angel pine so it comes down and at an angle. Bend your wire in greenery to fit the shape you need. Eyeball it as you place it so it is eye-appealing.
- Grab your Hanging Pine Needle Stem and deconstruct it a bit with sections to add here and there. Let’s flank the pine greenery we just added on the bottom of the grapevine. Add some pieces on both sides, flowing down our wreath.
- Grab a pick from your garland with a large ball embellishment to work into your greenery on the bottom. Remember to shake hands with it before you pop it in, working it in right next to your sign.
- To add some flare, add some bits of that Hanging Pine Needle Stem from the top greenery base to give it more of a little woodsy feel. Trim some of the pieces if they are too long for your liking. Fill in here and there, with as much or as little as you prefer.
- Taking one of the remaining pieces from the garland, deconstruct it a bit to spread it out amongst the wreath to fill in and add some prettiness throughout.
- Pop in those holly berry little picks and work them in around the balls to add detail and dimension. Those berries keep it extra festive and fun!
- 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.
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