Astar's Craft: 3 Wonderful Ways with Christmas Wreaths
With Astar
3 Wonderful Ways with Christmas Wreaths
Door wreath - traditional with foliage and flowers
Things to gather
Wet green foam wreath in a size to suit - soaked until the
bubbles stop rising to the surface. Drain on a towel to
remove excess water
Foliage - ivy, holly, berries etc
Flowers to suit. I'm using artificial foliage and flowers at this
stage and will insert fresh flowers like lilies a day or two before
Christmas
ribbon etc in colours to suit
+ Christmas decorations to suit
Method
Fix by tying a ribbon as your hanger to top of
wreath.
Cover entire base of wreath so that no foam is showing.
Insert into groups with even distance between placements, berries,
flowers and other forms
Finish off with ribbon bows
Kiwiana Wreath
Things to Gather
Pre-covered or assembled artificial foliage based
wreath.
Little kite bags
Native ferns
Pohutukawa picks
Shells
Drift wood etc
String /rope and all things you can find that represent Kiwiana to
you
Hot glue gun and sticks
Method
As per instructions above, fix hanging rope or cord or
string
Then in a pattern or design to suit, glue gathered objects directly
down on top and amongst foliage.
Elegant Bedazzling Table Wreath to top a Silver Wine
Bucket... or similar
From spotlight you can purchase premade sparkly dazzling
wreath frames in a range of colours with fixed battery powered LED
lights.
Just perfect for quick and easy decorating
You can either leave as it is or further decorate with artificial
flowers and other Christmas baubles etc.
When buying these premade and partially decorated wreaths, remember
they come flat packed and require manipulation to pull out branches
to make neat
Have a fiddle until you have all branches facing the correct
way.
Insert batteries into battery casing.
Glue to decorate with other objects, and then to assemble simply
fill ice bucket with ice, then top with wreath& you might need
to pull some of the branches down should it be unstable.
Fill bucket with wine or fruit juice bottles and enjoy this
stunning centre piece.
I selected the green and silver wreath knowing it can be used at
other celebrations through the year... especially at my New Years
Eve party
(Broadcast 22 November 2012)
