We make Christmas wreaths with our own hands

New Year's wreath is a charming DIY decoration... Various items in the interior, entrance areas, furniture structures are decorated with similar products. Homemade New Year's wreaths make the environment more cozy, festive and welcoming. In this article, we'll take a look at how you can achieve that kind of festive feel.

The charm of New Year's wreaths attracts many people, but few people know what the history of these festive items is. People owe the popularity and fame of these decorative items to the Lutheran theologian Johann Hinrich Wichern. In the distant past, he took under his care several children who came from very poor families. In Advent (the pre-Christmas period), the guys often asked their mentor when the Christmas holiday would come. So that the young wards had the opportunity to visually count the days before this event, in 1839 Wychern built a special wreath from an old wooden wheel. The theologian decorated it with 24 small scarlet and 4 large snow-white candles. In the morning of every day, one miniature candle was lit on a wreath, and on Sundays large candles were joined to them.

This is how the tradition of decorating homes with New Year's wreaths was introduced, and it is relevant to this day. This festive symbol known to many has more than one meaning. It not only symbolized the anticipation of the Christmas holidays. So, products containing 4 candles associated with the earth and 4 cardinal points... The circle is a symbol of eternal life, which is bestowed on Sunday, green is the color of life, and candles are symbols of the light that illuminates the world at Christmas.

A beautiful wreath for the New Year can be made from different materials and according to different patterns. The task can be handled by both an experienced craftsman and a novice needleworker. In this case, ideas can be absolutely any - you can let your imagination go free and think over an original decoration that will decorate your home, creating a festive mood. What can be Christmas wreaths.

A wide variety of details and materials can serve as the basis for a beautiful New Year's wreath. Each master chooses his own solution. You don't have to spend a lot of money and time on this component of the craft. Often, wonderful foundations are obtained from improvised tools that are found in almost every home.

Let's take a look at a list of items and materials that are suitable for the base of a Christmas wreath:

• it can be a dense and hard circle made of cardboard;
• wire base;
• detail from a small hoop and even a hanger;
• from open fans.

A Christmas wreath can be made using many different materials. Let's take a look at what materials are most often used to create beautiful Christmas wreaths.

• From cones, fir-tree or birch branches (thuja branches). Thuja is one of the most common and attractive options. Often complemented by various decorations, for example, decorations made of sweets, cotton wool, jute, garbage, live spruce, colorful ribbons and bows.

• From beads and beads interesting crafts are obtained that have an original appearance. Often, wreaths are decorated with contrasting flowers, ribbons - with similar components, they look brighter and more positive.

• Christmas wreaths made by from girlish grapes or rattan. To prevent the product from looking boring, you can resort to decorating it with small spruce twigs, cones, miniature gift boxes, balls, artificial berries and flowers. You can also make such an interesting thing as Ekibana.

• From plastic bottles. If you want to make an original and unusual New Year's craft, you can use the parts made from plastic bottles. They can be not only green, but also painted in reddish or golden colors.

• From paper. Such a craft will have a cute and funny appearance. Paper wreaths are made both simple, minimalistic and quite complex, with many volumetric details.

• From foamiran... Today foamiran is one of the most popular materials for making beautiful handicrafts. It is convenient and simple to work with it, it can take different forms. A correctly made foamiran wreath will practically not differ from a natural product.

• Lace... New Year's wreaths, complemented by lace elements, look charming. If the lace is snow-white, then from the side it may seem that the decorations are sprinkled with light snow. This will give the item a more festive look.

• Burlap. Burlap wreaths look unusual. Such crafts are rarely left without additional decor, otherwise they may seem rude.

• From felt... Felt material is flexible in work.It makes beautiful wreaths. They can be supplemented with various applications and stickers made of the same felt. The result is funny compositions.

• From nobilis. Wreaths made of the specified material look elegant and festive. They can also be supplemented with different decorations - dried fruits, bright satin ribbons and bows, beads, Christmas balls.

• From traffic jams. Another original type of festive wreath. It will not do without colorful decorations - pendants and bows.

• Cotton. A neat cotton wreath can be a wonderful New Year's decoration.

• From spruce branches. These are very beautiful options for wreaths. They are often complemented with compositions of tinsel, artificial berries and fruits.

• Meringue... This is a separate type of wreath that looks especially delicate and "sweet". Most often it has pleasant and calm colors.

Wreaths can be made in different colors. Standard - green options, but products of turquoise, blue color also look interesting. Wreaths with a white base also look interesting.

The decorations on the wreaths can be different:

• lilac, pink, red, purple, blue bows and ribbons are often used;
• white details - imitation of snow;
• orange and yellow pieces of dried and artificial fruits (oranges, lemons);
• golden and silver components - Christmas balls, stars, beads.

Craftsmen make wonderful New Year's wreaths from various materials. Often the most unexpected bases are involved, for example, from cheese, napkins or papier-mâché. We will analyze in stages how you should make such decorations from threads or fabric with your own hands.

Prepare the following components:

• cardboard or ready-made bulk base;
• twine, yarn, burlap or other similar fabric;
• scissors;
• glue gun;
• stationery pins;
• Scotch;
• various New Year's decorations - animal figurines, balls, tinsel, etc.

Let's analyze the procedure for manufacturing.

1. If using thick fabric or burlap, cut it into large strips.... Wind up the base with a suitable diameter. Secure the material with glue, tape or pins.
2. Glue any jewelry you like to the resulting blank... Artificial pine needles with a garland, Christmas tree decorations or appliques will do.

An interesting wreath of yarn balls and cute pom-poms will turn out. To make it you will need:

• yarn;
• a device for making pompons (a fork is also suitable);
• sharp scissors;
• glue gun;
• volumetric base or frame in the form of a cardboard part;
• New Year's decorations.

Manufacturing procedure.

1. Build a lot of pom-poms out of colored yarn. The wreath will look more interesting if you make the elements of different sizes.
2. Make pom poms using a special tool or a regular fork.
3. Trim the edges of the pom-poms with scissors to make them look fuller and tighter. Glue them to a volumetric or flat base prepared in advance from cardboard.
4. Glue on small balls of yarn.

A bright and elegant wreath will help you create:

• tinsel;
• cardboard frame (or foam);
• hot glue or tape;
• decorations.

The order of work.

1. This manufacturing method is simple and fast. First, draw a circle (frame) of the future wreath with a pencil on a piece of cardboard or foam. You can cut and glue 2 circles at once for additional reliability of the product.
2. Wrap the frame in tinsel. Fix it in certain places with tape or glue.
3. The finished product should be decorated with suitable decorations.... They are also attached to glue or tape.

A wreath of cones. You will need:

• willow twigs or bulk base;
• secateurs;
• twine;
• glue gun;
• cones;
• Christmas balls;
• dried mandarin peel;
• shell from nuts;
• fruit pits;
• sponge;
• orange and white paint;
• artificial spray in the form of snow.

Manufacturing stages.

1. Roll the twigs into a wheel. Cut off excess with pruning shears. For the base, use a volumetric blank.
2. At the top, make a loop of twine. Fix with glue.
3. Stick cones, balls, peels, shells, bones on the product... With a sponge, tint the wreath using white and orange paint. Add artificial snow.

A decorative New Year's wreath can be hung:

• on the surface of the door leaf;
• on the bookcase;
• on or above the fireplace;
• on a shelf with books;
• place on the festive table;
• hang gently on the cornice near the window.

A beautifully hand-made New Year's wreath can be a wonderful decoration for a wide variety of interiors. It creates a festive mood, calms, evokes pleasant emotions. Let's look at some good examples.

• Lush wreath of Christmas tree branches, decorated with pine cones and a scarlet bow. It can be used as an original Christmas candlestick. The craft will perfectly fit into your home environment. It can be placed on the dining table, surrounded by dried fruits, slices of orange and lemon, several candles in a soft green hue.

• The original solution is to attach a large and voluminous wreath to the ceiling. To make the decoration look brighter, it should be supplemented with hanging ribbons, bows, a gingerbread house and Christmas tree decorations. You just need to think over so that the product does not interfere with household members and harmoniously fit into the design of the room.

• A chic solution is to fix a fluffy wreath of green twigs on the chandelier... To make the tandem look more harmonious and attractive, soit turn to the "roll call" of colors. For example, it makes sense to hang a wreath with scarlet bows or ribbons on a chandelier with red, white and yellow shades.

• Snow-white wreaths look interesting and original on the doors, the base of which is made of a large number of small intricate snowflakes. You can decorate such a craft with a shiny scarlet bow fixed at the bottom.

• An elegant large wreath made of paper or cardboard elements in the shape of a star will look beautiful. The back of the jewelry should be supplemented with a large bow made of a translucent scarlet ribbon.

• A rattan product does not need to be supplemented with a large number of inserts made of Christmas tree or birch branches.... It is enough to wrap the decoration with a white or cream lace ribbon and decorate with felt pendants of various shapes.

To learn how to make a New Year's wreath with your own hands, see the video.