How to Make a Christmas Wreath

I recently made my first Christmas Wreath with my bf. It could've turned out better, but for our first time, it went pretty well.

Here's what you need:

1. 2 Wire Cloth Hangers
2. Thin Wire/Twistie Ties/Fishing Wire (Whatever is easier for you)
3. Plier/Scissors/Cutting tool
   
4. Collection of small fir branches with healthy leaves
5. Decorations of your choice
6. Red Bow

Here's what you do:

1. Take the cloth hangers and bend them into a circle shape, leaving the hook intact. The hook can be used for you to hook the wreath. Put both circle shaped hangers on top of one another. This will double the strength.
2. Start taking fir branches and piling them on the hangers, tying them to the hanger by using thin wire/twistie ties/fishing wire, etc. I find that it's easier to first secure the bigger branches on the hanger first, tying them with thin wire. Then start filling it out with the smaller branches, securing them by using twistie ties. Make sure the fir branches are all facing the same direction along the circle.
3. Keep filling out the wreath. Pick up the wreath once in a while to see which empty spots need filling
4. After you're done, you should have a full looking wreath. Now all you need to do is decorate it. Twistie tie the bow on, and any decoration you wish. Some suggestions are pine cones and berries.

That's pretty much it - quite easy to do! Here's the outcome of our wreath:

It would've look better if we place a shorter bow at the bottom of the wreath. Our mistake was we only used one cloth hanger instead of doubling it up. So the bottom was drooping downwards. To make the wreath look anything remotely like a circle, we tie the bottom to the top with fishing wire. And we put that long bow at the top to let it drape downwards, covering the wires.

Feel free to share pictures of your own handmade wreath! Post a comment here with a link to your wreath, or email us at daibebeads (at) gmail (dot) com.