How To Make A Christmas Wreath

Need to decorate your home for Christmas and out of time? No problem.

Watch this video on how to make a christmas wreath using pines, berries, red roses, fir cones, apples and cinnamon.

Duration : 05:11mins

What You Need :

• a ring of oasis foam

• 4 large fir cones

• 9 small shiny apples

• 8 sticks of cinnamon about 30cm long

• 30 sprigs of berried ivy

• 3 branches of blue pine

• 4 metres wired ribbon

• raffia

• scissors

• stub wire

The Steps

1. Start with the ring of oasis. Cut small sprigs of blue pine removing the bottom 2cm of needles. You can either trim the needles with scissors or remove them with your fingers.

2. Cut 30 sprigs of berried ivy.

3. Begin with the berried ivy on top of the oasis. Always dress the oasis in the same direction. We are going in an anti-clockwise direction. This gives movement and makes coverage easier.

4. Place sprigs of blue pine both inside and outside the ring. Berried ivy on top with blue pine in amongst the ivy.

5. Continue until the entire oasis is covered.

6. Using the stub wire, wrap it around the middle of the cone and feed it through the teeth.

7. Twist the wires together leaving two prongs to stab into the oasis.

8. Push the stub wire right through the fruit. Pull both ends of wire together and twist together 2 or 3 times. Again leaving two prongs to feed into the oasis. Ensure half of the apples show the bottom and the rest show the top.

9. Repeat until all 12 apples are wired.

10. Using scissors, cut 30cm lengths of cinnamon and cut into three 10cm pieces.

11. Bundle 3 short lengths of cinnamon together and tie with rafia.

12. Feed the rafia in between the sticks and around a couple of times to secure the bundle.

13. Tie with a double knot, cutting the rafia to 4cms length.

14. To wire the cinnamon bundles, simply feed one piece of stub wire under the rafia. Ensure it is the opposite side to the knot.

15. Twist the wire three times leaving two prongs. Cut the wire to 8 cm lengths.

16. The arrangement will be in 4 groups consisting of 1 cone, 3 apples and 2 cinnamon bundles.

17. First, place the cone. Be sure to feel the prongs reach the styrofoam base, otherwise they may pop out when hung on the door.

18. Add 3 apples around the cone and 2 bundles of cinnamon. The groups should be added to both the top and sides of the oasis.

19. Space the groups into 4 sections, evenly spaced. Continue until all four groups are complete.

20. Cut 8 stub wires in half and bend them into hairpins. The hairpins will hold the ribbon in place. It's recommended to use wired ribbons.

21. Starting 10cm from the end of the ribbon, gather the ribbon between thumb and forefinger and feed a hairpin either side of the ribbon.

22. Begin from inside the ring of oasis. Loop the ribbon over the oasis and pin it onto the outside of the ring.

23. Arrange the ribbon where you like it, allowing it to loop and weave through the wreath. Pin it behind an apple here, a cinnamon bundle there, scrunching as you go.

24. The more variety, the more the eyes moves the wreath, giving a rich abundant feeling for Christmas. When you get to the end, cut the ribbon next to the last hairpin.

25. Make a loop with the ribbon to secure to the door. Using 2 metres of ribbon, tie a knot around the ring of oasis.

You can hang the Christmas Wreath on your door.

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