Christmas wreath with own hands

On Christmas Eve, a wreath of spruce or fir branches can be seen on the doors of houses in Germany, France, England, the United States and other countries. In the time of Christmas, Advent, eachSunday on a Christmas wreath, a new candle is lit - there are four of them all. In addition to candles, the Christmas wreath is traditionally decorated with red ribbons, sweets, apples and bells.

Despite the fact that the Christmas wreath -a predominantly Catholic attribute, why not decorate your house with such a composition on the eve of the New Year and Christmas without dwelling on its deep meaning? Moreover, to make a Christmas wreath with your own hands not so difficult.

The basis for the Christmas wreath will serve strong and thick wire. Its length depends on the desired diameter of the wreath. To attach branches and ornaments to it, use a thin wire. In the flower shop, green wire should be sold - it will not be so noticeable on the background of plants. You may also need a garden shears (to cut off branches) and liquid nails (to attach ornaments).

A Christmas wreath with your own hands is usually made from branches pine, spruce, cypress, holly, fir, juniper, flexible rods or artificial spruce branches. Note that the spruce is crumbling pretty quickly, so it is better not to use spruce branches if you want to get a "durable" wreath.

How to decorate a Christmas wreath? There is a wide choice. Traditional decoration of the Christmas wreath - it's bows and ribbons. Classics is a red ribbon or bow, but you can use ribbons and bows of other colors from different fabrics. Instead of tape, you can wrap a wreath with an electric garland. You can decorate the wreath with small Christmas-tree toys, live or artificial flowers and cones. Beautiful looking cones, painted with gold or silver paint.

Very popular "Edible" decorations for a wreath - sweets, biscuits, fruits, vegetables, nuts orberries. Try as a decor for a wreath to use walnuts, chestnut fruits, paprika pods, garlic heads or small bulbs. From berries we can recommend fresh clusters of mountain ash or viburnum, rose hips or dried branches of other berries. Of the fruits, small mandarins or apples, circles of dried lemons and oranges, spirals from citrus peels will look good. And do not forget the cinnamon sticks!

Having decided with the materials, you can proceed making a wreath. So, how to make a Christmas wreathown hands? First take a thick wire and make of it a frame in the form of a circle (if the wire is not thick enough, you can make more than one turn). Cut the branches about 25 cm long and begin to weave them in a circle in one direction. To avoid falling out of the branches, immediately fasten them with a thin wire. The second layer weave in the opposite direction. The number of layers depends on the desired splendor of the wreath.

Take care not to see the wire frame andconnecting wire. If there are lumens or irregularities in the finished wreath, disguise them with small twigs, which are weaved into the gaps with the help of a thin wire. When the wreath will be large enough or lush, start it decorate. Beautifully looks Christmas wreath,made in one color scheme - red, green, blue, white, gold or silver. The traditional Christmas combination is red or green, very much in harmony with blue and silver.

First, pull a wreath wide ribbon. Do not reel the tape too simply, otherwise itoverwind the branches. But she should not hang either. Secure the tape with liquid nails so that it does not fall off the wreath. You can replace it with a garland with bulbs. Then you can decorate the wreath with one decorative element (a large bow, a flower arrangement) or arrange decorations evenly over the whole surface of the wreath.

A ready Christmas wreath can be hung on the front door, a wall or put on a table. If the wreath is placed horizontally, you can decorate it candles, planting them on the wires reinforced in the wreath. Candles should be high enough to prevent the wreath from catching fire. And the final touch is artificial snow or sequins.

As you can see, making a Christmas wreath with your own hands is quite real and not particularly difficult. This Christmas decoration will bring in your home warm and cozy and surely will attract the attention of all guests!