There is something so welcoming about a Christmas wreath hanging on the door over the festive season, bringing a little joy to anyone that walks past. Wreaths are also very good at setting the tone for your Christmas decorations from the minute someone approaches your front door. And better way to get into the festive spirit than a Christmas wreath making session of your own?
We always love decorating with foliage at Christmas, so we like to go traditional with our wreaths, packing them with evergreens and classic elements like cinnamon and dried oranges. Philippa Craddock gives us a step-by-step lesson in how to make a Christmas wreath, with only a simple list of equipment and foliage. It’s a classic, beautiful design, full of lush greenery and decorative baubles.
Follow along with Philippa’s real-time video tutorial for a simple foraged wreath below. Or scroll down for a step-by-step guide to making a decorated wreath.
Step one
You will need one wreath ring, scissors, green twine, florist wire and moss, in addition to hardy and different textured foliage such as spruce, ivory, evergreen oak and buxus. Christmas decorations such as fir cones, dried oranges and cinnamon sticks look great and create a delicious festive aroma. We have also wrapped baubles in hessian to create a textured look.
Step two
Secure generous handfuls of the moss to the top of the wreath ring, securing tightly with the green twine to create a compact filling for a sturdy base to work on.
Step three
Continue until the whole wreath ring is covered with an equal amount of moss all the way around. Finish with a loop of the green twine on the reverse, ready to hang on your front door.
Step four
Take small bunches of the foliage, mixing them up as you go, and attach these to the moss base using the green twine, overlapping as you go to avoid gaps.
Step five
Continue until all your moss is covered. Check your design from every angle to make sure you have kept a good shape.
Step six
Bundle cinnamon sticks together with wire, finish with ribbon and attach these with equal spacing to the wreath using the floristry wire.
Step seven
Continue decorating your wreath, secure floristry wire to each decoration, place the wire directly through the foliage and moss, out the other side, bend and return back through to hide the ends. Lo and behold you have finished making your Christmas wreath!
