I'm sure you all have seen those oh so pretty ornament wreaths around this time of year before. And they do look slightly intimidating to put together... But they aren't!! All you need is the right tutorial to follow and work off of and you're set to go! Luckily I found a good one! :)
I made this one here a few weeks ago for a friend... It was so easy and kinda fun!
Here's what you'll need for this project:
1. hot glue gun
2. ornaments of any colors you choose, small and large
3. a wire wreath, found at Wal-mart for about $3.00
4. ribbon
5. some patience... I messed this one up pretty good while putting it together.
Oh, and a large workspace.. I used my floor.
Step 1. lay out your wreath and place the ornaments around the edges to get a visual of how you want it to look in the end. Don't worry about the space, it'll be there, but you can cover it up. You'll also need somewhere to place your ribbon. :)
Oh, and you probably won't use all the ornaments you lay out around your wreath... I think you have 3 extra by the time your done. You don't want to cram them together and possibly break.
Step 2. Repeat step one for the inner circle to view it as well.
Step 3. Begin gluing! Apply liberally... you can't have enough on the ornaments, really!
What I did on the outer rim was view the ornament on the wreath and then carefully figure where to put the glue so it'd stay. I glued them down to the first circle and to the second one on the inside. So you'd glue the rim of the ornament's hanger and then a little on the ball itself. Some times gluing the ornaments together was needed for more stability.
Here is the outer circle all glued down!
Step 4. Glue your inner circle.
For these I only glued the balls to the first inner circle on the wreath and then to each other around the rim. I wanted my wreath to look a bit bigger, so I decided not to glue down the ornaments till they were pressed into the outer rim of ornaments.
Both edges all glued together finally!
Step 5. (The fun part!!) Place all the rest of the ornaments onto your wreath to see how it all looks!
These are unglued here. Be sure to cover your gaps when doing this. Once you have placed all your large ornaments where you like them (I tried to place mine in larger spots to cover up), place your smaller ones around to fill in the left over holes!
Step 6. Once this is done begin gluing them all down! I didn't remove my ornaments and start fresh from the previous stage. I simply started somewhere that wouldn't disturb my wreath much and began gluing where I needed to until I had worked my way around the whole wreath. I would simply glue one large ball at a time and then proceed to the smaller ones around that one and repeat!
Here is my wreath! :)
I wish I had taken a photo of the wreath I made for my mom... I think it's been my favorite so far to make! It was made with deep red and gold ornaments, it looked like Gryffindor's house colors for those that are familiar with the world of Harry Potter!
I wish you all good luck on your holiday projects and wreaths!
-Stephanie
