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So How DO You Make a Wreath for the Front Door?

Do you want to learn how to make a wreath for any season? Here you will find tips, tutorials and ideas on how to make your own wreath!

I have to admit that it can take a bit of time when you consider the supplies you need to make one just as you want it.

Once you have everything handy you can make a pretty door wreath on your own! This is a time to have fun and let your creative side come out!

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Making a Wreath for Holidays and Differe...
Canadian Pine Wreath for the Front Door
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How to Make a Wreath Base For All Season...
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Making a Wreath for Holidays and Different Seasons

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This is a very pretty pine wreath that really doesn't need anything extra. It's great for Christmas or the winter. If you like the glittery and shiny wreaths then you can really start with this and add some ornaments, bows and other festive decorations to it.

Canadian Pine Wreath for the Front Door

How to make a wreath..

Artificial Pine Wreath, 24" CANADIAN PINE WREATH

Amazon Price: (as of 06/01/2012)
List Price: $9.99

24 inch Canadian Pine Wreath
The needles measure 2 inches
It is a double ring construction
Artificial wreath
Great for creating your own

Release Date: 12/31/1969

Evergreen Wreaths for Sale

How to Make a Wreath Base For All Seasons

The great thing about making your own wreath is that you get to create something unique and tailored to your specific tastes.

As this video shows, you can customize your wreath any way you want. This does not just apply to Christmas either! Customize your wreath to the season by changing the base and simply adding other ornaments.

Supplies Needed

Wire cutters
Floral wire
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks (if gluing down items)
Wreath Base
Scissors
The items you are decorating the wreath with
Wired Ribbon (optional)

Wreath Making Supplies

What you need to make your own.

You will absolutely need some good wire cutters. Why? Most of the silk flowers will have a solid wire running through them and you will need to be able to cut as needed to fit them onto your wreath.

Please, save your hands the trouble and do not try it with just scissors! Wire cutters are best for this project.

FloraCraft Floral Accessories Floral Tools, 6-1/2-Inch Wire Cutter

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Heavy duty wire cutters will come in handy with wreath making!

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Floral Wire

You will need floral wire to anchor your items and to create picks of your items. A pick is just a cluster of flowers that you have arranged together yourself or it can also be a cluster of items you wanted to stick together.

Stanley Hardware V2674 24GA Floral Wire, Green

Amazon Price: $1.49 (as of 06/01/2012)
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Floral wire for anchoring your ornaments or decorations to your wreath base.

Release Date: 12/31/1969

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Floral Tape

Floral tape is great if you want to make clusters of decorations (picks) and adhere them together before you actually place them on your wreath. The floral tape will cover your wire and make it easier to bend and work with.

FLORAL TAPE, DARK GREEN 1/2" WIDE

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Release Date: 12/31/1969

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How to Make a Wreath Instructions

Choose your seasonal design!

You will need to purchase your wreath base and the base you choose will depend on the season you are designing for as well as your tastes.

You have a choice between grapevine, artificial pine, Styrofoam, straw based and wire as well as floral foam. Floral foam is really best for fresh arrangements but you can make one using this too because it's easy to just stick your arrangements in.

My favorite one to work with is probably the grapevine wreath base because it can be used almost all year long.

If you don't glue anything down then you can keep using it over and over again.