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This post is all about how to make a DIY winter wreath. This tutorial shows 5 easy steps to creating an outdoor or indoor winter wreath with lamb’s ear and winter berries.
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Are you looking for a winter wreath to replace your Christmas wreath after the holiday? Well, this DIY winter wreath tutorial shows you how to make a classy lamb’s ear blue and white wreath that looks expensive! The best part is this wreath only cost me about $40 to make, whereas I saw similar ones selling for $150+. Win-win!
My girl friends had been asking me to teach them to make wreaths for this Christmas and winter, and so this tutorial came from our wreath-making party. What better way to make wreaths than with your besties?
DIY Winter Wreath Tutorial
Making your own wreath is much easier than you’d think. It only requires a few materials to achieve a beautiful look. In this blog post, I review how I made this specific winter wreath step by step. The best part of wreath making is that you have the creative freedom to change anything I did here to make it your own! Don’t be afraid to be creative here.
I got all my materials from Hobby Lobby which are linked below, but you can generally find the same items at any crafts store or even on Amazon.
Tip: Hobby Lobby marks their florals on sale every other week, so if you see them full price today then check back next week for 40-50% off!
Materials List
- Grapevine wreath (I used 18″)
- Lamb’s Ear Garland
- Lamb’s Ear Stem
- 2 Blue Glitter Berry Picks
- 2 Pearl White Berry Picks
- 2 Flocked Pine Cone PIcks
- Navy blue velvet ribbon
- Floral Wire
- Wire Cutters
- Bowdabra (optional)
Step 1: Lay out your wreath design
Before getting started, I always like to lay out how I will place the faux florals on my wreath. I do this before taking any tags off, cutting any stems, or securing any florals. It’s important to start with an idea of where you plan to place the florals before jumping in.
I knew I wanted to use the Lamb’s Ear garland as my base to add fluffiness and fullness to the wreath, and then I would fill in any spots with the Lamb’s Ear stem.
Looking at the berry picks and pine cones, I realized I needed them broken up into smaller pieces so that I could space them out evenly throughout the wreath. This helped me visualize what I needed to cut before jumping into the next step.
Step 2: Cut your stems and picks
Cut off the greenery, berries, and pine cones from the stems and picks using your wire cutters. I often look for the natural break in the flower and cut where you would a real stem! Put the cut pieces to the side until later.
Step 3: Build your base
The base of this wreath is a grapevine wreath, which I love using because you can easily stick picks and stems into it without securing them. It’s a quick, easy hack for beginners!
Grab your Lamb’s Ear garland and stick one of the ends underneath a vine of the grapevine wreath base. This will hold it in place while you work with the garland.
Wrap the garland around the base towards the outer edge. Because the garland was longer than the wreath’s circumference, I layered any extra at the ends inside the first layer. It’s okay if it doesn’t go all the way around twice – we will fill it in with the stem!
Grabbing the pieces of the Lamb’s Ear stem that you cut off, stick those into the grapevine wreath to fill any empty gaps.
Once you are happy with the place of your Lamb’s Ear around the base of the wreath, use floral wire to secure it. Simply cut some small pieces (2-3 inches) of the floral wire and similar to a twist tie, secure the florals onto a branch of the grapevine.
Step 4: Add the picks
Grab the blue and white berry picks that you cut and stick them into the base of the wreath. Again, you can layer the picks under the branches of the grapevine, then use floral wire to secure them if needed. Look for natural breaks in the Lamb’s Ear to stick the picks in – this will create a look for fullness!
Next, add the pine cones to the wreath. I used 4 on mine but you could add as many or as few as you’d like.
Step 5: Finish with a bow
Finally, once your wreath is exactly how you like, finish it off with a beautiful bow. I used thick, blue velvet ribbon and as simple bow on my wreath, but you could really get creative here. I think a silver or white ribbon and/or a thinner one would look beautiful too!
My little hack for creating a beautiful wreath is to use the Bowdabra! This is a tool that has come in handy more times than I can count. I made the bow and secured it with floral wire to the wreath.
I added the ribbon to the top of the wreath and let the tails fall over the front of the wreath. I love how it turned out!
Before hanging your winter wreath, I suggest doing a little shake test to make sure your faux greenery and picks are well secured. If not, attach any remaining pieces with the floral wire.
The last and final step is to hang your wreath on your door! I used to hang my wreaths with Command Hooks but I recently purchased this felt-backed wreath hanger from Amazon which protects my door from scratches.
This post was all about how to make a DIY winter wreath.
This page includes affiliate links. If you click and purchase, I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products I personally vet.
