Christmas and New Year wreath of twigs with their own hands

Today, many families have adopted the Western tradition of decorating the apartment for the New Year holiday with Christmas wreaths. This decor always looks great and raises the mood. Variants of creating wreaths are many. Such an ornament can be made of living branches: juniper, ordinary rods, pine, cypress, oak, spruce. But sometimes it is created from rather unexpected materials. Of course, such a decor can be easily bought in the store. But it is much more interesting to create a wreath of branches with your own hands. In this case, you can make a truly unique and festive decor.

History of tradition

Before you consider how to make a wreath of branches with your own hands, let's find out who owns the idea of creating such a decor.

For the first time, the Hamburg inhabitant Johann Hinrich Wihern decorated the apartment with such an element. He took to bring up children from impoverished families. The children during the fasting constantly harassed their mentor with the question: when will the long-awaited Christmas come?

To make it easier for children to count down the days before the holiday, Johann made a wreath. Such an object was made of a wooden wheel. It was decorated with 19 small red candles and 4 large white candles. Every day a candle was lit on a wreath: if it was everyday, it was red, and if it's Sunday it's a big white one.

Local residents really liked this wreath, and they quickly adopted the tradition. So an amazing Christmas attribute came to our times.

Traditional Wreath Decoration

If you decide to make a New Year's wreath from branches with your own hands, then boldly connect all your imagination. Create a unique decoration can be from any improvised materials. There are many amazing ideas for making this decor.

However, if you want to follow the traditions, then you need to read some of the recommendations. Initially, let's figure out the color scheme.

The traditional palette of the Christmas wreath are shades:

• green;
• white;
• red;
• gold.

What is used for decor?

When planning to make a wreath of branches with your own hands, consider what decorations you will use.

Most often for a Christmas attribute apply:

1. Cones (pine, spruce). Effectively it looks like a natural decor. Sometimes cones are sprinkled with a golden or silver spray.
2. Berries. The most popular are viburnum, mountain ash, wild rose. The wreath can be decorated with fresh or dry twigs with berries.
3. Nuts, fruit. Original looks are dried pieces of lemons, oranges, tangerines. Any kind of nuts are used for the wreath. An elegant decor can be a curled (dry) orange peel.
4. Spices . Incredible aroma in the New Year will provide dried carnations, cinnamon sticks.
5. Sweets . You can even decorate a wreath with cookies and sweets.
6. Bows, ribbons. Traditionally, the Christmas attribute was decorated with monophonic red bows. Today stripes and checkered stripes are used for decoration.
7. Small fur-tree toys. A special charm to your wreath will give small bells, birds, asterisks, snowmen, angels, balls. In addition, decorate it with Christmas tinsel and beads.
8. Candles . Such decor is suitable only for those wreaths that are located on a horizontal solid surface.

Additional recommendations

There are several more small secrets that you can take into account, making a New Year's wreath from branches with your own hands:

1. If you want the next year to bring you prosperity, attach a coin to the wreath.
2. Well-being will bring a small horseshoe.
3. And to catch good luck, decorate the wreath with the symbol of the coming year.

Carcass fabrication

Having prepared all the necessary elements, we will begin to create a wreath of branches with our own hands. The master class will help in this.

The New Year's wreath should be very strong. That's why you should thoroughly approach the fabrication of the frame.

Such an element can be created in several ways:

• Twist the vine and carefully fix it;
• Crumble newspapers, give them the shape of a ring, and thread them on top;
• Use the old watering hose;
• Tie the willows, bird cherry, buckthorn;
• Cut a circle of cardboard (inside do a smaller hole);
• Apply the hose from under the old vacuum cleaner;
• Use a disposable plate, in the middle of which to cut a round hole;
• Purchase a ready-made foam ring;
• Apply dry grass, give it a ring shape and tighten it with threads.
• Make a circle of wire (you can use an old wire hanger).

Carcass Decoration

We continue to consider how to make a wreath of branches with their own hands.

So, you have a ready-made frame. The next stage is decorating it with branches. You can use live needles. Perfectly suitable pine branches, the spruce looks more elegant.

If you want your creation to survive for a long time, then make an artificial wreath of branches with your own hands. Such decor you can apply for the next year, a little diluting the composition with new elements. Almost every house you can find an old artificial Christmas tree. Do not rush to throw it away. After all, you can make an excellent New Year's wreath with your own hands from fir branches. He will not yield in beauty to his analogue, created from living elements.

To decorate the frame, you need to cut the branches. It is very convenient to perform such an action with a secateur.

Lap twigs are attached. The lush part should cover the wood of the previous one. In addition, lay out the branches so that the frame is not visible. Strong yarns can be used for fastening. An excellent solution is the use of wire. It will allow to securely fix all elements.

As you can see, making a New Year's wreath with your own hands from fir branches (both living and artificial) is a simple task.

Fixing decorative elements

So, now you know how to make an ordinary wreath of fir branches with your own hands. But it must be decorated. Here you can fully manifest your imagination. You can use any decor.

However, the next question that you will encounter when decorating a Christmas wreath with your own hands from branches is the ways of fastening the elements.

The following recommendations will help you decorate the masterpiece:

1. Any branches are fixed always lapped. They should be tightly wound with threads or wire.
2. Chestnuts, acorns, cones, nuts, bows you can easily glue to the surface of superglue.
3. Christmas balls can be attached with a wire, passing it through the hat-suspension. Fasten it around the base of the wreath. In addition, Christmas toys can also be glued to the base of a wreath of superglue.
4. Tape can be wrapped around a wreath, tie them in bows. If it is necessary to firmly fix the strip, then it is glued to the wreath-base.

Fastening the decor on the door

So you made a wonderful Christmas wreath with your hands from the branches! But now a new question arose: how to attach this masterpiece to the door?

There are several ways:

1. Make two completely identical wreaths by weight. Take the long ribbon. One end is tied to the wrong side of the first wreath, and the second is attached to another Christmas attribute. Pull the tape through the door. The first wreath will be on the outside of the door, and the other will flash on the inside. At the top, fix the tape with paint tape. Nobody will see him anyway.
2. If your door has an eye, then you can fix your masterpiece as follows. Take a solid line and tie it or glue it from the wrong side of the wreath. Throw this structure through the door, approximately as described above. But the second end of the line should be secured around the door eye.
3. A fairly simple method of fastening is the use of hangers on suckers. They can be purchased at a hardware store. With the help of such hangers, you can easily attach a wreath to the door. If your decor is light, then you can manage with two pieces. Wreaths are recommended to hang at the top and bottom.
4. You can use double-sided scotch tape. This is the easiest and best option. One side of the tape is glued to the wrong side of the wreath. Then remove the protective film and fasten the product to the door.

Conclusion

Now you know how to create a unique wreath of branches with your own hands. And do not forget that it is necessary to prepare in advance for the New Year's holiday. In this case, you will have time to decorate your home with dignity.