There is less than 15 DAYS until Christmas & I for one am not prepared! I normally have all of my decorating & most of my shopping done by now... Thankfully the massive snow fall has got me in full hibernation mood & feeling inspired! We celebrated the snow fall & 15 Day mark yesterday by getting our Christmas Tree, so that is one more thing I can check off the To Do!
This is a super simple tutorial 3 Step tutorial for the Paper wreath I did last year for our front door & a variation of the same design this year for the Craft Show - I had a lot of feedback for a Tutorial on this one - So here it is!
*I apologize in advance for my lack of progression shots.*
This would make an excellent addition to any Christmas Decor
OR make a beautiful handmade gift!
Supplies:
- Recycled Newspaper , An old Phone book, or sheets of music, you could even switch this up by using coloured Scrapbook/Craft paper for a completely different look!
- Transparent tape!
- Christmas Bulbs /whatever you chose to decorate your wreath. - I just used some old plastic gold bulbs that I had left over from years past, but you can find packages of these in varying sizes at any Dollar store & just switched a few of them up by adding Red & Green glitter!
- Card Board (for backing)
- Hot Glue Gun / Stapler - whichever you feel more confident using!
How To:
Once you have the paper you've chosen to work with you will begin rolling up the sheets of paper individually - from corner to corner as shown in the image below! This will be the most time consuming portion of this project, but is super simple & certainly do-able while watching a Christmas Movie!
Note: just to give you an idea/depending on the size of wreath you wish to create, this Over-sized wreath took roughly 70 pages to create / The Phone book example shared later was roughly 50.
After this step has been completed you will want to trace & cut out your cardboard base.
A small desert plate or saucer is an ideal tracing template for this step
Using your Glue Gun or Stapler begin securing your paper rolls to the base from the outside in - overlapping slightly to ensure the cardboard is covered completely!
Continue layering the paper rolls around your base working in towards the center until your entire wreath has taken shape! You can trim down or cut some of your paper rolls in half as you begin to approach the center of your wreath to give it a little more depth & texture!
Once the entire base has been completely covered attach a few Christmas Bulbs and perhaps a Bow to create your center.
Note: You will want to use a Glue Gun for this step!
Lastly secure a Loop of ribbon or Rope to the back to hang & you're DONE!
Here is another example, one I created last year out of an old phone book.
I know it is hard to not get caught up in all the busy hustle bustle of the Holidays, but I do hope you all have been able to pause & enjoy the season & The Snow even slightly
before it is too soon gone!
& Always
Dream Big Sparkle More Shine Bright
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