Make and Create: Candy Cane Christmas Wreath
Selecting and Preparing Your Wreath Base
The first thing to do is to decide on the wreath base that you are going to use. For maximum impact in this particular project we suggest using our Lush Full Evergreen Mixed Pine Wreath. You could also choose to use a natural grapevine, gold metal or wire wreath for your DIY Christmas wreath project.- Once you’ve chosen your wreath base, unpack it and give it a “zhuzh” to make it look full and give it dimension. This means to fluff and separate the individual fronds of foliage in order to let all the texture and fullness of the greenery come forth and shine.
Fascinate with Focal Points
Once you’ve suitably zhuzhed your luscious green base it’s time to select and place your focal point/s. Having defined focal points (also known as feature points) is an important part of successful wreath decoration. You want to aim for one or two focal points to really stand out on your wreath and then all other pieces and embellishments should support those feature pieces. Too many focal points and your wreath will look busy and over-crowded. And too little, or no, focal points and it will lack attention to detail and impact. The other important thing to consider when it comes to decorating your wreath, and positioning the focal points, is balance. Be sure position the focal points opposite each other to achieve a balanced visual aesthetic.- Decide on the items you will use as your focal points and where you will position them on your wreath base.
Add Colour, Texture and Interest with Plenty of Embellishments
With your key focal points in place, it’s time to embellish, embellish, embellish to really bring your creation to life.- Choose your embellishments and add them to your wreath.
- A wreath pick set - (positioned at 3 and 5) to further enhance the plaque or sign. All of our pick sets are supplied pre-wired so they can easily be attached to your wreath base.
- Ribbon streamers – we made these with a selection of wired ribbons. Here’s how you can do it too.
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- Cut 30cm lengths of wired ribbon.
- Dovetail the ends of each length by folding the ribbon in half and snipping diagonally from the centre edge to the wired edge.
- Put 2 contrasting ribbons together and pinch in the middle to create a bow tie and position on the wreath.
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- Hold the streamers in place by twisting the needles of the evergreen wreath across the top of the ribbon arrangement.
- Repeat this process to position all of your streamer pairs around the wreath base.
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- Other high impact embellishments you could use include brightly coloured baubles, picks and decorations in various textures and finishes. We’ve used:
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- 2 x Peppermint Lolly Tree Picks (1 x red and 1 x white),
- 1 x White Glitter Berry Spray,
- 1 x Red Glitter Christmas Ball Trio Pick, and
- A combination of red, white and green baubles in a selection of sizes and finishes.
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