How to Make a Christmas Wreath

Looking to embrace a personal, simpler approach to festive decorations? This simple Christmas wreath for your home or as a gift for your loved ones will fill your home with the sweet scent of blue gum and last year after year.

What you need

Wreath ring
Native leaves and dainty flowers (note: native leaves and flowers will dry more effectively and can be saved for next year’s wreath)
Floristry green stem tape
Floristry wire
Heavy duty scissors / floristry scissors
Ribbon or fishing wire

How to make your own minimalist Christmas wreath

Step 1

Plan your wreath. Establish where you'd like each piece to sit prior to attaching any items to the metal ring.

Step 2

For flowers or objects (like a gum nut) wrap wire around stem and tape secure

Step 3

Create your first bunch of leaves and/or leaves and flowers. Bind these to the ring by using floristry tape until secure. Simply tear tape when complete. Cut excess stem where necessary.

Step 4

Repeat step three in the same direction, ensuring to conceal the previous bunch’s green tape with each new addition to the wreath.

Step 5

When complete, add your final bunch in the opposite direction to the others. Tuck the stems behind the other foliage where possible to conceal the tape.

Step 6

Hide any green tape and thicken your wreath where needed with smaller leaves and branches, interweaving the stems and hiding the green tape as much as possible.

Step 7

Tie a ribbon or attach fishing wire to suspend your wreath on the front door or a wall within your home. We love placing ours in the hallway on our Hang on Piccolo Coat Rack.