Small Christmas Wreath for HOME Sign

To see the original post for my HOME sign, click here.

I was very indecisive as I started this little project, so I didn’t actually know how it was going to turn out until I was done with it. As it turns out, I did much the same thing as the wreath I made for the sign originally. I think it’s a sweet little wreath, and it coordinates well with the big wreath next to it.

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Supplies:

6” wreath form

Felt

Tacky glue

Scissors

Templates

Small Command Strip

Once again I’m using one of the 6” wreath forms I love so much from Michaels. These things are just perfect for this project. Everything else I used is stuff I always have on hand. 

I started by setting myself up in front of the tv. So much of my crafting is done with Hallmark movies on in the background.

To make the leaves, I started by cutting a template out of cardboard. I freehanded it and made a basic leaf shape. I stacked the three colors of green that I was using and cut through all of them at once. Cutting out three leaves at one time made it go pretty quickly.

Once I had a bunch of leaves cut out I started laying them out to see what I liked—and how many more I needed to cut. The design on the bottom is what I originally pictured, but then I decided I liked the design on top better. 

I glued the first leaf only on the bottom right side so that when I finished the ring of leaves—moving clockwise—I’d be able to tuck the last leaf under the first. (I learned that lesson the hard way last time.) 

After I finished the top ring I started gluing the bottom. Even though the rings overlapped, I still had a few little bare spots. I didn’t stress about it, because I knew I could cover them up with berries.

That’s just what I did! I was originally going to trace the pill bottle to make the berries, but I quickly realized that would be way too big. So I drew a little circle on my cardboard, cut it out, and used it to cut out some berries two at a time. I needed to trim some of the berries so that they were more circle-like, so they ended up being slightly different sizes. I kind of like it that way. I started laying them out on the wreath until I was happy with how it looked, and then I glued them in place. Then I was done!

After giving the glue some time to dry, I put one of my small Command Strips on the back of the wreath, and it was ready to hang. I think it looks festive!

(To see my tutorial for the pompom wreath, click here.)

Now it’s time to plan for the next wreath. I’m thinking snowflakes!