Blue wreath

By Spotlight

Christmas wreaths can be as subtle or as bold as you choose when you make them yourself.

Final Result

Materials

• cardboard
• Kaisercraft paint - blue
• 2m x 4cm blue grosgrain ribbon
• assorted 1cm blue ribbon & rick rack
• small boxes
• assorted shades & patterns of blue paper
• paint brush
• hot glue gun & glue sticks
• scissors
• sticky tape

Step 1

To create the wreath cut a 25cm diameter circle from the cardboard then cut an 18cm circle from the inside and discard.

Paint the wreath blue and set aside to dry.

When dry attach some blue grosgrain ribbon to the wreath surface with hot glue pleating it as you go.

Wrap all the small boxes and decorate with ribbons, rickrack and strips of paper.

Stack the boxes on the wreath, when a pleasing arrangement is achieved use hot glue to secure in place.

Create a bow with the remaining grosgrain ribbon, then attach some ribbon to the back of the wreath at the top and glue the bow in place.