6 Easy Steps to a Gorgeous Christmas Wreath!
Posted December 12th, 2011 at 9:30 am
As you may already know, I am not what you’d call a crafty person. (Cunning, yes. But inclined toward making crafts, no.) We usually go half-assed or store-bought when it comes to things like holiday decorations.
But last week, I was feeling inspired. I’d noticed so many lovely (and not-so-lovely) wreaths on doors around town, that I was wishing we had one of our own. A real, evergreen one would have been ideal, but the $20 – $40 they can cost is a lot, given that they’re a one-time-use item.
Fake evergreen wreaths, on the other hand, can look very, well, fake. So I decided I would make a wreath — something simple, festive and tasteful that would last for years to come. Here’s how it went down:
Bottom line: I’m awful darn proud of the thing. And look forward to enjoying it for the next 50 years.
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Look, America! I tricked my kids! | Baby Squared with Jane Roper commented on Dec 14 11 at 11:12 pm[...] make shit. I don’t have the time or the patience, and when I do attempt to make stuff, it doesn’t go terribly well. I buy things. And all the cool girls are totally rolling their eyes at me behind my [...]
5 Ways Pinterest Makes Me Feel Inadequate | Baby Squared with Jane Roper commented on Jan 20 12 at 12:35 pmAmy commented on Dec 12 11 at 10:03 amOMG, Jane, I love this post! I can’t stop smiling. We need more people like you, telling’ it like it is! Forget these scenarios where you get the girls on board too and create a homemade wreath for under $5 and everybody lives happily ever after with a wreath on her door.
On a side note, we also have the metal door. After a couple of years of sighing about it, I realized that’s what over-the-door wreath hangers are for. Have you seen them? They’re only a couple of dollars. They’re like a super long S (not a good description here). You hook one end over top of door, and the other end holds the wreath. No nails, no hooks, no glue…
mama de marlie commented on Dec 12 11 at 10:19 amtwo words: wreath hook
(they have glittery ones that RULE)
(O wait, that’s what Amy above just said)… one word: Ditto
wreath is fab-u!
Amy commented on Dec 12 11 at 10:26 am3M Command Hooks! They stick to anything smooth-ish. And you can get nifty brushed-metal looking ones. You can take it down, or leave it up for your other decorations.
Better yet, leave the hook and the wreath up, take off that bow, and put on a flag for President’s Day. Or a heart for Valentine’s Day. Or a rodent for Groundhog’s Day. Or a shamrock for St. Patrick’s. This way, instead of amortizing over years, you’ve amortized over months AND you don’t have to figure out how to lovingly store that wreath.
Holly commented on Dec 12 11 at 10:31 amHey Jane,
Our Trader Joe’s (though I know how you feel about TJ’s!) sells wreaths that are simple but under $10, if I recall correctly. (I just remember looking at them and thinking of the $20 I spent to support a tutee’s high school crew team–next year it’s TJ’s for us!)
Kayt commented on Dec 12 11 at 12:11 pmHa! I love the new(ish?) hair color. Very flattering on you. And you just need a wreath hook. Like, $3 at Target. I made a wreath a couple years back by purchasing a wreath in January at 90% off, squirrelling it away into my basement, then wrapping it with some red ribbon and hanging an H for our last name in the middle. It’s shiny.
Jane Roper commented on Dec 12 11 at 12:33 pmWreath hooks!! I think I saw some of those at the craft store, actually, and thought: “what the hell are those things?” Now I know!! Thank you!
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And Kayt, thank you — it’s actually just my natural color! I stopped highlighting about a year ago because I got sick of spending three hours (I have a lot of hair) and $130 bucks every 2-3 months. (Although usually it was more like 4 because I am a hair slacker, so I always had roots.)
Hayley commented on Dec 13 11 at 8:42 pmJane, that adorable wreath, your face and that caption “My door is a piece of shit” just made my whole night. Not that I’m delighting in your uneventful event of wreath making, but you show a welcome and realistic depiction. If I had a photo of our tree outing, you probably would see me giving my husband the middle finger. Oh yes, the holidays brings out the best in us!!
Nice work on the wreath!
Kitten commented on Dec 13 11 at 9:21 pmSeconding the wreath hook rec. I had several years where I was depressed about a lack of wreath and then someone asked me why I just didn’t get a wreath hook, and I was all, “WHA?!” Now, we have a gorgeous FAKE wreath – twenty bucks at Target!
Jane Roper commented on Dec 14 11 at 10:07 amThe wreath is up! The wreath is up! Visit my facebook page and see it in all its glory. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Baby-Squared/356044252940
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Thank you all for your assistance! God, I’m an idiot.
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