DIY Birch Wreath Tutorial
DIY square birch wreath, with fresh greens, decorated with a small house and stars for the holidays.
Servings: 1 wreath
Cost: $10
Equipment
- scissors
- Wire Cutters
- Glue Gun and Glue
- Small Hand Saw
Ingredients
- 2 Wire Coat Hanger
- Mixed Fresh Greens
- Black Spool Wire
- 4 Birch Logs
- Small Wooden Stars
- Old Book Page
- Mod Podge
- Glitter
- Small Metal House
- White Wire
- Battery-Powered Tea Light With Remote
Instructions
- Using pliers open the two wire coat hangers, and bend into a square base for the wreath.
- Next, add the greens to the wire base. Begin by cutting little pieces of greens, and creatin small mixed bundles of three or so pieces. Then, take your little bundle, and use the spool wire to attach it to the wreath. Just lay your greens on the wire wreath form where you want them, and wind the wire around the bundle and the form to secure it. Then, create another bundle of greens, and over lap it over the previous bundle, and wrap with the wire again working your way all the way around the wreath, without cutting the wire in-between. When your finished filling in the wreath, cut the wire and secure it at the back.
- The next layer is the birch logs. If they aren't the right length, use a hand saw to cut them to length. Attach the birch to the wreath using white wire.
- Next, use some more white wire to attach the house with the light inside to the bottom right of the wreath.
- Trace the wood stars onto the book page paper, and cut them out. Then use mod podge to add the paper to the stars. You can also add some glitter. After they dry, use hot glue to attach a wire to the back of each star, and then use the wire to attach the stars to the wreath in a grouping.
Notes
We found our birch pieces and fresh greens in the forest, but you could also purchase them.
The small metal house and wood stars are from the craft store.
This wreath should last well outside where it's cool. Inside the greens will dry out fairly quickly. If you wanted it to last longer, you could use faux greens instead of real ones.
