Decorate Using Homemade Easter Wreaths

By Beryl Dalton


Decorating the home on a special occasion is always nice. However, it can sometimes be too expensive to buy new decorations for every holiday on the religious calendar, especially when the decorations will only be up for a short time. For this purpose, homemade Easter wreaths are always a good idea, and they're also easy to make.

Once you have all the things you need to get your wreath done at once, it's easy and doesn't take long at all. You will need a base on which to put all your decorations. This could be bought at a craft store and is usually made out of foam or perhaps wood, but you could also make one yourself out of cardboard or by twisting wire into a circular shape of your desired size.

There are many decorations that can be used on the wreath base. In order to attach them, glue is best. Using a glue gun is convenient and easy, or PVA glue can be used with a paintbrush to apply. Use clear-drying glue at all times to avoid any mistakes showing on the finished piece.

If you are attaching delicate items such as flowers or greenery, or you prefer to have a more sophisticated finish than glue, you may want to use a thin wire to wrap around the decoration and then twist to the wreath base. However, this is for those who are much more experienced crafters and a little trickier as well. If you would like to include children in this activity, glue is definitely the better option.

For an Easter them, obvious decorations include things commonly associated with this time of year, both seasonally and religiously as well. Rabbits and baby chicks are always indicators of spring and Easter time, as well as eggs. You can find plastic or foam eggs at the craft store, and they often come in different colors, or plain white for you to decorate as you wish. You can do this in a number of ways.

Glue the eggs to the base one at a time in the same direction and cover it completely. If you have eggs of different sizes, you can start by using the larger ones as the first layer and then build up the wreath with the smaller eggs. When you have finished doing this, you can fill in any empty spaces with additional decorative elements.

Rabbits or chicks cut out of colored paper can be placed on top of the wreath. Use silhouettes or paint or draw in details of the animals. Daffodils, which are flowers of the spring season, are also a nice touch and add some bright color.

To avoid using too much glue, or simply for something a little different and with flair, cut lots of strips out of tulle fabric, preferably in different colors. Tie one strip at a time around the wreath and leave the ends fluffed on the outside of the circle. You can then add a nice statement decoration, preferably a three-dimensional one, to the flat tulle part of the wreath. Hang the wreath by tying a ribbon at the top.




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