DIY Evergreen Wreath for Your Holiday Front Door

Learn how to make an evergreen wreath this Christmas to hang on your front door with this easy tutorial. Fresh, natural, and a beautiful way to greet guests this season.

It's easier to make a fresh evergreen wreath than you might think. This project only takes about 1 hour from start to finish. All you have to do is gather greens from your yard, your neighbor's yard, your friends' yards, etc...  

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How to Make an Evergreen Wreath

Start with tying the wire to the wreath frame. Gather bunches of the plant materials around 6 inches long and 4-6 inches wide and place them on an angle on the frame, to the right outside area.

Then wrap the wire around the bottom 1-2 inches of the bunch. I usually wrap around 2-3 times pulling firmly on the paddle.

The floral wire paddles are so handy. They really let you get a firm grip on it and pull so that you end up with a nice tightly wrapped wreath.

Add another bunch to the left of the first one and attach it by wrapping more wire around the bunch and the frame. 

Next, add a bunch below the first bunch overlapping slightly and continue with another to the left, and so on. Before you know it you will have completed the entire wreath.

Then cut the wire leaving several inches to attach to the back by twisting it around the frame several times.

What Evergreens Make the Best Wreath?

I'm using juniper greens for this wreath but there are many that will work well. Other options that I have used are white pines, blue spruce, boxwood, cedar, and cuttings from fir trees.

One evergreen tree that I have in my yard that does not last long is a hemlock. It tends to dry out quickly and lose its leaves.

It looks really pretty just as it is. However, if you want you can trim it at this point to look more even and tight. I happen to love the carefree look.

However, you can take it one step further and adorn it with a pretty ribbon, faux berries, pine cones, dried fruit, and other things you probably already have on hand.

It's a lot of fun to create, saves you money, and it smells wonderful.

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How to Make an Evergreen Wreath

This DIY evergreen wreath takes no time to make and costs very little especially if you have lots of evergreen trees and greenery in your landscape or access to someone who does.

Prep Time10 mins

Active Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: Christmas Wreaths and Garland

Yield: 1

Author: Patti Estep

Cost: $10

Equipment

• Pruners or shears
• Gloves

Materials

• Cuttings of fresh evergreens pine, juniper, holly, spruce, or cedar
• Wire frame
• Paddle of florist wire
• Ribbon and other adornments optional

Instructions

• Tie the end of the wire from a wire floral paddle onto the wreath frame.
• Gather bunches of the plant materials around 6 inches long and 4-6 inches wide and place them on the frame.
• Wrap the wire around the bottom 1-2 inches of the bunch pulling firmly on the paddle.
• Add a second bundle below the first bundle overlapping slightly and continue with another to the left and so on.
• Once the wreath is full cut the wire leaving several inches to attach to the back by twisting it around the frame several times
• Adorn it with a pretty bow, berries, or pine cones, or leave it just as is.

Notes

If you don't have a wire wreath frame you could use a grapevine wreath.

If you don't have access to fresh evergreens try a local Christmas tree stand. They often have cuttings from the tree that they would give you.

It's a good idea to leave this wreath outdoors in the cool weather as the heat of your home will cause it to dry out quickly and possibly drop needles.