How to Make the Cutest Mini-Wreaths You’ve Ever Seen

Hi everyone! Are you having a good Sunday? I am grateful to the Lord that he fortifies me with his strength and peace every day, so even when the world around me seems crazy, I can experience his peace. Whether it’s national politics, family concerns, or loved ones in trouble, I know God can handle it; I can safely leave things in his hands.

I hope today, if you’re in a tough spot, you can turn to the One-Who-Made-You and find relief. After thirty-six years of following him, I can promise you that he knows what you’re going through and he cares deeply. I wasn’t planning on “preaching” today, but there you have it–Sunday’s mini-sermon. Which allows me to segue nicely into today’s post about how to make the cutest mini-wreaths you’ve ever seen.

Related post: How to use my mini wreaths 18 different ways

I made these little darlings last January, fooling around after the holidays with some left-over crafting materials.

You can watch my video, which takes you step-by-step through the process of making them, or simply read the post below (or do both, LOL).

Materials to Make Mini-Wreaths

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Materials:

• Pine pipe cleaners (or garland)
• 1/2″ Antique white cotton seam binding (this is the closest I could find to my antique seam binding)
• Manila card stock (to create you salutation: Merry Christmas)
• Aging spray (strong coffee + a pinch of alum)
• Your computer

You can find the pine garland in 12″ pipe cleaner lengths or by the yard on rolls, depending on where you look for it.

I used vintage cotton seam-binding for the bows because it helps create the farmhouse look I’m after since it’s antique white and has no glossy finish whatsoever.

Step 1: Cut & Shape Your Mini-Wreath

I had purchased a package of the pine pipe cleaners but hadn’t found a use for them. Like I said, I started fooling around with them. I realized that if I cut them in half (6″), I could shape them into cute mini-wreaths.

Step 2: Hot Glue Your Mini-Wreath Together

Hot glued the two ends together. I chose to decorate them simply in the hopes of giving them a vintage, farmhouse look.

Step 3: Create Your Merry Christmas Salutation

Type up multiple “merry christmas’s” on manila cardstock and aged them with my “aging spray” (strong coffee + a pinch of alum in a spray bottle). Lightly spritz them and let them dry before cutting them out.

I created red, black, and brown versions, but I like the red the best and tend to use them on all of my wreaths. I also like the look of all lower-case letters. Fiddle around with different looks and see which YOU like best for your wreathes 🙂

Step 4: Make Bows

Make small bows using your vintage or antique white seam binding or ribbon.

Step 5: Put It All Together

Now it’s time to put it all together by gluing on your bow and “merry christmas” salutation. It will take you about 30 seconds!

You can also tie a piece of plain antique white baker’s string to the top to allow you to hang it from your tree or from a cabinet knob.

As an alternative to the cardstock “merry christmases” you can also make little banners like you see here. I use Christmas rubber stamps and some antique white paper to create them.

I enjoy making the wreaths so much, the next thing I knew I was decorating everything in sight with them! In fact, you’ll find a number of ways to decorate with them in this post: creative ways to use mini-wreaths.

This funnel Christmas tree is one of the first creations that I attached a mini-wreath to; it’s available at the Shaker craft fair going on right now. You can see in the background, I tacked wreaths onto rusty hearts to create a unique ornament. 

Over the summer, I found a couple of rolls of garland almost identical to the pipe cleaner variety. Now I can create oodles more wreaths.

I also bought this roll of red tinsel at Target’s after Christmas sale and discovered that it makes nice wreaths, too. I admit, I’ve gone a little wreath crazy, but they are selling well at the craft fair, so I guess others enjoy them as much as I do.

Have you started working on any Christmas projects yet? Normally, this would be a bit early for me, but because of the craft fair, I start developing ideas in January. I can’t wait to share more of them with you as we lead up to Christmas.