Mini DIY Paper Holiday Wreaths
We love to make a wreath for every season and the Holidays are the perfect season for scrubbing up on your DIY wreath-making skills! Our mini paper wreaths make an adorable addition to your Holiday home decor. They look super-cute as a set or you can choose just one to make if you are pressed for time. They make a gorgeous hostess gift or can be used around the base of your candles at your Holiday dining table, or. . . tie one onto the neck of a bottled beverage for a hostess gift – perfect!
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A Wreath Trifecta
We chose to hang ours as a set from lengths of vivid red ribbon, a color that really makes the lush green leaves of the wreath pop. I like to use metallic papers because I just love the way the light bounces off it, but as long as you use a text weight paper, you could make these DIY paper wreaths in any paper you choose.
Instructions
If you have a cutting machine, you can click on the SVG file below to download and cut your two sizes of boxwood and eucalyptus leaves. If you are cutting by hand, then print the PDF onto your chosen paper and cut with a sharp craft knife. Once all the pieces are cut, I suggest folding the boxwood leaves very slightly on the blunt end of your scissors. This gives the leaves more of a 3D shape and will give your paper wreath lots of depth and dimension. With the eucalyptus leaves, it’s a good idea to curl the leaves by drawing your scissors across the leaf away from the base – as you would curl ribbon! To make the wreath, we created a 4.5″ circle with paper wrapped wire and glued the ends together. We then glued our leaves onto the wire one by one, working around the circle as we went, and layering the leaves slightly on top of one another – simple! Members can follow along using the tutorial below.
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Tools
- Cricut Maker (recommended)
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
Materials
- Frosted Text Weight Paper – Shine Moss Green, Curious Metallics Fairway, Curious Metallics Botanic (discontinued – use Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper – Conifer Pack)
- Vine Wire – Brown
- Ribbon of your choice
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Sarah
April 22, 2018 at 11:13am
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Leave a Commentthe stylus feature does not match up on the cricut. Super frustrating when trying to make boxwood leaves
Oh no! Is it an issue with your machine? If so, definitely contact Cricut’s customer service. That shouldn’t be happening.
Just got a Circuit sillouette so am anxious to get busy. Looking forward to making many of your amazing projects. I have been making your crepe paper flowers and enjoy them so much had to try your other paper projectx! Thanks Lia fof making these available ! Bev
Yay Bev, that’s great! 🙂
I hate to sound like such a novice, but what’s a “cricut”?
60-year-old late craft-bloomer,
BETH
A Cricut is a cutting machine that is extremely helpful for making many of these DIY projects! You can upload a file into the Cricut software and then it cuts the exact design that you want. It is truly amazing!!
no cricut, no paper punch, but boxwood in my patio 🙂
Sounds like you could make a lovely wreath then 😉
Lia, these are adorable! You come up with the best wreath ideas ever. I’d better ask Santa for a Cricut for this project!
Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours,
Lisa in Lake Oswego
Thank you for your kind words Lisa!! A Cricut is a great gift for Christmas 😉
So cute, hope I have time to complete a set, luckily had paper to make them. Printed them out so will squeeze in cutting when I can, otherwise they’ll have to wait til shoulder is better. Think I like lower body surgery much better, can still craft. These little wreaths would be pretty after New Years so will have something pretty and bright to hang up after holiday decorations taken down house always looks boring, empty.
Been busy gluing paper circles on foam balls for ornaments to give. Wish I had more of holographic paper gotten at Michaels on sale, so gorgeous and the lights will show in it, make ornament look even prettier. No wonder I love paper so much, can do so much to pretty up a room with it, depending on use.
Here it is Thursday already, the days are flying by much too quickly, just one week til Thanksgiving. Trying not to let myself get too frantic. Have let couple projects go thought I’d love to make, just not enuf time. Have doctor appts. still to go to in mean time. Happy weekend
Happy weekend to you too Jane!! Make sure you take it easy while you are recovering 🙂 I know that can be tough with the holidays coming up. Thanksgiving will definitely be a chaotic day for us all!
These are the best! I can’t pick a favorite. I need a sharp craft knife…
Or a Cricut 😉
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