I love Christmas, but I have to admit, my Christmas decorations are pretty minimal. We put up a tree and hang stockings but aside from that, Christmas comes to our house in spirit, not decor.

The exception the last 2 years has been our Christmas wreath! It’s become a new Christmas tradition for us to make a holiday wreath from greenery from a local nursery. I was surprised how easy it was, and how great it looks! Not to mention, you can customize it suit your decor.

Here’s how you can make one for your home!

1. Pick up a basic grape vine wreath. You can usually find these at your local craft store, or you order one online here. 

2. Stop by a local nursery and buy a bundle of greenery. We asked them if they had any lose scraps and scored this whole box of cedar, silver fir, pine and holly for $8.

3. Cut off branches about 8 – 12 inches long and weave them into your wreath. It should hold on its own without fastening it with anything, but if you’re struggling to get them to stay in the spot you want, use a little wire to hold them in place.

4. Only go about 3/4 around the wreath and let the last few branches swoop out a little bit.

5. Add a ribbon to hang it, or attach a small wire to the back to hang it from a nail.

Once the season is over, pull out the dried up greenery and use the wreath base again next year!

Merry Christmas! 

I’d love to hear how your DIY Christmas wreath turns out!