Maybe the Winter season is also the most beautiful time of the year for you? Every year I look forward to the lights, decorating and being creative. And today I show you how you can create an Advent wreath with pampas grass and eucalyptus yourself!
For the Advent wreath I combine fresh eucalyptus with the dried flowers hare’s tail grass and pampas grass. I tie these with wire on a straw wreath and decorate it with golden Christmas balls and a golden candle holder.
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With the following step by step instructions you can easily make the Advent wreath yourself!
Tools
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Here you can see what tools I used for the Advent wreath. You need scissors (I use them to cut the thin wire, you can of course also use a wire cutter) and flower scissors to cut the plants.
Materials
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These are the materials I used for the homemade Advent wreath: a straw wreath, a golden candle holder for four candles, four golden candles, small golden Christmas balls with wire, wax dots for candles and thin floral wire.
Material | Search on |
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Straw wreath | |
Golden candle holder | |
Golden candles | |
Small golden Christmas balls | |
Wax dots for candles | |
Thin floral wire |
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I used the following flower and plant material: Fresh eucalyptus, pampas grass and dried hare’s tail grass.
Advent Wreath DIY Guide
Step 1: Cut plants
In the first step I prepare the plants.
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I cut the stems of eucalyptus and hare’s tail grass short with my flower shears.
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I take small bunches from the pampas grass.
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Step 2: Tie wire to the straw wreath
Now I attach the floral wire to the straw wreath. For this, I leave a piece of wire protruding, wrap the wreath several times and then twist the wire.
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Step 3: Tie plants to the wreath
Now begins the binding! To do this, the plants are wrapped layer by layer and put on top of each other again and again.
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First I place pampas grass on the ring, above it some eucalyptus green and hare’s tail grass. Then I wrap everything with the wire. Over the wire I place another layer of the plants, wrap and tighten everything well again.
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The small Christmas balls can be easily attached to the wreath. Just put the Christmas ball with the plants and wrap again. I have attached groups of three balls at four different spots.
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At the end it’s a little tricky, because to make that the beginning and of the plant wrapping looks good.
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Step 4: Insert candle holder
Now simply place the golden candle holder inside the wreath. You may have to press it with some force.
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My candle holder was a perfect fit to the size of the wreath.
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Step 5: Insert candles
Now put the golden candles into the candle holder slots.
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To do this, simply press the wax dots onto the bottom of the candles and then press them into the candle holder.
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And ready is the Advent wreath! I hope this DIY has made you as much fun as me and you like the sight of the Advent decoration!
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