I’m super excited to be posting this DIY on the blog today! I created this DIY Rustic Wood Christmas Wreath for my gorgeous blogger friend Kristi over at Making It In The Mountains as a guest post and now I have the opportunity to share the full tutorial with you guys here on the blog! I got to say I usually feel so happy once I complete a project but this one is a true winner for me. I just LOVE how it turned out and I love that my vision turned out just how I had envisioned it and that this wreath is so different to most wreaths I have seen in stores and even online. I’m kinda proud if you haven’t noticed yet. Haha.
I love anything wood, rustic and vintage and really wanted to make a rustic Christmas mantel display this year. I found some beautiful Christmas trees and deer heads at my local craft store that were perfect and exactly what I was looking for but then wanted a nice rustic wreath that was a bit different to go with the entire look.
I came by some bleached white wood sticks (if that’s what you want to call them) at a cheap homewares store about a month ago and snapped up a couple of large bags for about $5! I know, cheap! Love it. I knew these pretties where going to be used for something but at the time I didn’t know what.
So when I found the deer head and Christmas tree I knew these sticks where the perfect item to create my DIY Rustic Wood Christmas Wreath!
I had a simple idea in mind and had actually sat down and drew out how I wanted my wreath to look. I just hoped it looked as pretty as I imagined it and to be honest I feel it’s turned out exactly, if not better than I had imagined it which I’m so happy about.
What you will need to create your own DIY Rustic Wood Christmas Wreath
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Materials
Short, bleached wood sticks (in assorted thicknesses)
Twine
Ribbon (I chose a country style ribbon to go with my rustic look)
Wooden hoop (small or medium depending on how big you want it)
Wooden Star/s (small)
White Spray Paint
Hot glue
Step 1
Begin by spraying painting the wooden hoop and allowing it to dry.
Step 2
Then start gluing on the end of the sticks to the hoop making sure to mic thin and thick sticks. Some sticks may also be long than other so play around until you get an even feel all around.
Step 3
Once you have glued on all of your sticks, hot glue some twine to your star/stars. I was going to use three starts but decided that one star was enough. Play around and see what you prefer.
Step 4
Get a long piece of twine and tie the two ends together.
Step 5
Wrap the twine around your wreath and pull the knotted end through the loop at the end of the twine. Pull tight to secure. Now if this doesn’t make sense I’m sorry. I can’t think of a better way to explain it! Haha.
Step 6
So that it doesn’t move around, finish securing it with a little hot glue.
Step 7
Continue by making a pretty bowtie for your wreath and hot gluing it on to your wreath. I paced my wreath on the back of a chair so I could see exactly where I needed to glue my bow.
Step 8
Finish by hot gluing the star to the top, centre of the wreath.
There you have it. Easy Peasy right?!
PIN IT FOR LATER
I hope you enjoyed todays easy DIY Rustic Wood Christmas Wreath tutorial and that it inspires you to get creating this festive season!!
Have you made anything using sticks recently? Any wreaths? I’m going through a wreath making phase!
If you enjoy this post, you may also like some of my other Christmas projects!
I love it, thank you for sharing!
If you have time, I would also love for you to share this post over at the
Holidays Celebration link party that is live right now! (http://keepingitrreal.blogspot.com.es/2015/12/holidays-celebration-link-party-5.html)
Thanks Teresa, I’m a bit late in replying but will head over to check out your party if it’s still open. 🙂
Maria this is so cute. Rustic simplicity at its best. I think the ribbon and the stars bring some warmth to the wood a nd make it more cozy. All in all a very unique piece perfect for any contemporary home.
Thanks so much Mary! I love the simplicity also 🙂 x
I love the simple, rustic beauty of this Christmas wreath! It is really gorgeous and looks perfect in your home!
Thank you SO much Celeste! 🙂
This is the cutest wreath I’ve seen in a long, long time. Great tutorial too. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks SO much Cynthia! I love it so much so it’s nice others like it also.
Oh my word! I absolutely love this wreath! 🙂 Thank you for sharing at the Hit Me with Your Best Shot link party! I am glad I clicked on YOUR link for this post. I am pinning this right away!
Thank you SO much Talitha! Glad you like it. Glad I linked up. 🙂 Thank you so much for pinning!
So pretty! I just might be able to pull this one off. The bow is totally questionable for me. 🙂
Thanks Leigh 🙂
I’m stopping by from the Monday Funday Party and absolutely LOVE your wreath. So gorgeous! Thanks so much for sharing with us this week! XO
Thank you for stopping by Pauline!! Glad you liked it! Sorry for late reply, have been so busy and only starting to get back into it now 🙂 x
I love your take on this alternative Christmas wreath! It’s so different and refreshing. I would love if you shared it with us at our link party, Create • Share • Inspire, tonight through Sunday. I hope to see you there!
Alicia
love it so very creative I love the rustic appeal of it all as well
Thanks so much Angie. Glad you like it. If you place a different bow or no stars it really can be a lovely wreath all year round, could change the bow every season 🙂
What a lovely looking wreath, very clean and fresh looking.
Thanks Claire 🙂 x
I absolutely love this! Thank you for the wonderful instructions. .this is a wreath that could stay up all year!
It certainly could Cindy! Thank you so much for your lovely comment. xx
I have just popped over from the ‘creativity unleashed’ link party.
I really love the simplicity of this wreath, this rustic style is very popular here in Holland.
Hi Sam! You’re in Holland? I’m in Belgium!! 😀 yay. Glad you like my wreath! Thanks so much for popping over to comment. x
Such a lovely and simple wreath. Your pictures are stunning!
Thanks so much Sonja! Appreciate it. x
Simple and beautiful,I love it!!!Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with Turn It Up Tuesday, voted as my favorite for this week’s party http://www.thehappycreations.co.uk/turn-it-up-tuesday-22-12-15.php
Have a lovely Christmas.
Thanks so much!
What a simple, yet lovely idea! Thanks for linking up to Brag-Worthy Thursday!
Thanks Erin 🙂
I love this for an alternative to a naked door following the Christmas season. But how does one achieve the look of bleached twigs (as I’m pretty certain I will be unable to find bleached sticks at my local housewares store in rural SC)?
Hi Randi, sorry for such a late reply, was having a bit of time away from the blog. Here is another blog post I wrote of how to achieve a bleached look on wood for simple crafts and DIY’s. This should give you a little idea of how to achieve a similar look. These came bleached but you can certainly at giving them a bleached look on your own. https://www.pastelsandmacarons.com/2015/11/29/rustic-wood-wall-hanging-with-free-christmas-printable/
Hope that helps you! 🙂
I absolutely LOVE this wreath! I’m pinning it! I may have to borrow this idea for next Christmas!
Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party
Thanks so much! Go ahead and borrow the idea. That’s what I do this for, to inspire others to create 🙂 x
Such a great idea! I love to collect little unique pieces of branches which would totally make up a awesome wreath. Holly 🙂
Thanks Holly. It’s different which I love 🙂
Your wreath is just gorgeous! Pinning this for next Christmas; thank you!
Glad you like it and thank you for your kind compliment!
Love this, love the Scandinavian feel to this! Thanks for linking up to the Talk of the Town link party!
Wow, this is so beautiful. Who knew sticks can be beautiful, lol. I would love it if you would share this lovely post at a link party I am hosting. I hope to see you there. Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving.