Fancy This: Christmas Wreath

We've had so many requests for how to make Ronda Palazzari's beautiful Christmas wreath, we've decided to share her tutorial with you for today's Fancy This project.

Ronda says, "This fun poinsettia wreath is a great way to bring something Fancy to your Christmas decorating. I used a variety of Christmas Magic paper to create this wreath. There are so many possibilities with this wreath; you could do one pattern paper or multiple like me."

Supplies:
Christmas Magic Pattern Paper
Glue Stick
Strong Adhesive
Foam Floral Ring
T-pins (or regular sewing pins)
Buttons/Beads or Both

Instructions:
Note: It is best to do this like an assembly line. Once you get going, the flowers become so easy to create.

1. I have two different sizes of poinsettias. Cut pattern paper into strips. You need three strips per poinsettia. 
For the larger poinsettia you will need 1.5 inch x 4 inch strips.
For the smaller poinsettias you will need 1 inch by 3 inch strips. 

 

2. Fold your strip in half length wise. Then fold in half from top to bottom.

3. Using your scissors, cut in an arc from the outside to the fold part. This makes the point of the poinsettia. 

 

4. Unfold the pattern paper and you get a “squashed”  oval.

5. Now fold this oval in half top down, you will see the backside of the pattern paper.

6. Fold one side back up.

7. Flip over and do the other side.

8. Fold in half again.

9. Holding the center, run your finger under the pattern paper to pop it out.

10. Here you can see the progression of the “leaves” of the poinsettia.

11. It takes 3 “leaves” for every poinsettia flower.

 12. Once you have these leaves, I like to take a plain glue stick and glue the “leaves” together.

 

 13. After adding the glue, pinch & hold the “leaves” together.

14. You can see what the three look like once the leaves are glued.

15. Now you are ready to assemble the poinsettia. I cut small circles out of the scrap paper for the “base”.

16. With a dab of hot glue or a really strong adhesive in the center of the circle, put all three leaves of the poinsettia together.

17. Now you have this great little poinsettia.

18. So building the wreath … Take your poinsettias and place them randomly around a floral ring using T-pins to secure them in. Keep building around until your wreath looks full.

19. Once your wreath is full, you can add on buttons & beads to the center of the poinsettias.

Thanks Ronda for these great step-by-step instructions!

Comments

[Claude]

Magnifique couronne.
Joyeux Noël
Claude ( France)

[marie]

vraiment très jolie cette couronne !

[nelly]

it's very beautiful, very very gorgeous
thank you for my eyes
bizz nelly

[Donna Rae]

Oh No Twice, First I know this post is like a year late, but better late then never. Second, Love the poinsettias, and am so going to make-But, I am going to use firm interfacing, cover with some beautiful christmas frabric and make a frabric poinsetta wreath. Of course today is 2010 christmas eve day, so this is planned for next year. So have already started my list of to do for next year and this is number one. (-:
Thanks for the tute,
Donna Rae

[sandrine]

merci beaucoup pour ce tuto
il m'a bien aidée pour decorer mes cartes de voeux
merci encore et bonne année

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[מתנות ליום הולדת]

Amazing tutorial shared by you. It's really very helpful to me on Christmas. I will try out for this one.

[funtalkermitts]

Just found your wonderful blog and have mentioned your blog with a link to you in my blogpost today. Love what you share and love Ronda's wreath, going to make myself several, these make wonderful gifts to give.
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[Ana]

I made this wreath last year and I just put it back this time again. I love it.
I hope that you don't mind that I linked you in my blog. It's a lovely craft to make for this season.
Thanks for sharing.
Ana

[chrisou]

C'est superbe et il me semble facile à faire à peu de frais
Merci beaucoup

[marie-édith]

Jolie !
je vais la faire.

[christiane]

C'est superbe très bien expliqué merci pour ce joli tuto

[Ramya]

Oh this is so cool!!! What a cool n simple way to make paper poinsettas!! Thank you!

[monique]

super

[Bren]

fab tutorial - thanks very much

[JADE]

THANK'S THANK'S THANK'S
SO VERY VERY BEAUTIFUL!!!!
J

[Deborah Lee]

The art of experimenting paper's, something good for my art subject. My students would surely love to make this for their art projects.

[Raymo Taber]

Wow this is truly beautiful! Love this art. This is perfect to be hung in my front door. I do have these kinds of papers and buttons. Gonna do this art this Xmas.

[Fishing Oregon]

That was awesome. I just wish I had seen it before I made my wreath. :( But maybe I'll make a new one. Thanks!

[Mauzy Kersey]

I hope I can follow your instructions above. Seem so easy but I think this will need so much of my time and attention.

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