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How to Make a Rustic Christmas Wreath + 12 Wreath Ideas!

ByJane & Sonja

Loaded with natural and repurposed touches, this simple DIY rustic Christmas wreath welcomes all our guests this holiday season.

It is the most wonderful time of the year, with all of us getting ready for the holidays. I’ve already got my Christmas tree up and have even made a few decorations. But we cannot neglect the front door, now can we? And so today I am here to show you how to make a rustic Christmas wreath.

I am also joining some very special friends for a Christmas blog hop, so be sure to check them out at the end of this post.

Last year I had made wreaths with frames.  ​This year I wanted to try my hand at a DIY rustic Christmas wreath but with items that are not normally used in a wreath. 

What I used:

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  • faux wreath frame with flexible branches
  • pine cones
  • traditional wood clothes pins
  • twine covered balls
  • pieces of old necklaces with rustic looking beads
  • sprigs of berry
  • 2 bells
  • twine​
  • glue

The how to:

I started off by gluing the pine cones onto the wreath. I used regular glue. Nothing fancy. If you also love these nature-found gems, be sure to check out these clever pine cone craft ideas.

I was puttering around the garage one day and came upon these traditional clothespins.  They looked so cute and quaint I just had do have them. To this dad, my dad does not know that I have borrowed them. 

I inserted the traditional wood clothes pins around the wreath.  Pretty much to divide the circle into 6 pieces, like a pizza pie. This is not something I would normally do but I was feeling adventurous.   And I also placed the twine covered balls around the wreath. 

The faux berry sprig was next.  Aren’t those berries beautiful? They look good enough to eat.

And the icing on the cake: I had dug up some old necklaces with stone and wooden  beads.  I would not be wearing them anytime soon since they were broken.  So you know me, I wanted to re-use them somewhere and this wreath just seemed like the proper place.  

Those earthy colors were perfect for the look I was after. 

And finally I added these two bells in the center of the wreath.  I’ll show you what they originally looked like in another post. I even added two clothes pins on the inside.

There it was my perfect wreath! Full of rustic, earthy goodness.

 I hung it up on the front door of the house and snapped some photos in the morning light. 

And then I tried to close the door with the storm door on the outside…. and guess what?

Those beautiful bells were too big to allow the door to close…

And so I had to replace my gorgeous bells with this “Merry Christmas” sign that I confiscated from another decoration.  A little glitter never hurt anyone!  😉

At least now, my door closes!

As for the bells, oh those lovely bells, I’ll be showing you where I placed them next week. 

Either way with the bells or with the silver lettering I still have a rustic Christmas wreath that is proudly hanging on my front door. Which do you like better?

Hop on down to visit my friends with their Christmas ideas.

How to make a rustic Christmas wreath using rustic elements such as pine cones, traditional clothes pins and re-purposed, earthy colored necklace beads, #rusticwreath #pinecones #Christmaswreath #Naturalwreath #repurposedbeads #upcycled

Additional Christmas Wreath Ideas

Finally, this coastal inspired Christmas wreath from Sustain My Craft Habit has the perfect touches of beachy goodness!

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35 Comments

  1. haha I have the same problem with EVERYthing I hang on my door! Even just flowers get squished by the storm door. I love your wreath with the bells, but the sign is a good substitute!
    🙂 gwingal

  2. Absolutely beautiful! I love the use of old necklaces – they tie right in! The wreath is gorgeous with both the bells and the Merry Christmas sign – love the glitter 🙂
    I just made my first wreath for my front door and it is quiiiite pathetic compared to this! Of course, I had a $10 budget for myself and was using Walmart goodies, so not much could be expected XD

    1. Amy I pride myself on not spending much. Most of the stuff you see I already had. The bells were old and I just repainted them. I am a firm believer that paint is our best friend.

  3. Mary,
    Love your wreath! I bought some rustic bells that need to go on wreath for my front door. So, hopefully you inspired me to get mine made! Thanks for joining us on this great blog tour!

    1. Thank you Janine. It is a great blog tour and I’m looking forward to visiting all the ladies. Thanks for all your hard work.

  4. Your rustic Christmas wreath is gorgeous Mary and what a pity about the bells. They’re so lovely, but as you say a little bit o glitter never hurt anyone and I’m sure you’ve found another perfect spot for your bells.

  5. Very rustic, cute and unexpected. I love your use of elements that were not just “Christmas” decor. It turned out great!
    xoxo Jodie

  6. So clever as always, I love all the little details you’ve added, makes for a rustic and cozy Christmas wreath Mary! So pretty!

  7. Mary, your wreath came out so beautifully! I especially love the vintage bells!! I have a storm door too, and every year in vain I try to hang it on the storm door, but it never works so inevitably it gets squished!! 😉

  11. Hi Mary. This is a very nice rustic wreath. I really prefer the Merry Christmas sign in the middle because it reminds me of one my Mom had. It was her very favorite.
    Great idea to use the antique clothes pin. They look cute included in your wreath.

  15. Mary, the wreath is so charming. I love the addition of the clothes pins and twine balls. The bells look great so it is to bad they are too big but I look forward to seeing where they ended up. Besides a glittery Merry Christmas is really the perfect touch.

  16. The wreath is beautifully done. I can’t tell it’s made with quirky things. Love the bells too. Can’t wait to hear where you got those.

  17. Vintage clothespins and beaded necklaces – brilliant! You know I’m a huge fan of your recycling genius and this festive wreath is no exception. Pinned 🙂

  20. Mary, your rustic wreath is beautiful! I especially like the clothespins. Too bad the door wouldn’t close with the bells but I think the Merry Christmas sign looks wonderful on there too.

  23. How lovely Mary, I usually jazz up our faux wreath with some real greenery but I’ve not had chance yet this year. It’s looking a bit ordinary so you’ve given me some good ideas, thanks.

  25. I love your wreaths. The one with the bell reminds me of the wreath we had on the front door when I was growing up. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.

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