Go Back
Print

Nativity Evergreen Wreath Mesh Tutorial- Jordan

Equipment

  • 1 18" Evergreen Base At Home 124360585
  • 1 10" Blue Jute Mesh XB94510-27
  • 1 10" White Silver Mesh RY832998
  • 1 10" Border Stripe Mesh RE8503L2
  • 1 10" Vertial Mesh RE890027
  • Ribbon
  • 1 1" Royal Blue Satin Farrisilk RD 890-26
  • 1 1-1/2" white silver plaid REG 16738Y
  • 1 2 1/2" Birch Ribbon RGA15671R
  • 1 2 1/2" Blue Silver Stripe Craftex
  • 1 2 1/2" Blue Velvet Farrisilk RG803-83
  • 1 2 1/2" Blue Filigree Reliant 93861-685-40F
  • 1 4" Peonies Farrisilk RA781-05
  • 1 Nativity From Ross but you can use angels, Santa, Snowmen, teddy bears, deer, , churches, etc...
  • 3 Blue Ornaments At Home 124380809
  • 3 Blue Flower Ornaments At Home 124380811
  • 1 6" Square Jewel
  • 1 9" Rectangular Jewel
  • 1 Finial Ornamants Michael's 01279-2023-05
  • 1 Frosty Cedar/Berry Spray Select Artificial XP2876-W
  • 3 White Glitter Fern HL CP 1732
  • 3 Flocked Cedar Liberty 85336SP16

Instructions

Prep your base

  • Start with an evergreen wreath base.
  • Push the sides together to make the base an oval shape.
  • Fluff out the pine needles.
  • Take a 10” mesh and add it all around the inner ring of the base using the pine ties.
  • Take 3 x 10” mesh and cut 4 x 24” pieces of each.
  • Take the mesh and make cruffles by curling in the edges and pinching the middle together.
  • Add the cruffles to the outer ring of the mesh, alternating colors as you go.

Add in your decoration

  • Add in your nativity scene to the center of the wreath using pipe cleaners.

Make and add your half bow

  • Take 5 ribbons and make a half bow with 1 loop each.
  • Take 1 ribbon to make a tail.
  • Take 1 ribbon and make a half bow with 1 loop.
  • Layer your half bows and tail.
  • Secure your half bows with a zip tie.
  • Fluff out your half bow.
  • Add your half bow to the bottom right of the wreath using a pipe cleaner.
  • Dovetail the ends.

Add in your ribbon tails

  • Take 3 ribbons and cut a few pieces of each to make ribbon tails.
  • Add the ribbon tails around the wreath, alternating types as you go.
  • Take 1 ribbon and add it to the left side of the wreath making a loop.
  • Take 1 ribbon and add it to the right side of the wreath making a loop.
  • Dovetail the ends.

Add in your stems and ornaments

  • Add in a large ornament to the bottom of the wreath using a zip tie.
  • Add in a few large jewels using pipe cleaners or zip ties.
  • Add in some ball ornaments using pipe cleaners.
  • Add in a few fern stems.
  • Add in some honey locust stems.
  • Add in a few flocked pine stems.