Christmas Photo Wreath Craft Idea
Here is a fun way to make a decorative holiday wreath, complete with family photos. This year I made five wreaths as gifts for special family members, with each one representing the year, 2009, in pictures. When the project was finished, each wreath was unique. It’s a good idea to keep the recipients personality in mine when choosing decorations and colors scheme. They were a lot of fun to make, and I hope they will become cherished holiday keepsakes.
Here’s what you will need.
1 Artificial wreaths: *I purchased mine from Michaels Arts and Crafts.
2 Family photos
3 Laminator: *I laminated my photos at Kinko’s.
4 Green yarn
5 Decorations: Beads, baubles, pine cones, feathers, sequins, bells, etc.
6 Scissors
7 Hole-punch
8 Hot glue gun & glue
Laminated photo detail
Directions.
- Either laminate your photos with a laminator, or have them laminated professionally. I did mine at Kinko’s. If you cut your pictures into fun shapes before you laminate them, you will be able to fit more pictures into a single sheet of film, which saves money. Once laminated, cut around the photo, keeping a slight boarder of clear film exposed.
- With your hole-punch, punch four holes into each photo. Place holes on the top, right and left; and on the bottom, left and right sides.
- Using a long piece of yarn that matches your wreath’s branches, tie one end to the back of your wreath. Bring the strand to the front and pull it through a hole on one photo. Pull the strand back around on the same side of the wreath, then pull under, and up to the front on the other side. Pull through another hole, positioning your photo exactly where you want it, and pull your yarn around the back again, and up through a third hole. Finally, pull the yarn around the back again, and up though the last hole. The motion is like tying a corset backwards. Your photo should be in place perfectly. Now you are ready to continue on to the next photograph. Pull your yarn back under the outside of your wreath again and up through a hole on your next photograph, and continue as before. When you have sewn all of your pictures in place, tie the yarn to the back of your wreath. You will still be able to wiggle your pictures into place, and adjust your branches around them.
- Use whatever you like to decorate your wreaths. Artificial candy, feathers, sequins, gold dipped pinecones, beads, painted beans, buttons, pom-poms, crystals, ribbons, paper flowers, etc. Use your imagination. I found these wreaths could be made to look spectacular, for very little money. Great eye catching impact and fun for the whole family.
