Make your doorways shine this festive season with a spectacular DIY ribbon wreath! Learn how to make a ribbon wreath step-by-step
Ribbon wreaths are impressive and surprisingly easy to make. They look very professional and can be made in any colour scheme you choose.
Once you’ve assembled the ribbon base, you can add your choice of finishing touches from pine cones to tinsel.
Here, we’ve chosen to use some cute mini baubles to match the DIY ribbon wreath’s frosty colour theme.
While you can use ordinary ribbon for this ribbon wreath tutorial, we’d recommend using wire-edged ribbon as it holds its shape better.
Attach three ribbons securely to the wire base using the florist’s wire or pipe cleaners.
We’ve used three 3m rolls to make this wreath, but you could use more if you want your wreath to look fuller.
Puff out the ribbons and bend them to create dimension, then attach them to the wreath base with another wire to create your first section.
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Bend the ribbons again, then pinch them together at the base and fix them to the wire frame using more florist’s wire.
Work your way around the wreath until you get back to where you started. Secure the end of the ribbon and cut it from the roll.
Move on to the next circle of the wreath base.
Take your three ribbons and secure them to the base using wire. We’d recommend moving slightly around the circle so that your gathered ribbons don’t line up with the first round. This will give your wreath a more natural look.
Repeat the same process of puffing out the ribbons and fixing them in place until you get to the end, then use wire to complete the circle.
Work around the wreath and twist any stray wires together, then coil them around the wreath base so they can’t be seen from the front.
Time for the decorations! Tie mini baubles to the wreath base to hide the places where the wire holds the ribbon to the frame.
If you like, you could wind a ribbon around the wreath to complete the look, or even introduce a string of LED fairy lights.
If your ribbon wreath has got a little crushed in the making process, work your way around and reshape the ribbons until you’re happy with how they look.
Finally, finish the wreath by adding some ribbon at the top so you can hang it on your door.
Twist and tie ribbons to make a stunning DIY ribbon wreath! It’s so easy to learn how to make a wreath with ribbon that you’ll wonder why you never tried it before.
When you’ve finished, you can adorn your beautiful ribbon wreath with your choice of embellishments, from vintage ornaments to faux foliage.
However you choose to decorate your completed ribbon wreath, it’s guaranteed to impress any visitors to your home over the holidays.
You can’t beat a traditional Christmas wreath laden with winter foliage, fir boughs and pine cones.
Find out how to make a Christmas wreath with Gathered’s easy tutorial.
