Want a winter DIY project to spruce up your home’s decor? This white twig wreath project is easy to assemble and adds character to any room.
This is one of my favorite projects I’ve ever shopped my house and made.
A winter twig wreath.
It’s the perfect home decor DIY to take you through the winter and into spring.
And I love it.
And I am so hoping that you will pick up a few sticks from the yard and a little hot glue…..
….and make this to hang on your wall.
Simple DIY White Twig Wreath
Supplies:
twigs
hot glue
flat circle wreath form (if you don’t have a wreath form you can cut one out of cardboard)
tiny pine cones from craft store
ribbon
Step 1: Spray paint circle
I found this wreath form at Hobby Lobby that measures 14″ across.
Actually, it started out as a peace symbol.
The inside lines were cut out…. leaving the circle.
I also saw several other options for wood circles in the wood department of Hobby Lobby.
You could also purchase a foam core and cut out a circle or even cut one out of cardboard at your home.
I spray painted the circle white.
Step 2: Cut branches
I found these branches in my back yard.
I cut them (or in most cases just broke them because they were so dry) into 8″-10″ sections.
Step 3: Add first layer of branches
It was almost like a giant puzzle.
I found the pieces that were already curved and started laying them clockwise around the inner circle to form the first layer.
Then I hot glued them to the wood form.
Step 4: Add next layer
Repeat step 3.
Step 5: Continue adding layers
Repeat step 3 again.
Hot glue each stick in a clock-wise pattern.
Continue until the wreath take the shape you want.
Step 6: Add pine cones to the white twig wreath
After you have finished gluing sticks add pine cones to completed wreath.
Step 7: Spray paint white twig wreath
After you have the added the layers of sticks and pine cones your wreath should look like this.
You could leave it plain wood.
Or, if you have an entire house of white and gray Christmas decorating….you could spray paint it.
Spray paint it white.
Add a couple of layers of spray paint to cover the wood.
I hung mine from a ribbon and added a white bird from the dollar store.
This project is so easy and fun and cheap.
It will warm your heart and make you smile from ear to ear.
So may all your days of winter decorating be merry and bright.
Happy New Year. 🙂
Edited to add: If you want this to be a completely free project—you can cut the wreath form out of cardboard and skip the pinecones and paint!
Love that! I might have to try it! After this nasty cold goes away! Had a lovely holiday! Hope you and your family did too. I will probably drag my feet on taking down the decorations til after New Years. The house always looks kinda sad after you take them down. But I have a dining room project I'm itching to try so that will keep me busy! Traci
I'm with you. My decorations come down slowly. They stay us till after New years. I had a VERY BUSY DAY!! Christmas started at 6am and by 8pm I was famished..... So now I'm up early and started preparing for 15 more today starting with brunch at 11 and carrying on till dinner at 5..... I'll be looking for something to do come the weekend...This project is cute!! Happy Holidays!!
KariAnne what a great project! for a little winter touch. I love it against the chalkboard background. Thanks for the inspiration amidst toy chaos!
Wow! That came out great! I'm going to have to try this... I love wreaths and we sure have a lot of sticks! Susan
Good morning, my sweet friend. My boys spent the night here last night. They were so excited last night to watch their much anticipated Dr. Who Christmas Special. My son and grandson love Dr. Who. Me? I don't really get it, but they had so much fun. They made Rice Krispy Treats after they got here yesterday, and that was the treat for the evening. I had Red Velvet Cheesecake, but good ole RKTs were the popular choice. We had a wonderful Christmas. Everything was perfect. Our Christmas dinner is always lasagna at my son's request, and it was delicious. The house is looking good this morning. Everyone helped me last night which made clean up a snap. All I need to do is put up the silver flatware that I hand-washed and put on a towel to dry. Now the issue will be what's for breakfast. It has been pouring down rain for hours here, and it is still completely dark outside. I am working from home today. Only four more days to work. I'm sure you can guess that I am very excited. No thoughts of "undecorating" yet. I want to enjoy it all even more.
I'm a take-everything-down-on-the-26th kind of girl...although I'm getting a cold and it might not happen today! The good thing about not putting out much is it doesn't take too long to get it all put up. But you are so right, the house feels kinda "nekid" and just waiting for a new project or two....love your wreath and since I'm keeping the twins this week I think they would love picking up sticks and/or twigs for Mimi! We didn't go to the beach after all...we had severe weather predictions and truthfully, I just didn't want to be gone from home during the holidays...the beach will be there in the spring/summer which is when I'd rather go. Hope your Christmas was fabulous...just like you!
was up early this a.m. and actually took some Christmas stuff down. I love to put it up but love to get it down and get the house back to "normal" again. My indoor wreaths and "tree" were pretty dried out so they came down. I take all the red off the front porch but leave the sleds and greens and add snow covered pinecones for a Nordic kind of look thru January and February along with my white snowmen. :) I feel the need to go finish that last piece of pecan pie for breakfast this morning so talk to you later. Enjoy the rest of Christmas week Karianne. xoxoxo
I'm slow to put them up and slow to pull them down! I like to think I meet Christmas in the middle. Happy New to you and yours and I hope you had an amazing, relaxing, snowy Christmas. Currently splurging on the online Boxing Day sales...like I havn't spent enough already... who knew shoes could talk and know my name...:)
After spending months decorating...the days after Christmas when things slow down are the days I truly enjoy my decorations......Hope you had a wonderful Christmas with your family!!...Now I know what I am going to do with the Krylon paint I won...love the twig wreath!!!...
Isn't that so true...our pockets are empty, but, our hearts are full! I had a great Christmas, quiet and almost relaxing. I made the dinner ahead of time, so all I had to do was reheat. And, watched lots of Christmas movies as a family...so fun! My decorations can stay up for awhile...but the tree will come down in a few days. I'll have to wait for the snow to melt...can't find the twigs! But as soon as I do, I'm going to make this..it's perfect for those in between times....hope you enjoyed your Christmas! ;)
I love this twig wreath it is so pretty. After Chrstmas is when I really enjoy all my decorations until the next round of get togethers. Cynthia
Merry Day After Christmas KariAnne, I love the wreath too. However you forgot to add white spray paint to the list I think. We keep out decorations up until at least Jan. 2 and sometimes we wait until after Epiphany. Enjoy! Hugs, Linda
It's lovely Karianne! I have a gallon ziplock bag full of broken twigs that are already painted white. I had another project pinned to do with them but this one just might win out. We shall see if I have time for any crafting when I get home from Kansas!
Love the wreath! So simple & beautiful! Would love to make one but the chance of me getting branches in my yard today will be slim. The snow is coming down with projections of up to 12 inches+ before it's all over. Will have to find another project to keep me busy as I watch the snow pile up. Definitely will put this wreath idea on my to do list after the snow melts.
I'm in! I won't be undecorating until after New Year's, but this is pinned for those empty spots that will inevitably depress me. :) Hope you had a very Merry Christmas, sweet friend! You've been such a blessing to me this year... xo Heidi
That's lovely, Karianne! I have been known to start taking the decorations down as soon as everybody goes home on Christmas Day. My youngest daughter and her husband stayed late, so I didn't take any down last night, but will get them all down and packed away today. Christmas was lovely, but I am always anxious to get things back to normal. When it is done, I don't feel the house is bare, but that I suddenly have extra space! It is bitterly cold, the snow missed us, but the sky is dark and dreary. Hurry, Spring!!!
Love the wreath! I have a dilemma this year . . . My youngest daughter's 18th birthday is Jan. 13, and she's requested that we still have the tree up. Hmmmmm. I may have to de-Christmas, otherwise! The twig wreath might just be the in-between answer! Enjoy the SNOW!
I love your wreath; it's so versatile! I wouldn't have thought of making one either! It's a perfect winter accent! Thanks for sharing the tutorial! I have the perfect place for one! Happy New Year!
Right up my alley, KariAnne! Thank you!!! It's starting to snow here, so I'm off to collect branches for this perfect resting, relaxing, crafting kind of day :) I hope you and your family had a blessed and joy-filled Christmas and that this coming year will be filled with the same. You are a blessing. Hugs, Zolane
Love that twig wreath and as soon as this cold wind stops blowing I am going to walk out my door into the woods and get some twigs and make one. We are surrounded by National Forest land.
That is just beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful..
As always a fabulous project. Now excuse me while I get back to my Downton Abbey marathon on Hulu Plus ... I'm hooked! :) me
Beautiful!!! I feel the same way, I always miss my ornaments and have to do some winter projects right away :) xoxo, Tanya
This is such a fresh and natural look for winter, Karianne! Love it! Thanks for sharing! My decorations come down slowly, too....but I do love the clean feeling in the house once they're put away! Inspires me to start new projects!
The holidays were especially hard this year, I lost my husband of 33 years to cancer just before his 53 birthday in October. All at once I was faced with hurdles... first birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas...without him. Now there were days when I thought, "Oy vey...If I don't do something, anything...I'm going to go crazy!" ...and there was your blog. In October. In November and now, In December. I had a pretty Autumn door and mantel, a pretty Christmas door and mantel and I now, I will have a pretty Winter door. Thank you KariAnne. For keeping my mind focused and my fingers nimble, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. You have been a gift from God!
I love that twig wreath andI have plenty of twigs to make my very own! I begin to take down Christmas decorations before New Year's Eve. I leave only my Nativity sets out until the day after January 6 as we celebrate the Epiphany when it is thought that the Three Kings visited the Christ Child. I like to take my decor down for some reason. It makes me feel peaceful to have it taken down although I love it when it is up too. It is always hard for me to get the ball rolling though. I hope that your final week of 2012 is filled with lots of fun and happy times for you and your family!
I love that! Decorating for winter seems to help me transition out of the Christmas "party-ness" also. Just this a.m. I was thinking to myself "Hmmmm....could I leave all of that epsom salt in those apothecary jars...and just add a twig of evergreen?" We shall see. ;) ~k.
Kari- That is just a darling idea. I kind of hate to let my Christmas decorations go, too! xo Diana
this is just so pretty, karianne! thanks for sharing the tutorial--and happy new year to you!!
Beautiful! I love the look of twigs.
That wreath is really pretty! I don't take down Christmas until New Year's Day! Then I switch to 'winter' decorations, snowmen, cardinals and the like. I can't go cold turkey with no decorations! hugs, Linda
Such a beautiful idea...appreciating the season and the elements of nature!
I absolutely LOVE this project. Well done, Karianne! So glad you had a wonderful holiday. I completely understand what you mean about taking things down. I always have ours down by Jan 3rd - but I am told we aren't supposed to until Epiphany, which is the day the Wise Men came to Jesus. My mother in law is quite adament about that. So, anyway, my rustic colourful upstairs tree goes first and I take the very Christmasey things second - and leave a few wintry bits around for a while..................slowly, too.................I hate when Christmas is over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy New Year, doll. Hugs.
Yay! I LOVE this wreath. It goes right from Christmas into the winter days. Keep those winter projects comin'! :)
I feel the same way about decorations. A big part of me wants it all gone now..but the tree. I LOVE the tree with the lights. I love them in the wee morning hours with my coffee. BUt yes..the house does seem empty when they are gone. I am thinking about my mantle and what I want to tweak about it for the rest of winter. Love your wreath:) happy almost 2013! I still have to answer your email . I haven't forgotten:) love ya tiff
I LOVE this tutorial!!!!! Keep the winter craft ideas coming :)
Oh my goodness! You are already creating new decorations-how do you do it, girl? I love the wreath by the way and I plan to copy your idea as soon as the blizzard around us ends. Thank you for sharing your creativity with the rest of us. You are a doll!
I think I have just taken my first deep breath, sat down and looked at my tree and decorations! Whew! What a month! This is when I enjoy everything the most, most of all the memories! I love your wreath! We are having a lot of blustery weather here in the upper Midwest so I'm sure I'll finds lots of twigs tomorrow and then I'll have a go at it! Thanks so much! XO, Jane
fun! I like the simpleness of this. (simpleness?) I love to bring winter decorating in after christmas. ~maryJean
Oh gosh, KariAnne, I think I can actually do this :)
Oh this is just so cute and looks like a fun and easy project to do. Hope you had an amazing Christmas and that the New Year brings you an abundance of God's blessings!
Beautiful! Love that it's something you can go pick up in your own back yard. I think it would be so cute to add a little birds nest as well, love all the texture to it! Thanks for the inspiration! Christmas decor is actually starting to get to me...but like you I take down kind of slowly! I have withdrawal's from all the beautiful lights. Hugs, Pendra
What a cute idea! Great for keeping a little festiveness around after the Christmas decor has come down..... something I have been working on all day today. Hope you had a very merry Christmas!
Love it! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing! Hope you had a great Christmas!
I think you just inspired me to revamp a twig wreath I already have!
That twig wreath is awesome I love how talented you are and the wonderful things you create.....................I love Christmas but even I am glad that it is over........................good thing it only comes once a year
LOVE IT! Seriously, that looks like something you'd buy at Pottery Barn. So pretty!
I think I MUST make one of these! It is so cute, Karianne, and you just couldn't be sad with this hanging in your home!
I am so pooped I won't be doing anything constructive for a few days. I did take the wreath off my porch, but other than that, I am resting, pinning, blog hopping and napping. KATHYSUE
It's so simple and beautiful. I love it! And I will be searching our property to see what treasures I can use to create a winter wreath...great idea for when the Christmas wreaths come down. Debbie :)
Love your simple yet stylish wreath Karianne! I love how you reinvented this peace sign into a wreath form! You have a real knack of envisioning your projects and repurposing!! I love using twigs too! Peace out Karianne and have a wonderful weekend ;)
Hi Karianne, Thanks for visiting Elderberry Street. Now I just need to get off my b**t and take some of my own pictures. But, other's seem to do it so well. It's funny that I had just yesterday pinned your twig wreath instructions. It's nice meeting you. Your blog is wonderful and I wish I had a creative brother like yours. ;-) Happy New Year, Karen
I feel the same way when the Christmas decorations come down. Your wreath turned out really pretty! I love that you can use it all winter too. Thanks for sharing :) Deborah
Love this, I'm making one asap!!
I have always wanted to make one of these and you make it look easy - so it is on my list of things to do! Yours is beautiful and a perfect decoration for winter!
I love this!! I have been wanting to make something wintery for my front door and just haven't come across the perfect thing yet. This is it!! The weather is supposed to be nice today...I need to put the kids to work collecting sticks:)
Hi kariannne I'm posting about my winter wreath I made after seeing this post and being inspired. I've included the links to your blog and this post to give credit where credit is deserved! Thanks for the inspiration. Debbie :)
I'm now just being introduced to your blog. Loved the Winter Twig Wreath. No one knows how long a winter can be than us Alaskans! Thanks for your ideas and detailed instructions. Blessings!