Jingle Bell Wreath Inspiration
Yesterday, I started thinking about this wreath and how it was going to be put together. I watched a Martha Stewart video. She used 16 gauge wire. I did not have 16 gauge wire, but I did have a couple of wire coat hangers.
Tools Needed For The DIY Jingle Bell Wreath!!!
First, I untwisted the hook and tried to cut the hanger. My little cutters would not cut through the wire. Dave has been cleaning up and organizing his tools. Let me tell you since he has done that, I cannot find a tool to save my soul! All-day yesterday, he was putting up his tree stand in some woods south of here and didn’t get back until late.
This morning, I asked him to get the needle nose pliers and cut the hanger for me. Yes, I could have cut it myself but he was here with pliers in hand!
DIY Jingle Bell Wreath How-To
After cutting the wire, shape the end into an eye hook on one end, as shown in the picture.
Next, shape the hanger into a circle. You need to bend the angles out of the hanger before stringing any jingle bells on it! It won’t be a perfect circle but shape it the best you can.
Then, start stringing the bells on the wire. They will twist around close together and the eye hook made earlier will hold them on the wire.
The coat hanger makes a twelve-inch diameter wreath with bells on it. I used two of the packages of bells and eight from another package to make each of the wreaths.
After threading the bells on the wire, using the needle-nose pliers, form a hook on the end of the wire. Hook that end through the eye hook made earlier.
This is how the wreath should look at this point. Now, all that is needed is a bow! I chose a red satin wired ribbon to make the bow.
Form the loops of the bow, tie another length of ribbon around the center of the loops and then tie it to the wreath where the hook and eye are. Next, bring the loose ribbon tails to the front, underneath the bow. The great thing about the wired ribbon is that it can be shaped and adjusted!
Hanging the DIY Jingle Bell Wreath
This wreath is going to be hung in front of a mirror. I hammered a nail into the drywall slightly above the mirror at an angle. Using another length of the ribbon, I wrapped it around the knot of the bow and the wreath, tied a knot, brought the ends together, and decided how long I wanted the ribbon to hang. Then I tied an overhand knot at that point, slipped it over the nail, trimmed the tails to about four inches, and tucked them behind the frame of the mirror.
As I was putting away the leftover red ribbon I spied this silver snowflake ribbon and made a smaller bow to top the red bow. I can’t decide which I like best! What do you think?
After Thanksgiving, both wreaths will be displayed on the mirrors flanking the fireplace. I can’t wait! Oh, my gosh! I love this gorgeous jingle bell wreath!
Each year, you can change the bows to coordinate with your Christmas decorations. How about silver and gold?
If you like this wreath, you might also like this golden tack wreath! You can easily use silver tacks to make a silver version.
Golden Tack Wreath
How To Make Your Own Lovely Golden Thumbtack Wreath
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