Simple Wood Wreath

I love over-the-top Christmas decor as much as the next  blogger, but sometimes I just want a simple, classy and visually clean decoration that still says “Hi Christmas!”   To achieve this I decided to apply the same idea as I did to my Shaker Style Trees to make a simple wood wreath.  I love the end result and am sharing it with you today!

Here is what you’ll need to make one yourself:

• straw wreath form
• wide ribbon of choice
• dollhouse shingles
• spray paint of choice (I used Shimmer Metallic Red from Krylon)
• hot glue gun & glue sticks
• fake snow (optional…so optional, in fact, that I didn’t even end up using it!  Still think it’d be cute on it though!)

The process is easy but takes a little time.

STEP ONE: Cover your wreath form with your ribbon.  This gives your hot glue something to stick to.

STEP TWO: Start hot gluing shingle pieces onto wreath, one row at a time.  Overlap and stagger shingles as you go.

After you have completely covered wreath you might want to leave it as is for a more “woodsy” (pun intended) feel!

 {sorry for the lighting… took this pic at midnight before step three}

STEP THREE: Spray paint as desired!

I chose to hang it with just a wide ribbon but you could embellish this thing up and down if you wanted!   I think it would be gorgeous in silver or gold too!

The nice thing about those shingles are they are extremely light-weight so the wreath isn’t heavy at all (which was something I was worried about).

I’m loving crafting for Christmas this year!  I’m making ornaments like a crazy person.  Check back next week to see!

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