How to Make a Bauble Wreath

Add a streaming ribbon bow to your bauble wreath.

Greet guests by placing a bauble wreath on your front door to add a touch of glamor to your entryway. You can use this type of wreath for any time of year by customizing the color of the baubles. For example, an all-gold bauble wreath made of ornaments that include shiny as well as ones covered in gold glitter gives will help ring in the holiday season. You can also use this project as a way of repurposing chipped or cracked ornaments.

Things You'll Need

• 2-inch-wide satin ribbon
• 18-inch foam wreath
• Hot glue gun
• 25 1-inch-wide glass ornaments
• 15 2-inch-wide glass ornaments
• 15 3-inch-wide glass ornaments
• Cloth
• Wreath hanger

Instructions

1. Hot glue one end of a roll of 2-inch-wide satin ribbon perpendicularly across the back of an 18-inch foam wreath. Wrap the ribbon around the wreath; overlap the sides of the ribbon as you cover the wreath. Cut the ribbon from the roll so the cut end is on the backside, and attach it with hot glue.

2. Remove the hooks from 25 1-inch, 15 2-inch and 15 3-inch glass ornaments, as needed. Wipe the ornaments with a damp wet cloth to remove dust or fingerprints.

3. Place the wreath on a flat surface. Line the center of the wreath with 2-inch ornaments; do not leave any space between the ornaments. Position the metal tops face down. Attach the ornaments to the wreath using hot glue.

4. Place 2-inch-wide ornaments around the outside of the wreath with the tops turned down. Form a circle of 3-inch-wide ornaments around the surface of the wreath. Use hot glue to attach the ornaments.

5. Fill the spaces on the wreath with the remaining 3-inch baubles; attach using hot glue. Place the remaining 2-inch baubles on the wreath to cover the gaps; overlap the other baubles as needed. Use the 1-inch baubles to fill any gaps.

6. Cut an 18-inch length of the satin ribbon. Tie the ribbon into a bow; leave the tails hanging long, or cut these off. Attach the bow to the front of the wreath either at the top or bottom. Apply hot glue to the back of the bow; press it against the ornaments. Hang the wreath using a wreath hanger.

References

• Eddie Ross; No Wire Hangers!; December 2008
• The White Bench; Bauble Wreath Tutorial; November 2009