The fact that the highly sought-after carnival won't take place this year doesn't mean that you can't still get into the right mood. Host a tiny oneParty with her own familyor simply decorate your home with bright colors to suit the occasion. Of course, you still need the right carnival decoration for this! How about making a door wreath yourself and creating a happy carnival mood at the front door? Use our instructions to create the perfect carnival decoration for your home!
Make carnival decorations with children – make your own door wreath out of paper
You can make a variety of carnival decorations yourself with paper and the door wreath is no exception. However, you should keep in mind that in this case it is not recommendedDoor wreath outsideto hang it up because the moisture would ruin it. It is more suitable for interior doors. Otherwise, you have various options for a rainbow door wreath decoration. Here are a few ideas:
Idea with paper strips for quilling
Beim Quillingis made with strips of paper and you can get these ready cut from the craft store. But of course you can also cut the strips yourself. You need a flat Styrofoam ring, which you glue to a wide hanging ribbon as shown in the picture. Then roll the strips into a snail shape (use a pencil to help). Press the paper a little firmly so that it doesn't unroll again. The snail should then be loose, but not change its shape. Glue snails to the ring, always facing in different directions. Alternate the colors. Don't worry about the rolls falling apart when hanging. If you attach them close enough to each other, they will hold each other later.
With hearts
This year Carnival coincides with Valentine's Day. Combine both holidays by making a carnival-worthy rainbow wreath made of sweet hearts as a carnival decoration. Just usepaper strips againthat will bend you to heart. To do this, fold a strip in the middle, form heart bulges from both ends and then staple them together. Then staple the hearts together in a circle (you can also use glue). Then staple or glue tape to two hearts opposite each other and you're done. If you want, you can tie a colorful pompom to the top heart.
Made of paper flowers
Made of tissue paperCreate such cute paper flowers that you then simply stick to a cardboard ring or Styrofoam ring. Make the flowers for this carnival decoration as follows: Place several layers of square tissue paper on top of each other (the more layers, the fluffier the flower). Fold this stack like an accordion and tie the resulting strip in the middle with string (or you can use a stapler). You can round off the corners of the ends if you want, but the flower will look pretty even that way. Carefully pull the layers apart and glue the flowers onto the ring.
Make carnival decorations yourself – colorful balls
Get thatChristmas decorations out again, because it is perfect for a colorful door wreath as a carnival decoration. Thanks to its rainbow colors, the piece of jewelry attracts everyone's attention and can't help but put you in a good mood. If you don't have so many different colors to choose from, you can of course buy new balls. You are guaranteed to find them online even after the Christmas season and probably even at a cheaper price than usual.
- Colorful Christmas balls, shiny, matt or with glitter (it's best to combine all three) and in different sizes
- Wreath – either made of Styrofoam or a wire ring
- Hot glue
- Hanging ribbon
So beautiful and yet you can make this door wreath so easily and use it as a carnival decoration. All you have to do is thatBalls to the ringto stick. It's best to start on the inside and stick the smaller balls onto the ring. Then attach larger balls to the outside and then fill the area between these two rows. Always alternate between matt, glossy and glitter. Finally, fill in any gaps with smaller baubles and tie ribbon for hanging (if you are using a Styrofoam ring, you should start with the ribbon). The impressive door wreath decoration for carnival is ready!
Tipp:If this carnival wreath seems too Christmassy for you, you can also decorate it with a few other accessories such as colorful bows, candies, confetti, feathers,a maskor other things that are associated with the festival.
DIY door wreath with Venetian masks and ribbons
Of course, the German carnival is fun and cheerful and puts you in a good mood, but maybe this time you would like to try out the traditions of other countries. This is also the case, for exampleItalian carnivalvery striking and colorful and a well-known symbol for him is, among other things, the Venetian mask. So if you already have wanderlust due to the travel restrictions, you can bring a little holiday feeling into your own four walls by hanging up a door wreath like this as a carnival decoration. If you want the wreath to look more domestic, you can also use a classic carnival mask instead of the Venetian one.
- Wire ring for wreaths (in the example with a diameter of 50 cm)
- approx. 60 cm roll of black net (or tulle)
- 2 rolls of decorative ribbon in different colors
- golden mesh ribbon
- Branches of any color (you can also spray them yourself)
- Feathers with rods
- Carnival or Venetian mask
- Pipe cleaners (preferably in one of the mesh colors; white ones were used in the instructions so that the steps are easier to see)
- Wire cutters
- Scissors
- Hot glue
Make carnival decorations
Take pipe cleaners, bend them in the middle and tie them from below in several places and at equal intervalsam Metallringfirmly. To do this, first attach them further out (in the example on the second ring, where the wires cross each other) and then also inside and offset from the first row (on the two inner wire rings). You can then tie the black net to the outer pipe cleaners (place the net between the two ends and twist them in once). Do not pull the net between the wires taut, but leave it loose and fluffy.
Then attach the golden net to the remaining pipe cleaners just as loosely. Then take the two ribbons together and add those too. Once you're happy with the distribution, you can bend the ends of the pipe cleaners and hide them under the ribbons and netting.Then tie the branchestogether and attach them to the side of the wreath. Now add the colorful feathers in the same place and the mask in the middle (or any other place).
Make a door wreath as a carnival decoration with felt
This impressive door wreath also shines in rainbow colors as a carnival decoration. It consists of a Styrofoam ring and felt.The feltFirst cut into small rectangles. These should be wide enough to fit around and completely cover the visible surface of the ring. Then cut one of the two shorter sides several times to create fringes.
Cool door wreath for carnival
Then apply glue to the uncut strip and glue the piece of felt to the ring. Then glue the next piece to the ring in the same way, offset from the first, but make sure that the fringes overlap the previous rectangle. Continue like this until the entire wreath is covered.
Discreet carnival decoration for windows and doors
If you don't like it so colorful, you can also opt for a classic oneSpring wreath with flowersand twigs and simply spice it up with a few festive garlands. These can be designed in glamorous, yet festive gold, as in the example, or in bright colors. It's best to use punches of different sizes to make your work easier. Of course, you can also use a compass to draw circles and then cut them out by hand.
Then place the circles face up in the desired order and spacing and hot glue string onto them to create ato create a garland. Since the garland will move and rotate with every door movement, we recommend sticking another circle on top of each circle to sandwich the string. This way the unsightly back remains hidden. Make several of these (you can also make them in different lengths) and attach them to the ring.
Make carnival decorations out of fabric
If you would like to decorate with a door wreath, you can also use your own to make carnival decorationsUse leftover fabricand make a wreath out of fabric. You will need a wire ring for wreaths, as well as many strips of fabric in the colors you want and of the same length and width. You then simply tie these onto the ring. The knots should be at the back. Tie the strips close together so that there are no gaps.
Finally, you can also shorten and trim the ends of the fabric strips if they are too long. A wreath like this also looks very chic as a carnival decoration if you tie a few long strips at the bottom and then hang them down on the door. If you have oneDoor wreath with lightingIf you want to use it as a carnival decoration, you can also incorporate an LED string of lights into the wreath. It is best to wrap this around the wire ring before knotting the fabric strips to it.
Colorful ribbons for a carnival decoration for windows, walls or doors
Make carnival decorations with children – tie different decorative ribbons to a ring
Carnival decoration for outside - wreath made of net, carnival masks and pearl necklaces
Tie tassels around an embroidery hoop
Braid a braid out of colorful wool and glue it onto a Styrofoam ring
Decoration for carnival – ideas with pompoms
Colorful felt pompoms as decoration for carnival
