A door wreath for Easter is an eye-catcher and creates a good spring atmosphere. This welcomes you warmly at the entrance to the house and is a real harbinger of spring. Traditionally, Easter motifs such as Easter eggs, rabbits, geese and spring flowers are used for Easter decorations and can also be used to lavishly decorate the Easter wreath. Purchased decoration often lacks individuality or is too expensive. Easter wreaths only require a few materials and can be made without much effort. It's particularly easy to use a Styrofoam blank as a prefabricated wreath base. The Styrofoam wreath can be designed in a variety of ways using different materials. Below we present 4 great craft ideas with instructions.
When designing a homemade door wreath for Easter, it is always recommended that you...fresh spring colorssuch as green, yellow, turquoise and pastel nuances, and relies on natural materials. In addition, the popular Easter motifs can be imaginatively interpreted and displayed.
Wrap the Styrofoam wreath with jute
An essential basis for a door wreath for Easter, which also offers many design optionsa Styrofoam wreath. This can be decorated with different materials. You can line it with fabric, wrap it with string or a beautiful decorative ribbon and decorate it as you wish. You should use a suitable adhesive because the hot glue melts the Styrofoam and an adhesive with alcohol can dissolve the Styrofoam. It is best to use a conventional glue, which is relatively suitable for all purposes.
It works particularly easily if you wrap the polystyrene wreath with a string. A jute cord is perfect for this and you don't need any glue. Now you wrap the entire blank with the jute cord so that the Styrofoam underneath is not visible. Finally, glue the purring end in place with the hot glue gun.
After you have completely wrapped the polystyrene wreath with jute twine, you can decorate it beautifully. There are no limits to imagination and creativity. You can insert ready-made decorative elements as well as create and incorporate beautiful accents yourself. Here we present a beautiful oneIdea for original Easter motifsby making a bunny out of white craft felt and a few wool pompoms in shades of green.
Design a door wreath for Easter with moss
As we have already mentioned, natural materials and motifs inspired by nature are particularly popular at Easter. Although a Styrofoam wreath is actually made of plastic, it can be beautifully designed in a natural way. You need decorative moss, which you can get in almost every flower shop.
For decorating, decorative elements are mainly used that can be inserted into the blank. To do this, get a few plugs with motifs such as Easter eggs, chicks and others. Alternatively, you can make one yourself by attaching some wire to the lower side of the small figures, making them suitable for inserting.
Before you decorate the wreath, you should line it with decorative moss. First, apply a thick layer of glue or glue to one side and spread the moss evenly over it. When the glue is dry, turn the blank over and repeat the process.
Finally, decorate as you like with the plugs that you have chosen or made in advance. Decorative elements made of fabric can be attached to the blank with pins. You can also work pearl head pins or colorful pins into the Styrofoam wreath.
In order to be able to hang up your homemade door wreath at Easter, you should incorporate a loop on the back or alternatively attach a piece of craft wire with two pins. Depending on how you want to hang the Easter wreath, you can also do it with a beautiful decorative ribbon.
A Styrofoam blank can be designed very imaginatively and creatively for Easter. Not only can you use different materials, but you can also shape the Easter wreath differently, for example like a bunny.
Spice up the Styrofoam wreath with paper
You can quickly make a door wreath yourself for Easter with little effort and simple materials such as paper. An important base is a Styrofoam blank. A great idea that is easy to implement is to completely cover the Styrofoam with paper muffin cups.
First you have to fold a lot of muffin cups in the middle and shape them like little flowers. Then tie a nice ribbon for hanging and start arranging the muffin cases close to each other. These can be easily attached to the Styrofoam with a hot glue gun by applying the hot glue to the muffin cups and not directly to the Styrofoam.
To make the Easter door wreath atmospheric, it is better to choose slightly smaller, colorful muffin tins. Shaped like small flowers, they look really decorative and festive. Additional accents can be added.
You can quickly make a simple but effective decoration for your Easter wreath yourself using colorful washi tape by using it and a piece of decorative string to make a beautiful garland.
Make a door wreath out of fabric for Easter
A Styrofoam wreath can also be covered with a fabric with beautiful motifs. In addition to the blank and a piece of patterned fabric, you also need a spray adhesive. You can use different motifs to decorate, which you can simply glue onto the fabric-covered wreath using a hot glue gun.
There are two ways to cover a Styrofoam wreath with fabric. One option is to cut the fabric in the form of a slightly wider ring than the blank and fix the remaining edges on the back side. Alternatively, you can cut the fabric into strips or use a ribbon and wrap it completely around the blank. With this variant you should keep in mind that the fabric will fray. However, it can be a nice accent.
At the end you can add different decorative elements and, for the most part, many self-made ones. You can also reuse leftover materials or old jewelry. To create a spring mood, use floral motifs, for example a few artificial flowers in cheerful colors.
In addition to the traditional Easter motifs, a few original elements such as the currently very popular pompoms, bows, etc. can also be incorporated into an Easter door wreath.
