If you want to bring some variety to the Christmas decoration this year, you can make a modern yourself instead of the traditional Advent wreath. Modern Advent wreaths consist of four candles for every Advent like the classic, but are made of unusual materials. In this article you will find some creative ideas and suitable instructions for an Advent wreath made of concrete that fits perfectly with a modern apartment.
Concrete wreaths have a noble look and can even be set up after the Christmas season. Rather, they actually look like a chic candlestick as a real wreath, but play the role of the Advent wreath. You need nothing more than cement, sand, water and candles. The concrete mass is prepared from cement, sand and water and filled in a desired shape (for example in a rectangular box). When the concrete is dry, the box is removed and the candlestick for the wreath is ready.
If you have already made the basis, you can think about a suitable decoration. There are good ideas about this, for example, elements from the traditional wreath such as fir green and red grinding, or Christmas decorations made of materials such as wood, glass or metal. For a minimalist wreath, you can even simply add the candles and let the design clean up.
The wreath is a modern interpretation of the traditional wreath and can be designed individually. Here are the necessary materials and the procedure for the production of candle holders with which you can make an elegant advent wreath yourself.
You can design the candle holders in any shape that depends on the selected box for the concrete. To do this, they should manufacture at least four candle holders. For example, they can then be placed in a larger plate or on a wooden plate and decorated with Christmas decorations, garlands or fir branches.
If you want to make a creative wreath yourself, you can use various decorative elements for the design. If the concrete mass is not yet dry, you can put the decoration in the concrete and thus design the candle holders individually.
If you choose a modern wreath of homemade candle holders, then you should start preparing a little earlier. The concrete takes at least 24 hours, preferably a few days to dry well.
You can quickly and easily make beautiful candlesticks from some wire, lightning cement, small candle holders and boxes. The wire is cut with a pliers, brought through the box and shaped into a circle. Then put the cement mass in the box, place the support for the candle and let it dry. They should produce a total of four candlesticks and can also paint them if desired.
You can use plastic or paper cups instead of boxes for slightly larger candle holders. After the drying time, the cups can be removed using scissors and in the end you have modern candlesticks for your wreath.
You can decorate the finished cement containers in any colors, decorate with glittering stones or tie them into Christmas motifs with loop bands. There are no limits to your creativity and almost every decoration idea is possible.
If you keep the cups from some bought desserts, you can use them to manufacture candle holders. Depending on the shape of the cup, there are different sized containers for candles that are perfect for the wreath.
The modern advent wreath can also be designed on a concrete slab. If you want to do this yourself, you can make the perfect plate with integrated candle holders with a cement mass, an old candlestick and a bucket.
The concrete slab can also be made in a different form. No matter whether a heart, rectangle, triangle or a star - with a little cardboard you can create any shape. A nice decoration idea would be to number the candles with digits for every Advent. How can you design the candle holders with perfect digits, you can find the video below.
Another idea for numbered Advent candles, which has been very popular recently, is the production of large numbers from concrete instead of candlestick. In this way you can make a special wreath yourself, which will certainly become a real eye -catcher in the room.
However, the wreath should not necessarily be big. From small boxes in any shape you can make an advent wreath yourself, which is designed with simple tea lights instead of large candles. Small variants look cute and the tea lights offer additional fire protection.
The first Advent is approaching and you still have no wreath? A quick and easy idea is to buy a concrete plate and put four tea lights in it. A little fir green or some Christmas balls in the plate and the modern Advent wreath is ready.
The wreaths combine nicely with the traditional Christmas colors such as green and red and can be supplemented well. This is how it looks modern, but it is certain of the tradition.
Here we have made a rather unusual idea that is suitable for an extraordinary Christmas decoration. The concrete mass is filled into plastic bottles and the candlesticks have received the exact shape of the bottles. If you don't like the idea for Christmas, you can use this creative upcycling candles as a decoration for another occasion.
To spice up the concrete candle holder, you can paint them with beautiful colors and design creative patterns. You can also write down the digits for every Advent or paint Christmas motifs. Be creative and shape the homemade advent wreath according to your preferences.
