A door decoration for Christmas is much more than a nice welcome greeting. It gets us and our guests in the mood for the upcoming celebration and creates a happy atmosphere. We'll show you several ideas on how you can make Christmas door decorations yourself. Receive your friends with a festively decorated Styrofoam wreath and attract attentionan Advent straw wreathon the door and find out how you can quickly make a door braid yourself.
Yours is the oneclassic door wreath too boringand old-fashioned? Then you can tie a door braid yourself and hang it on the front door of your house or apartment as a nice welcome greeting. You have two options to choose from: you can tie flexible branches together or festively decorate a decorative pine branch. First we will explain to you how you can make the modern version of a door braid yourself. These are the necessary materials at a glance:
- Kiefernzweig, 40 cm lang
- Pine cones
- Rose hip or holly berries
- As additional decoration: rosehip branches
- red satin ribbon
- Blumendraht
This is how you can make the door braid yourself: Cut the pine branch to size and decorate it with pine cones, rose hip twigs and berries. Tie a bow from the red satin ribbon and secure it with the floral wire. Hang the branch upside down.
By the way, it doesn't always have to be pine branches. You can also use branches of the following plants for the door braid:
- Blue spruce
- Douglas fir
- Nobilistanne
- cypress
- White Erika
- juniper
- Fichte
- You can decorate the green arrangement as you like with lotus bulbs, sweet gum fruit heads, thistles, ivy, conifers, eucalyptus and olive branches.
So that you can make this door decoration for Christmas, you will need the following materials: a decorative ribbon in red with a checked pattern, metal bells in gold color, craft wire. Trim the evergreen branches and tie them tightly. Hang them upside down on the front door, tie a bow and use craft wire to attach the other decorative elements.
Classic Christmas door decorations: make your own Advent braid
Advent door wreathswere long considered old-fashioned. This year, front door decorations for Christmas are making a real comeback. You need the following materials to make the friendly welcome greeting.
- Tannenzweige, your 20 cm long
- Blumendraht
- Aluminum craft wire with a thickness of 2 mm, 40 cm long
- wooden shish kebab skewers
- Styrofoam balls with a diameter of 5 cm
- Linen embroidery ribbon in red or white, 50 cm long
- Other decorative elements of your choice: cones, jingles, bells
- red acrylic paint, glitter, brush
This is how you can make the Advent braid yourself: Tie the fir branches around the craft wire, fill in the gaps with cones, dry flowers or other decorations made from natural materials of your choice. Drape the linen embroidery tape around the cones and then hang the bells or jingles. Alternatively, you can position a loop in the middle and secure it with the floral wire. At the end you can cut the shish kebab skewers and paint the polystyrene balls red and spray them with glitter spray. Then insert the balls into the door wreath.
ChristmassyDoor wreaths made from natural materialsIncidentally, they offer numerous design options. Experiment with materials, colors and decorations. Stick to the classic color scheme. Green, red and white form an attractive ensemble and fit harmoniously into both traditionally and modernly designed house entrances.
Make modern door decorations for Christmas: door braid with ivy
You can find most of the materials for modern door decoration in your home garden or on a walk in the forest. Choose evergreen plants like ivy to add accents. Make felt flowers to spice up the door wreath. Beautify the Christmas door decorations with organza bows in peach color.
Make your own fragrant Advent braid
Christmas door decorations create a festive atmosphere and are a nice welcome greeting for family and friends. A fragrant Christmas door decoration is something special. Not only does it decorate the front door festively, it also exudes a spicy aroma. So the anticipation for the upcoming festival is twice as great.
- The orange slices exude a typical “Christmas scent” with a sweet note
- Bay leaves add variety to the door braid and exude a spicy scent every time the front door is opened
- Magnolia leaves bring an exotic touch to the arrangement with their fruity aroma
Rustic door decoration for the apartment door
Not only the entrance to the house can be festively decorated, the apartment door also looks more inviting when decorated with a door wreath. Our tip: Match the decoration to the furnishings. For apartments in a country house or vintage style, for example, the next idea for door decorations for apartment doors is ideal. Collect durable ones while walking in the woodsNatural materials such as pine conesand tree branches without leaves. You can also buy dried flowers or dry them yourself. Then tie the natural materials into small door braids and hang them up.
Alternatively, you can use an old basket, arrange pine branches, cones, rose hips, etc. and attach them to the basket with floristry wire. If desired, you can also spray the cones with artificial snow. Then attach a bow of checked fabric and hang the basket on the front door. Our tip: if you attach the evergreen branches individually, you can also replace individual branches if necessary.
Door wreath for Christmas in red
No matter whether on the front door or on the wall above the fireplace: a red door wreath is a real eye-catcher that spreads a festive atmosphere. For the next craft idea you will need the following materials:
- Vine wreath with a diameter of 22 cm and a thickness of 3 cm.
- 20 rose hip branches about 50 cm long
- green floral wire
- Cord for hanging
- For decoration (optional): Pomegranates, red apples, poinsettia flowers, red rose petals and other red natural materials of your choice
Craft instructions: First wrap 3 rosehip branches around the vine wreath and tie the ends together with the green floral wire. Cut the remaining branches in half and attach them loosely to the wreath with floral wire. Leave the outward-facing branches sticking out. Decorate the door wreath as desired for Christmas.
Decorate a Styrofoam wreath: Make crafts with natural materials for Christmas
By the way, beautiful door decorations can't just be made with a vine or willow wreath. You can also decorate a Styrofoam wreath. Below we will show you different variants that are guaranteed to earn you compliments. All ideas can be implemented quickly and easily and you can easily store them in the basement or garage until next year.
Decorate a Styrofoam wreath for Christmas
The first craft idea is traditional: the Styrofoam wreath is wrapped with fabric in a checked pattern and embellished with several decorative items (velvet Christmas star, glitter beads and pine cones). Since it is made exclusively from plastic materials or long-lasting natural materials such as pine cones, it can easily withstand rain, frost and snow and can then be stored in the garden shed or basement until next year.
Decorate a polystyrene wreath for Christmas: last minute DIY idea with a scarf
Would you like to make a front door decoration for Christmas but have little time? Then the next craft instructions are just for you. First wrap a red scarf or red fabric around a Styrofoam wreath. Then wrap half of the Christmas wreath with a green scarf and the other half with a white scarf. Leave the ends of the shell hanging. Complete!
A snow-white Christmas wreath fits harmoniously into vintage, shabby chic, Scandinavian and purist living styles. Simply wrap several feather boas or wool or cut a shaggy bedspread into strips and wrap them around the Styrofoam wreath. Decorate the wreath with a bow made of striped linen fabric and the door decoration for Christmas is ready.
Make a styrofoam wreath: autumn and winter decorations
The next idea for door decorations for Christmas is also uncomplicated. You need plastic fruits, snow spray, a golden organza decorative ribbon and of course a Styrofoam wreath. Fix the plastic fruits on the Styrofoam wreath. Make sure that the fruits are as close to each other as possible and that there are no gaps. Then spray them with the snow spray. Let the wreath dry for 30 minutes and then wrap it with the decorative ribbon. If you wish, you can also tie a bow and attach it to the fruit with hot glue.
Feather boas, mini Christmas trees made of brushes and pompoms transform the simple Styrofoam wreath into a decorative element that can decorate the mantel or the apartment door. The door decoration is partially weatherproof as the feather boas absorb moisture and dirt. Therefore, it is better to use it to decorate front doors with a roof.
Decorate the straw wreath for Christmas
You can decorate not only a Styrofoam wreath for Christmas, but also a straw wreath. Herbs exude a pleasant aroma and create a cozy atmosphere. Fresh Mediterranean herbs such as bay leaf, sage or rosemary are suitable. Simply place the herb branches in a straw wreath and tie with floral wire. Hang on organza ribbons. However, such a door wreath is not winter-proof and is better suited as door decoration for the apartment door.
If you want a weather-resistant version, choose a cone wreath. Simply wrap the straw wreath with jute ribbon and glue different cones as close together as possible. You can fill in the gaps with moss.
Make your own ball wreath for Christmas
Modern, colorful, striking: This is what a spherical wreath looks like. So that you can make this colorful door decoration yourself, you need the following materials:
- Christmas tree decorations, such as Christmas tree balls in different sizes and colors
- Straw wreath with a diameter of 22 cm
- a garland
- Hot glue
First, wrap the garland around the straw wreath and secure it with floral wire. Then glue the Christmas tree balls to them with hot glue. Optionally, you can also attach them with floral wire. Try to place the balls as close together as possible.
You can make creative, cheerful and eye-catching door decorations for Christmas yourself. Just let your imagination run wild and create a cheerful atmosphere with a Christmas decoration. Use old Christmas tree decorations, natural materials or even music paper. The simplest DIY idea is to wrap a Styrofoam wreath with music paper and decorate it with a paper flower.
