Making an Advent wreath yourself is becoming increasingly popular and is becoming a real trend. The use of eucalyptus branches in Christmas decorations is also popular and that's why it would be a great idea if you made your own Advent wreath with eucalyptus! Do you still need suggestions and instructions?
Using floral foam as a base, you can create some wonderfully beautiful arrangements. The wreath for Advent with its four candles is also included. And the finishing touch to this model is the pretty poinsettias.
Theoretically, you could leave out the vase. But it is precisely this that gives the wreath a particularly interesting look, as it is raised and placed in the center of attention. Overall, you don't need a lot of materials and the instructions are anything but difficult.
A notice:With the right preparation, the poinsettias used can look fresh for up to 2 weeks. You can then replace them. Work with gloves! How to make fir green more durablefind out here.
You should get these materials for sticking
For the Advent wreath with floral foam you need:
- interestingly shaped glass vase
- Christmas decorations (e.g. small balls)
- Floral foam ring (it should also have a suitable bowl to catch water and fit on the vase)
- Eucalyptus branches
- Berry branches
- Poinsettias
- Moos
- Candle holder
- Table cherries
Make your own Advent wreath with eucalyptus – instructions
- Fill the vase with any decorations you like. It doesn't necessarily have to be tree decorations. Pine cones, walnuts and the like are also suitable.
- Water the floral foam. It should be noted on the packaging how exactly you should do this.
- Insert the candle holders into the damp foam at equal distances from each other.
- Place the floral foam ring on the prepared glass vase andinsert the stick candlesinto the candle holders.
- Spread moss over the foam so that it is completely covered.
- Push the branches here and there through the moss into the ring. It shouldn't look too crowded and the branches should fall calmly to create an elegant, casual look.
- Prepare a bowl or glass of hot water and one of cold water. Cut poinsettia flowers with stems, immediately immerse them in the hot water for a few seconds and then in the cold water. In this way you prevent the milky substance from running out of the stems and you also make the cut flowers last longer.
- Fill in the empty spaces on the wreath with the flowers. The Christmas decoration with eucalyptus is ready!
Modern and simply arranged on a metal frame
Would you like to make it even easier for yourself and have oneDesign an Advent wreath without floral foam? Nothing easier than that!
- Metal frame with cube-shaped candle holders (available in florist shops, also online)
- matching candles
- Eucalyptus branches
- white poinsettias
- Flower tube for water
- Blumendraht
Tipp:If you would like to make an Advent wreath with eucalyptus and fir, you can simply add one or two fir branches. The whole thing looks more minimalistic with pine branches instead.
Without tying – this is how it’s done
You will be amazed at how easy it is to make this Advent wreath with eucalyptus yourself.
- Insert the candles into the candle holders.
- Prepare the poinsettias as described above by cutting them off and holding them in hot and then cold water.
- Put them in the tubes filled with water and tie them here and there to the frame.
- Loosely distribute the eucalyptus branches around it. Make sure that these cover the flower tubes as much as possible.
Make your own Advent wreath with glasses
In the example you see cream-colored poinsettias, but you can also use the classic red ones.
- small lanterns, decorative glasses or jam jars
- LED tea lights
- homemade pendants with the numbers from 1 to 4
- Yarn
- Eucalyptus branches
- Poinsettias
- Flower tubes
How to make this simple, fresh Advent wreath with eucalyptus yourself
- Punch holes in the pendants, thread yarn through the holes and tie them around the glass necks.
- Cut poinsettia flowers, dip them in hot and cold water as described above, and place them in the water-filled flower tubes.
- Tie eucalyptus branches around the glasses and place a tea light in each.
- Lean the flowers against the glasses. You can also attach it to the glass with yarn.
If you wish, you can place the finished lanterns on a board orplace on a wooden disc. Then the whole thing looks a little more rustic and the arrangement is easier to change. A tray is also ideal as a base.
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