DIY Rustic Wood Bead Christmas Wreath

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Changing out wreaths on our front door is one of my favorite ways to decorate for holidays. And one of my favorite wreaths is my wood bead Easter bunny.

So, for the holiday season, I made a rustic wood bead Christmas wreath. (After years of use, my DIY Nativity Wreath faded.)

Lots of greenery, antlers, some red berries, and furry accents make this door hanger another one of my favorites!

Here’s how I made it!

Wood Bead Christmas Wreath with antlers DIY Tutorial

Gather Your Supplies

The wood bead wreath form that I used for this project was a fall wreath that I found on a clearance rack in JC Penney’s home section.

You can find blank ones at craft stores like Hobby Lobby. Or you can make your own wreath form using an embroidery hoop and split wood beads like I did for this spring wreath.

Here’s what you’ll need to make this wood bead Christmas wreath:

large wood bead wreath

Prep Wreath Form

The first step to this DIY rustic wood bead Christmas wreath is to prep the wreath form.

I removed the fall leaves from the wreath and pulled out the staples with a pair of pliers.

How to make a DIY Rustic Wood Bead Christmas Wreath: Prep Your Wreath Form — *(After removing the leaves.)*

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Add Pine Garland

Next, add the pine garland to the wreath form.

To add the garland, I had to cut it into 3 pieces. The garland I used was 6 feet long, which was way too long for the wreath.

So, I cut two 16-inch sections from each end of the pine garland. I used the ends because the middle of the garland was too thick and wasn’t proportional to the width of the wreath.

Attach the garland at the bottom and each side of the wreath using floral wire.

Making a wood bead Christmas wreath — *(After adding the pine garland pieces.)*

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Add Frosted Stems

The next thing I did was add the frosted berry stems to fill in my wreath.

I added 3 stems to each side using floral wire.

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Add Antlers and Lamb’s Ear Leaves

After filling in some gaps with Lamb’s Ear leaves, I couldn’t wait to add the antler picks.

Instead of attaching the leaves with floral wire, I used hot glue. Meanwhile, the antler picks were attached with wire.

Arranging the antlers was the most frustrating part of the whole process. I bought these faux antler picks at Hobby Lobby and they are identical. So, they don’t look symmetrical when you place them opposite of each other like I did.

I kept twisting and turning the picks until I got them as even-looking as possible.

(*Those wonky antlers were killing me!)*

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Add the Furry Ribbon

This was the first time I’d ever used faux fur, so I wasn’t aware of how messy it could be. Just so you know, cutting the ribbon will get fake fur all over the place.

I wrapped a piece around the bottom of the wreath to cover the area where the antler picks meet and secured it with hot glue.

Then I cut small sections of ribbon in half lengthwise to make 6 loops and added 3 loops to each side of the wreath. Make sure to tuck the bottom of the loops down into the greenery so that they don’t stick out too far. I attached them using hot glue also.

Tutorial for making a rustic wood bead Christmas wreath. — *(The antlers look a little less wonky here.)*

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Add Gold Bells

After another trip to Hobby Lobby (for a completely different project), I came home with a wreath pick with 4 gold bells on it. I cut the bells off of the pick and attached them to the wreath. And I think it is a great finishing touch!