We celebrate the Advent wreath
Advent is getting closer and closer with giant steps. You do not have an Advent wreath yet? No problem! Here are eight simple DIY ideas.
That's what you need for this Advent wreath:
- Pillar candles in white
- candle glasses
- Plate
- Loop scarf (eg from H & M 4.99 €)
- Christmas decorations
And that's how easy it is:
1. Place pillar candles in glasses on a plate and drape the scarf around them.
2. Decorate with Christmas decorations.
Prop: Wallpaper: Ferm Living; € 67.50, candle glasses: depot; from € 1.99, Diamond Shaped Spheres: House Doctor, Stars: Liv Interior on tmroom77.com, image: House Doctor; 7, 50 €, wood tree: Bloomingville over beloved-zuhause.com; 9, 90 €, Marble tree: Bloomingville over beloved-zuhause.com; 29.90 €, rest: own
That's what you need for the Advent wreath:
- 4 bottles
- Wintry finds (nuts, fir, moss)
- 4 stick candles (by Eika)
- possibly drip protection (department store)
- 4 labels (craft shop)
- Number stamp and inkpad (craft shop)
- roped
- scissors
And that's how easy it is:
1. Fill four bottles with winter finds (nuts, fir, moss).
2. Put candles in the bottleneck. If the bottleneck is too big and you do not hold the candle, put it in a drip guard first.
3. Stamp labels with numbers from 1 to 4 and tie them with a cord around the neck of the bottle.
Props: Bottles: Clayre and Eef, Candles: Eika, Squirrel: Depot, Drip Protection: Ib Laursen
That's what you need for the Advent wreath:
- white bar candles
- candle holder
- rosehips
And that's how easy it is:
Put candles in the stand. Place rose hips underneath.
Prop: candlesticks: minimarkt.com; 120 €, marble hexagon: Bloomingville; about 70 €, wood-bear: desiary.de; 99 €, porcelain bear: by Nord over beloved-zuhause.com; € 13.90, small paper star: Liv Interior on tmroom77.com, paper star big in the background: House Doctor; about 7 €, teapot: Miss Etoile about nostalgieimkinderzimmer.de; € 47.90, paper cottage: wheels
That's what you need for the Advent wreath:
- Iceland moss (from the florist)
- Glass bowl (from depot)
- Pillar candles (depot 3.99 €)
- Candle plate (drugstore)
- Mossy branches (from the florist)
- Bird Clips
- Number pendants (Car furniture)
- Bowl of water for the Iceland moss
And that's how easy it is:
1. Moisten Iceland moss and place in the glass bowl.
2. Place candles on candle plates and place mossy twigs through the middle.
3. Decorate with bird clips.
4. Place the number tag around the candles.
Prop: glass bowl: depot; 16.99 €, Bird clips: Gift Company about desiary.de; 16, 90 €, Number pendant: Car furniture; Set of 4 2.20 €, paper sheet: Rie Elise Larsen about beloved-zuhause.de; 6, 50 €, Stool: Car furniture; 26.90 €, rest: own
That's what you need for the Advent wreath:
- Portland cement (hardware store)
- Quartz sand (hardware store)
- Round cardboard box (craft store, eg of idea about 5 €)
- candles
- Cutter or craft knife for cutting the shape
- sandpaper
- Bowl and water for mixing
- Whisk and wooden spoon to stir
- knife
And that's how easy it is:
1. Mix concrete by mixing Portland cement and quartz sand in equal proportions and then pouring water until the concrete has a pudding-like consistency.
2. Pour the concrete into the lid of the cardboard box, then tap the mold with the concrete a few times firmly on the ground so that bubbles and gaps in the concrete close.
3. Place four candles as placeholders in the still liquid concrete.
4. Let dry for 2-3 days. Then carefully cut the cardboard mold with a knife or cutter so that the concrete loosens.
5. If necessary, you can use emery paper to finish corners and odd edges.
6. Carefully remove the cast-in candles with a knife and replace with new ones.
Tip: If necessary, decorate concrete with branches and Christmas decorations
Props: Golden Orb: House Doctor; 4, 90 €, coat: depot; 59, 99 €, rest: own
That's what you need for the Advent wreath:
- Cotton (about 8 stems)
- Hot glue gun and hot glue
- Straw wreath pad 30 cm diameter (flower shop)
- Iceland moss
- Kerzenteller
- Candles possibly tray
And that's how easy it is:
1. Cut the cotton blossoms off the branch with a pair of rose scissors and glue them on a straw wreath using hot glue, closing the gaps with Iceland moss.
2. Put candles on candle plates at regular intervals in the garland.
3rd wreath z. B. put on a tray.
Props: Copper Ornament: Madam Stoltz on Nostalgia in Nursery; Set of 2 8.90 €, Copper Diamond: Liv Interior on tmroom77.com, Vase: House Doctor; 45, 50 €, balance own
That's what you need for the Advent wreath:
- Poplar bark approx. 40 cm in length (via www.nadeco.de)
- Insulating tape or adhesive tape (hardware store)
- Candlesticks (IKEA "Neglinge", for 0, 39 € / pcs.)
- Hot glue gun and hot glue
- Bar candles in red moss (from the florist)
- Cones, decoration mushrooms and -reeh
And that's how easy it is:
1. Glue together two bark pieces with insulating tape (or strong adhesive tape) along the longitudinal edge.
2. Fire candle holder with hot glue on the bottom of the bark. Place the candle in the holder.
3. Decorate the space with moss, cones, mushrooms and roe deer.
Props: Glass: Zwiesel crystal glass, "Vina Spots 42", for € 7.50
That's what you need for the Advent wreath:
- 4 bottles (different, supermarket)
- 1 artificial snow (depot, 4 liters, 2.99)
- Gold foil (craft shop)
- 4 candles (Nanunana, gold, 0.95 €)
- 1 tray (Day Home, by Birger et Mikkelsen, Hammered tray ¯ 49cm, Item number: D1007991000, 209 €, www.royaldesign.de)
- Amaryllis, white and red (florist)
- Paper balls and balls
- pencil
- scissors
And that's how easy it is:
1. Fill the bottles with artificial snow.
2. Cut out the numbers 1-4 from the gold foil and glue one number to each bottle.
3. Insert the candles into the bottle opening.
4. Place bottles on the tray.
5. Shorten the amaryllis, put them in glasses filled with water and place them on the tray behind the bottles.
6. Distribute golden balls and white paper balls on the tray in the foreground.
Props: paper ball: Snomys hanging decoration, set of 7, € 4.99, www.ikea.com, balls, gold: Nanunana, € 2.95, deco acorn: gold, glitter, Nanunana, € 1.50, paper decor: paper tag onion, red, Nordal, (NOPA94497ZR), 3, 60 €, www.car-moebel.de, Plate: Dessert plate, gold-white striped, Miss Etoile, 17 cm, Product No .: PL027, 17, 50 €, www.geliebtes-zuhause.de, tablecloth: Vinterfint, white with golden stripes, article number: 002.586.98, length: 240 cm, width: 145 cm, 19.99 €, www.ikea.com
