How to Make a Pipe Cleaner Wreath

If you have some cardboard lying around your house you might want to make use of it by turning it into new Christmas ornaments. Although cardboard might not seem like a fancy material to use for ornaments it doesnt matter. When you use it to make assorted wreaths youll have all kinds of nice directions. Make a Christmas wreath for your door, smaller ones to use as Christmas ornaments and even more wreaths to tie onto gifts. Youll want to make many Christmas wreaths when you see how easy and beautiful they can be. Use pipe cleaners to turn the cardboard into Christmas decorations and youll be surprised at how fuzzy and cute they are! Cut a circle of cardboard as large or small as you want the wreath to be. A bowl or similar object can serve as a pattern. Cut a hole out of the center to create the wreath shape. When you make a cardboard wreath it has a flat appearance. If youd like it to be a little puffier simply cut a piece of foam to glue to the front of the cardboard. Or, roll paper towels and tape them in place around the front of the circle.

Decide what color you want the wreath to be. Pipe cleaners come in a huge assortment of colors. Choose furry white, furry green or even metallic gold or silver. For a small wreath it wont take that many pipe cleaners but larger wreaths will take many.

Glue the end of one pipe cleaner to the backside of the wreath. Wrap it around the outer edge of the cardboard, across the front, around the inside edge, then back around to the backside. Continue wrapping pipe cleaners in this manner until youve completely covered the cardboard. As a pipe cleaner comes to its end, glue that end in place, then glue the end of the next pipe cleaner next to it, end-to-end. A dot of hot glue at the ends of the pipe cleaners is all thats needed to hold it in place. After youve covered the cardboard you can then add a bow and other decorations. Ornaments can simply be hot-glued to the pipe cleaner wreath. Create a bow or purchase one. Thread the end of one more pipe cleaner through the back of the bow and use it to tie the bow onto the top area or bottom area of the wreath. Or, just apply hot glue to the back of the bow and glue it in place on the wreath. Pipe cleaner wreaths are cheap and simplistic but they turn out really fuzzy and adorable. Its the perfect wreath project for a child if an adult assists or supervises with the hot glue. The finished wreaths can be displayed throughout the house this Christmas!