Ornament Wreath

I am so excited!  All of the boxes are up from the basement and I'm about ready to put up my Christmas tree and all of my Christmas decorations.  I always like to make something to add to my decorations every year and this year I decided to make the ornament wreath that I found here.

I absolutely love how it turned out!  I can see my front door from my computer desk and I keep looking over at it!  It was also really easy to make.

You will need quite a few glass ornaments.  I bought a giant container of 50 red, green, and gold ornaments at Walmart for $16.98 and I used all but four of them.  I also bought two containers of miniature red and gold ornaments for $3.50 each at Walmart.  They contained 20 ornaments each and I used all of them.  You will also need a wire hanger.  I don't use them but I had one from some dry cleaning.  Finally, you will need some wide ribbon.  I used ribbon that was wired.

Untwist the wire hanger and bend it into a round shape.  Bend the two ends into loops so you can connect them.  I found the wire to be fairly pliable and easy to work with.  You may want to use a hot glue gun to glue the tops to the ornaments.  I didn't do that because my ornaments were very secure.  Start stringing the ornaments on to the wire, varying the size and pattern as you go.  I used two large followed by three small.  Once the wire is full, connect the two wire loops.  Attach a length of ribbon and tie in a double knot.  Tie another piece of ribbon around the loop in a large bow.  Adjust the ornaments so the the wire doesn't show and place the ribbon on a wreath hanger.

I love how the light in my foyer makes it sparkle!  Give this wreath a try!