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July 21, 2010 · 22 Comments

“Christmas In July” Holiday Wreath

Christmas· Seasonal· Wreaths

Christmas in July, celebrations happen throughout the world.  July in Australia, is one of their colder months, their mountains are covered in snow, and their ski resorts are in full bloom.  A perfect time to celebrate Christmas festivities!  Did you know the World Santa Claus Congress meets annually every July in Copenhagen?  Fun!

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In the United States, Christmas in July, is often a time to take advantage of the store savings, start to plan your Christmas list, and start to make holiday decorations and gifts.

In the spirit of Christmas in July, I designed a simple holiday wreath. I wanted to incorporate greens and reds and by adding the baby’s breath floral picks and the heart-shaped candy canes it really gave it a touch of elegance.

I began with a grapevine wreath: one of my favorite wreath products.  The advantages to using grapevine wreaths are: they are easy to thread floral picks through; they add dimension to your wreath; and they can be re-used from season to season just by changing out the floral picks.

I placed several of the baby’s breath picks through the grapevine wreath.  The baby’s breath comes three strands to a pick.  I used wire cutters to cut the strands down to one each.  By making the picks smaller it was easier to place them among the branches of the grapevine wreath.

grapevinewreath

Next, I took two candy canes and hot glued them together into the shape of a heart.  I hot glued the ribbon to the back of the heart and attached it to the back of the wreath.  I also added a ribbon loop at the top for hanging the wreath.

wreath

The greatest thing about this wreath is its versatility and simplicity.  The wreath can be hung in July, in December, or even left up through February for Valentine’s Day.

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Comments

  1. Linda Davis says

    July 22, 2010 at 7:07 pm

    THIS WOULD LOOK GOOD ON MY FRONT DOOR.

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  2. lorie says

    July 22, 2010 at 11:08 am

    very nice work

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  3. Darcie says

    July 22, 2010 at 10:40 am

    This wreath is such a great idea!!!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful project!

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  4. Kimberly Rosier says

    July 22, 2010 at 10:23 am

    So simple and sweet! Love it!

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  5. Kelly Rainey says

    July 22, 2010 at 10:23 am

    This is a very unique giveaway which I would love to receive. Count me in. Good Luck to everyone!!!

    Reply
  6. Joanna Vanderkooi says

    July 22, 2010 at 10:15 am

    This is very cute. I’m glad I’m home waiting for the cable guy to switch our phone service, so I got to see it! I could even do THIS! this would be a fun project to do with some friends, bouncing ideas off each other, and talking and laughing as we do so!!!

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  7. Julia Jones says

    July 22, 2010 at 10:12 am

    Ya’ll always have the neatest ideas! <3

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  8. Beth Martin says

    July 22, 2010 at 8:10 am

    Beautiful wreath – who would have though candy canes can be turned around to make a heart? love it!

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  9. Jamie says

    July 22, 2010 at 8:09 am

    Such a pretty wreath! Love the candy cane idea!

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  10. Alyice Edrich says

    July 22, 2010 at 1:15 am

    That is such a lovely wreath! I can see it being used all year long.

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  11. ROSE VAN says

    July 21, 2010 at 11:21 pm

    Fun! Christmas in July! I love the candy cane heart idea! Just found your site & love it already!

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  12. Elaine Kontra says

    July 21, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    I love the heart idea and a bowdabra sounds cool too.

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  13. Julie Pittman says

    July 21, 2010 at 7:35 pm

    Huh – I never thought about making a candy cane heart. I will be using that idea for sure 🙂 I already make bows by hand but would love a bowdabra to make it easier!

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  14. Carol Evans says

    July 21, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    I love this wreath/ The baby’s breath is great for any occassion and with the addition of a larger brighly colored flower and a perky ribbon and/or you can make this an outstanding display piece. If you want too. I also like to stick on a little bug, insect, frog or bird. Just to make a concersation piece or to surprise someone.

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  15. Virginia Ripley says

    July 21, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    I think this wreath is beautiful. It is a simple and elegant idea. This is something you would see in a catalog. I agree with the comment above that you could put a variety of things hanging in the middle to go with different seasons. For easter you could put one or three painted paper mache easter eggs. You could also add a few other spring flowers to the baby’s breath.

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  16. Tina E says

    July 21, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    This is so pretty!! I love it! The baby’s breathe is so pretty, and could be hung year round. I have never made a wreath before but now I am definitely inspired!

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  17. C L Bartlett says

    July 21, 2010 at 4:17 pm

    It’s a very pretty wreath and I love the candy cane heart. So simple and I would have never thought of it. Thanks

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  18. Michelle jadaa says

    July 21, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    ooh lovely!Wreaths are great any time of year!

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  19. K. Edwards says

    July 21, 2010 at 1:35 pm

    I love the baby’s breath! It’s so delicate and simple, but really makes a statement. I wonder how it would look mixed with lilies of the valley (my daughter’s birth flower)?

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  20. gretchen says

    July 21, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    Love the candy cane heart! Love making wreaths, thanks for the tips!

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  21. Shelly says

    July 21, 2010 at 11:37 am

    oh this is just waaaay too cute!!! I am definitely going to make one of these for my door 😀

    Reply
  22. connie says

    July 21, 2010 at 11:17 am

    Cute wreath! thanks for a chance to win.

    Reply

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