DIY Christmas Wreaths & Decorations

When you hang your fresh Christmas wreath, you should protect it from any extreme seasonal weather such as heavy snow, rainfall or high winds. To keep your wreath fresh, spray your wreath and the moss base using a water spray bottle every few days, or as often as needed to keep the base damp-to-touch. Be mindful that fruit slices such as apple and orange slices can go slightly soft or soggy if exposed to too much moisture, so be sure to move your wreath to a sheltered location if you are expecting rainfall. You should always keep your Christmas wreath hanging outside where possible as exposure to indoor heating will shorten the life of your wreath.

You can attach an apple, lemon or orange slice to your Christmas wreath by wiring them onto the moss base using a stub wire.

Push the stub wire through your fruit slice, (close to the rind of the orange/skin of the apple) until you have an equal length of the wire on each side of the fruit. Then, bring the two ends of the wire together and twist them together to create a ‘double leg mount’. Next, position your fruit slice where you would like it to go on your wreath. Then push the wire ends through your moss base until they come out of the back of your wreath. Then simply fold back the wires and push the ends back into the moss so that the wires are not sticking out.

For the full guide on how to make your own Christmas wreath, check out my detailed guide and video tutorial here.

You can attach a whole lime or whole orange to your Christmas wreath by wiring them onto a moss base using a stub wire.

Insert the stub wire into one of the splits in the fruit and patiently guide it through the fruit until it pokes out of a split on the other side. Once your wire has been pushed through, bring the two ends of the wire together and twist the two wire legs together. Next, position your orange or lime where you would like it to go on your wreath. Then push the wire ends through your moss base until they come out of the back of your wreath. Then simply fold back the wires and push the ends back into the moss so that the wires are not sticking out.

For the full guide on how to make your own Christmas wreath, check out my detailed guide and video tutorial here.