How do I tie an Advent wreath?

Making an Advent wreath is not difficult at all. In the run-up to the event, you should consider whether you would like to tie a classic Advent wreath with fir greenery or whether you would rather make a more unusual version of an Advent wreath. Here the possibilities are many and varied - wreath blanks, e.g. made of polystyrene, can be covered with a wide variety of plants, fir cones, fabrics, beads, knitted tubes or artificial snow and are therefore a versatile basic for your home-made Advent wreath. Wreath blanks made of straw or willow, on the other hand, can be decorated in the same way and give your Advent wreath a rustic look. Whether you want to use fresh fir green or an evergreen artificial fir - the fir is bound with binding wire. Cut the branches into handy lengths with garden scissors and then bind the fir branches with binding wire. Tip: A scale-like binding of the branches will cover the stems of the previous branches and make the wreath look nice and tight.

How do I decorate my self-made Advent wreath?

To decorate the Advent wreath, 4 candles should of course be the most important element of your Advent wreath. The candles stand for each Advent Sunday and are lit one after the other. Large pillar candles, which you can place on candle plates, are very suitable for use as candles. If you prefer to change your candles regularly, you can also place tea lights in the Advent wreath. These are simply inserted into the wreath via tea light holders with plugs and give the tea light a hold and protection. Basically, when placing the candle, care must be taken to ensure that the materials used do not catch fire and that the light is placed in a protected position. For further decoration of the Advent wreath, baubles, pine cones, berries, scattering pieces in Christmas designs, artificial snow, ribbon and much more are suitable. At the moment, rustic wreaths with jute ribbon or metallic colours are particularly topical. But no matter how you decorate your Advent wreath: it will fill you with pride, because it is homemade!