Create A Contemporary Star Wreath


Wire star with foliage at bottom hanging on a door

Get ready for lots of compliments with this contemporary indoor festive wreath using materials from Dobbies. Incorporate stylish and on-trend detail along with real foliage to create a handmade masterpiece.

Materials for the wire wreath, as in You Will Need list

You will need:

  • Gold metal star frame, £9.99
  • Thin copper wire or florists’ wire, £3.99
  • Artificial acorn sprig, £1.99
  • Air plant, from £4.99
  • Asparagus fern foliage
  • Length of gold ribbon

To make:

Attach your acorn sprig to the bottom right hand corner of your star as shown. Secure by wrapping the copper wire around the star and the stem.

Lay the pine cone sprig on top and, again, attach by wrapping the wire around the star and the stem.

Attach the air plant to the bottom left hand side of the star as shown, using the copper wire.

Add the finishing touches by tucking in the asparagus fern leaves so that they fall gracefully from the arrangement.

Attach a hanging loop of gold ribbon and secure to a door.

Sarah Proctor

I've worked on a variety of regional newspapers and national magazines. My Weekly and Your Best Ever Christmas are fantastic, warm-hearted brands with an amazing, talented team. I'm a sub-editor and particularly love working on cookery, fiction and advice pages - I feel I should know all the secrets of eternal life, health and happiness by now, but hey, we all need that regular reminder!