Simple DIY Christmas Wreath Ideas

Making our own simple Christmas wreath can be an incredibly joyful Christmas tradition during Advent.

But DIY Christmas wreaths can end up looking like an almighty mess!!

So I have for you here genuinely simple DIY Christmas wreaths you can make easily that look stunning.

There’s all sorts of ideas including :

There are also tutorials for the most simple classic wreaths you can easily customise with your own style.

I hope you find inspiration in these ideas. Do save for quick reference & let me know which you love best..

Minimal Christmas Wreaths

Beautiful Christmas wreaths don’t need layers of heavy evergreen, ribbon, baubles and the like.

Less truly is more and partially covered wreath rings look amazing.

Simple Eucalyptus Wreaths

The simplest of Christmas wreaths with lighter greenery like eucalyptus looks stunning with modern and minimalist Christmas decorations.

The foliage on your minimal wreath doesn’t have to be spartan. This beautiful Christmas wreath idea is rich with different foliage but still simply minimalist …

Simple Wreath With Candle

A partially covered wreath ring is perfectly offset by a single candle …

Simple Christmas Wreath Idea With Candle

There’s a brilliant tutorial here on how to style this simply stunning minimal Christmas wreath with a candle …

Simple Wreath With Fir

You can still achieve a very minimal look for your Christmas wreath even if you do use pine cuttings …

Simple Wreath With Pine Cones

A basic gold wreath ring makes a lovely frame for the simplest of winter walk nature finds …

Simple Winter Village Wreath

A very simple Christmas wreath can still be joyfully family friendly.

I adore this simplest of wreaths with it’s winter village garland.

Simple Christmas Wreath With Winter Village

A Gallery Of Simple Wreaths

A gallery of delicate wreaths can be the standout piece of your Christmas decor without looking cluttered …

And these minimal boxwood Christmas wreaths enhance a window without blocking light …

Simple Christmas Wreath Ideas - Boxwood At Window

For more simple ideas explore these minimalist Christmas wreaths …

Striking Gold Wreaths

Very simple DIY Christmas wreaths can still be stand out striking and a great way to achieve that is with gold spray paint. You can just take the most basic cuttings and leaves – including cheap artificial ones – and after the gold spray has dried shape them around a single wire ring.

Gold Laurel Leaf Wreath

This laurel effect gold wreath was made with ready sprayed artificial leaves but any simple slim leaves real or artificial would create the same glamorously uniform effect.

Gold Hedgerow Wreath

For a completely different gorgeously hedgerow-like look attach a mixture of different sized small leafed cuttings to your wreath frame with short pieces of wire that you can then twist in different ways for a wonderfully wild effect.

Gold Berry Wreath

You can transform old battered berry garlands or cuttings into an incredibly simple but incredibly stylish Christmas wreath with a good coating of gold spray paint.

The gold berry wreath above is actually for sale but I love the styling of two different wreaths together which gives the gold berries depth without taking away from the simplicity.

Rustic Scandinavian Christmas Wreaths

Rustic Scandinavian style Christmas wreaths are a great alternative for simple, natural decorations that don’t look over done.

Berry & Corn Wreath

These homemade Scandinavian Christmas wreaths with berries and corn look lovely amidst rustic farmhouse Christmas decorations ,,,

Red & White Ribbon Wreath

Decorating and hanging a very simple wreath with red and white ribbon is one of the easiest ways to get a classic Scandinavian look to your wreath …

Wreath With Bells

Vintage bells are an easy rustic addition to a simple green wreath …

Dried Orange Wreath

Dried oranges are a simple way to add just a little bit of layering to a rustic Christmas wreath …

It is much easier than you think to dry orange slices for decorations. You can even microwave them.

Cranberry Leaf Wreath

DIY Christmas wreaths made with little cranberry or box leaves look beautifully simple with Scandinavian farmhouse style Christmas decor …

Wooden Star Wreaths

Wooden star Christmas wreaths are super easy to make as part of your homemade Christmas decorations and look lovely indoors and outside.

You can tuck small wreaths in any spare spaces you have …

But there are also all sorts of striking ways to display big wooden stars …

Simple DIY Christmas Wreath Ideas - Wooden Stars

Gingerbread House Wreath

This gingerbread house Christmas wreath will delight kids but truly is simple to make …

Partially Covered Wreath

If you do want a big classic farmhouse style Christmas wreath with foliage but want to keep it simple, the easiest thing to do is just partially cover your wreath frame like this. You really can do it in minutes …

For more simple Scandinavian style ideas explore these rustic wreaths …

Christmas Wreaths In Unusual Shapes

Christmas wreaths don’t have to be round and playing with shape is a very easy way to make a simple wreath stand out.

Wire Shaped Wreaths

These super simple DIY pine cone Christmas wreaths look lovely with both rustic natural and minimalist Christmas decorations …

Triangle Wreaths

DIY triangular wreath frames can be made easily in no time and look striking with asymmetric foliage …

This wire framed wreath with just pine and sumptuously tied ribbon looks fabulously elegant …

Large Oval Wreath

A large oval wreath is a wonderful way to add height to a room and a bit of grandeur to the simplest of Christmas decorations …

Foraged Foliage Wreath

Alternatively you can just embrace nature’s own shapes creating a wreath from the natural bending of foraged foliage on a heat warming winter walk …

Red Berry Wreaths

Red berry Christmas wreaths can look amazingly glamorous but are surprisingly easy to make.

The version below is simply red berry stems tied to a twig wreath or grapevine frame …

And this red berry wreath is just a little bit complicated with fairy lights and mini baubles added in …

Miniature Wreaths

If you are short on space for a statement Christmas wreath, garlands of miniature Christmas wreaths look lovely with both rustic Christmas decor and minimalist Christmas decorations …

This wreath garland is still lovely but simpler and doesn’t need hoops …

Outdoor Wreaths

Outdoor Christmas wreaths don’t just have to be for the front door. Simple natural wreaths with fruit look beautifully festive on doors & gates throughout your garden …

And this outsize outdoor Christmas wreath looks amazing hung against a porch window …

Simple Classic Wreaths

If after all these simple ideas you still hanker for a classic wreath check out the tutorials below.

The first two show you how to make your own free wreath frame from garden cuttings …

Whilst this easy tutorial shows you how to create a simple Christmas wreath fast from an existing garland …

And this final tutorial shows you very clearly how to build up foliage on a metal ring frame …

More Christmas Ideas

I do hope you have found inspiration here for wreaths that will work wonderfully in your home.

I would love to hear what you make.

For more simple Christmas ideas do explore my other posts …

And for yet more Christmas ideas explore my Pinterest board :