Tiny Ornaments Door Wreath

My door bee now has a Christmas wreath to get her into the holidays. (Photo by Charlotte Ekker Wiggins)

Tiny Ornaments Door Wreath

My handyman was telling me recently that some people have storage sheds just to keep their large holiday house decorations not to mention dedicated rooms for boxes full of items. Although I have holiday traditions as well as the next person and appreciate the idea, I like to keep my home decorating quick and easy. Over the years my holiday decorating has downsized considerably, and by that I don’t mean less decorations, I’m talking about smaller ones.

For example, here’s a very simple Christmas wreath you can make now and reuse from year to year. Maybe more importantly, it will be easy to install and then store and still give your front door a holiday vibe.

We all end up with small pieces of fake garland; or you can pick up some at your local hobby shop.

The fun part is to find tiny Christmas ornaments, in this example the largest one - not counting the center metal bee - is about an inch tall. Some of these were in a miniature Christmas tree ornament set; others were small dollhouse items available at hobby stores. Check local thrift stores and antique malls, those are great places to find unusual ones.

After spacing the ornaments around the wreath, attach with a hot glue gun and allow to dry. Make sure the end of the garland can hook into a circle. Finish with a bow if you like, I just added my bee.

The bee and wreath are held to the door by a clear plastic hook with a suction cup.

When through for the season, this tiny wreath can easily be stored away. I store in trunks with a plexiglass top I use for plant stands through the year. And the best part is it doesn’t take me weeks to put it up, or take it down, leaving me plenty of time to enjoy the holidays themselves.

Charlotte