{"id":3015,"date":"2023-12-12T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T05:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2023-12-12T07:04:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T07:04:34","slug":"make-your-own-easy-christmas-wreath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/make-your-own-easy-christmas-wreath\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Your Own Seriously Easy Christmas Wreath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bring a little festive cheer to your home with our seriously easy-to-make DIY Christmas wreath. There&#8217;s no need to spend a lot of money on gaudy d\u00e9cor when you have nature on your doorstep! Choose your favourite twigs and foliage and make your very own creation.<\/p>\n<h4>The History of the Wreath<\/h4>\n<p>The never ending circular shape of the wreath is said to represent the eternal cycle of Mother Nature, and the promise that after a cold, hard winter, spring will bring new life and bounty. Wreaths are hung on doors to symbolise inviting good spirits into the home \u2013 this tradition is said to have stemmed from ancient Rome, where it was a sign of victory. These days, it is synonymous with the festive season, and in the southern hemisphere \u2013 even though we&#8217;re not mid-winter \u2013 we still observe this long held tradition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-52979 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Header.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Christmas wreath\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Header.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Header-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Header-940x526.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>What You&#8217;ll Need to make your Wreath:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A piece of wire, about 1m in length.<\/li>\n<li>A bunch of leafy twigs or foliage, about 40cm in length (we used Slangbos).<\/li>\n<li>Small natural d\u00e9cor and ribbon, if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-52980 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-1.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas wreath\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-1-940x526.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Get Started &#8211; DIY Christmas Wreath<\/h3>\n<p>First, bend a piece of wire (approx. 1m long) into a circular shape. Make sure to tuck in the protruding ends.<\/p>\n<p>Start to wind desired twigs around the wire. Continue to weave the twigs and foliage, until the desired density is reached. If you like, add small decorations or ribbon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-52981\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-2.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Wreath\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Christmas-Wreath-Step-2-940x564.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Voil\u00e0! There you have it, your own DIY Christmas wreath \u2013 no mess, no fuss. And best of all, no plastic \u2013 Mother Nature will be happy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Inspired? Check out how to <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/diy-christmas-crackers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">make DIY Christmas crackers<\/a>. Also super easy to make, and you get to fill with awesome little gifts that are so much more thoughtful and personalised than the store-bought variety.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Going to be cooking this festive season? Check out our selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/best-christmas-roast-recipes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">festive roasts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/best-christmas-desserts-hot-weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">desserts<\/a> to complete your feast.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bring a little festive cheer to your home with our seriously easy-to-make DIY Christmas wreath. There&#8217;s no need to spend a lot of money on gaudy d\u00e9cor when you have nature on your doorstep! Choose your favourite twigs and foliage and make your very own creation. The History of the Wreath The never ending circular shape of the wreath is said to represent the eternal cycle of Mother Nature, and the promise that after a cold, hard winter, spring will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[3582,3583,3584,3585,3586,3587,3588],"class_list":["post-3015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-christmas-decorations","tag-christmas-wreath","tag-christmas-wreath-decor","tag-diy-wreath","tag-festive-decor","tag-festive-diy","tag-make-your-own-wreath"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3015"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109715,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3015\/revisions\/109715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}