Create gorgeous evergreen Christmas wreaths this holiday season using paint sticks! Yes, paint sticks! Read on to learn how to make an evergreen wreath in all shapes and sizes….
Update: To everyone who is freaking out about me stealing these paint sticks and think that I’m a thief: I have talked to my paint guy at Home Depot. They give these things away for free all the time – without you purchasing paint. Just a little FYI.
Please Home Depot, don’t hate me.
You see, when I was buying paint at your store the other day, I may have picked up more paint sticks than I was allotted.
I bought two gallons and one quart of paint. But, I took 15 paint sticks. Did I go over my quota?
If it makes it any better, there have been multiple times when I’ve bought paint and not gotten the paint sticks….
I’m really, really sorry.
But you see, I just had to have those extra paint sticks to make these stellar evergreen wreaths.
You understand, don’t you Home Depot?
And all of you, my fabulous friends understand too, don’t you?
I mean, really, how could I not make these spectacular paint stick evergreen wreaths? Especially when they cost me a total of $0.
You want to make your own now too, don’t you?
Let’s do it!
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DIY Evergreen Wreaths using Paint Sticks
I made two square wreaths and one large star wreath. I’ll show you how to do both.
For the Square Evergreen Wreaths
Materials
- 4 Paint Sticks per Wreath
- Green Spray Paint
- Evergreen Clippings
- Hot Glue Gun
- Wide Ribbon for Hanging
Steps
Step 1
If you want to make the wreaths smaller than the size of the paint stick, cut the paint sticks down first. Next, spray paint the paint sticks.
Step 2
Using the hot glue gun, glue the paint sticks together to form a square.
Step 3
Gather your evergreen clippings. Cut them down to the size you’d like them to be on your wreath. Just hold a few up to the wreath frame and decide.
Start hot gluing the clippings onto the paint sticks starting in a corner.
Hang a ribbon from the top and enjoy!
For the Star Evergreen Wreath
Materials
- 10 Paint Sticks
- Green Spray Paint
- Evergreen Clippings
- Hot Glue Gun
- Carpenter’s Square
- Wide Ribbon for Hanging
Steps
Step 1
You will need ten paint sticks to make the size that I made. Now, mine is pretty big people. I didn’t cut any of the paint sticks down to size. It works for me because I will be sitting it on my front porch for decor and it would probably look great on a mantel if I had one, but if you want to hang it on a door, you will want to cut all your sticks down some. I would just play with the size until you have what you like.
Gather your paint sticks.
Lay them out in the floor in the best star shape you can muster, if it looks like this at first, don’t worry:
Yea, that big huge gap wouldn’t cut it. Just play with it until you have the correct shape. The best way I found was to take a square and put it into the angles and push the sticks together until they met up with the square.
Step 2
Once you have it laid out how you want it, hot glue all the sticks together. If its a little off, don’t worry because the greenery will cover up some of the unevenness.
Step 3
Spray paint the frame green.
Step 4
Hot glue the greenery onto the star just like with the squares.
Use a wide ribbon to hang the star wreath as well.
Yes, it takes a little time to hot glue all the greenery on, but it is so worth it.
Especially since its free.
Thanks for the paint sticks, Home Depot. And no, Home Depot did not compensate me in any way for this post. In fact, they may be really pissed at me now.
Uh-oh.
Still in a wreath lovin’ mood?
Then don’t miss the easy Santa Tinsel Wreath or these 10+ Holiday Wreath Ideas.
There are also loads of simple and affordable Christmas decoration ideas here!
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