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December 9, 2015 by Bre

Mini Manger Wreath

Hello and welcome back to another Monthly DIY Challenge – where some blogger friends and I challenge one another to create projects based on a common item or theme.  This month — in the spirit of the holidays — we are all sharing festive wreaths!  You’ll find links to all of the projects at the bottom of this post, but first let me show you my mini manger wreath, which is a perfect project to get the kiddos involved with!

Make a mini manger wreath this Christmas season with this tutorial. It's a great project for kids, too!  So I have to be completely honest with you all.  I made this project in a rush before I left for vacation, and I didn’t take step-by-step photos of the creation process.  I fully intended to do that when I returned from vacation, but of course real life won (if ONLY my family didn’t need clean clothes or food!), and I ran out of time to recreate the steps in photos.

Thankfully it’s TOTALLY EASY, so I think you can do it even without the photos!

Here are the supplies you’ll need (some of these are affiliate links.  To read my full disclosure policy, please click here.):

  • Miniature grapevine wreath (mine is 6″)
  • Craft felt in white
  • Wooden knob (or wooden peg)
  • Sharpie
  • Floral moss
  • Die cut stars
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Hot glue gun and glue
  • Twine or ribbon
  • Scissors

Make a mini manger wreath this Christmas season with this tutorial. It's a great project for kids, too!I started by wrapping the wooden knob (which was leftover from my Ikea Bar Cart Hack), with a small piece of white felt and hot gluing it together.  Honestly, I think a wooden peg would have worked better as Jesus, but this knob was all I had.

Once wooden Jesus was all swaddled up, I drew a little face on Him and hot glued Him to the wreath.  Then I hot glued some moss around the bottom of the felt.

Next, I hot glued some glitter die cut stars to the top of the wreath.

Finally, I cut a bunting banner out of scrapbook paper and wrote “JOY” on it.  Can you guess what I did next?  Yup – I hot glued that to the back of the wreath.

I tied a little bakers twine around the top for hanging and called it a day.

Make a mini manger wreath this Christmas season with this tutorial. It's a great project for kids, too!

Don’t you think my little wooden Jesus looks happy in His manger wreath?  I think He does.  Make a mini manger wreath this Christmas season with this tutorial. It's a great project for kids, too!

This mini wreath hangs on my daughter’s bedroom door now.  I think it’s a great way to help remind my young children why we celebrate Christmas.

Now that you’ve seen my wreath, please go visit my friends’ posts and see their fabulous and festive wreaths, too!

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Make a Wreath from an Old Book
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Mini Moss Wreath Gift Toppers
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5 Minute Chrismas Wreath
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Burlap and Flannel Christmas Wreath
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Santa’s Workshop Christmas Wreath
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Dream Catcher Christmas Wreath
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Simple Christmas Wreath
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Burlap Banner Evergreen Christmas Wreath
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Mini Manger Wreath
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Tea Leaves and Berry Wreath
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Thanks for stopping by, and happy holidays!

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-Bre

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Comments

  1. Kristi says

    December 9, 2015 at 8:19 am

    SO, SO sweet Bre! Super creative!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      December 14, 2015 at 8:32 pm

      Thanks, Kristi! 🙂

  2. Breanna says

    December 9, 2015 at 12:21 pm

    I was really hoping to see some process pics…JK! Such a cute little wreath 🙂

    Reply
    • Bre says

      December 14, 2015 at 8:33 pm

      Hahaha, post is RUINED! 🙂

  3. Erin says

    December 9, 2015 at 5:42 pm

    Okay… this is SO cute! It’s been pinned AND added to my secret board for my whole family! This would be amazing for the decor for the annual Christmas pageant 🙂

    Reply
    • Bre says

      December 14, 2015 at 8:33 pm

      Thanks, Erin! 🙂 I appreciate it!

  4. Katie @ Little House of Four says

    December 10, 2015 at 7:31 pm

    You are so creative and I just love the little baby jesus. Great job!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      December 14, 2015 at 8:35 pm

      Thanks, girl!

  5. Amanda @ Dwelling in Happiness says

    December 11, 2015 at 3:54 pm

    Such a cute and clever idea!! Baby Jesus is adorable. 😉 Love it!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      December 14, 2015 at 8:38 pm

      Thank you so much, Amanda!

  6. Erica @ Dwell Beautiful says

    December 11, 2015 at 6:12 pm

    Oh Bre, this is just the cutest! I love that your wreath celebrates the true meaning of Christmas! So special 🙂

    Reply
    • Bre says

      December 14, 2015 at 8:38 pm

      Thanks, Erica!

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