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39 Christmas ornament wreaths sparkling with ideas to make your own

pam kueber - October 22, 2021, Updated: October 23, 2021

The first piece of advice if you’re planning to make a Christmas ornament wreath: Study other wreaths for tips, tricks, and ideas that will help you put your stash of ornaments together beautifully. To help get you started, I went through my archives for all the wreaths featured made by Georgia Peachez — our wreath-making guru going back to 2009 — and from Kate and my 12 years of wreath-making.

As you pull together the instructions and everything you need to make a DIY Christmas ornament wreath outlined in our famous tutorial, consider the possibilities showcased in this online “wreath exhibition” and how each wreath comes together. We have:

  • Pastel wreaths
  • Red, green, and silver wreaths
  • Gold wreaths
  • Silver wreath
  • Pink wreaths
  • Blue and silver wreath
  • Multi-color wreaths
  • Candy cane red and white wreath
  • Christmas light wreath
  • a Rectangle wreath
  • 12″ wreaths
  • 14″ wreaths
  • a 16″ wreath
  • a Christmas corsage wreath
  • E-Z wreaths
  • … and a fashion extravaganza of knee-hugger elves!

14 Christmas ornament wreaths by Georgia Peachez:

  • vintage christmas ornament wreath by Georgia Peachez
    Suzy (Georgia Peachez) says she tends to use multiple colors — as she does here — but note she keeps them all in the pastel family for cohesiveness.
  • shiny brite ornament wreath by georgia peachez
    In our tutorial, Suzy explains that she does not ring the donut hole of the wreath with ornaments, because she likes to be able to work her decorative ornaments into that center area. Note how she does that in various of her wreaths.
  • vintage christmas ornament wreath with deer and vintage knee hugger elf by georgia peachez
    “Merry Christmas” ornaments and other scripted ornies make for good focus points. Good to collect!
  • ornament wreath by Georgia Peachez
    Tucking cuties between the gaps.
  • shiny brite holiday wreath from georgia peachez
    Love the spray!
  • Christmas wreath made from old C6 Christmas tree light bulbs made by Georgia Peachez
    Another Suzy specialty — these vintage Christmas tree bulbs are wired on to a wreath base — no glued — I believe. From her personal collection.
  • Rectangular Christmas ornament wreath made by Georgia Peachez
    From Georgia Peachez’ personal collection.
  • Ornament wreath with cute vintage snowman ornament deer and knee hugger elf with candy cane
    For a couple of years running, I gave away a wreath each year. Alas, no longer.(giveaway over)
  • vintage ornament wreath with red knee hugger elf made by Georgia Peachez
    I usually asked, can we have a knee-hugger elf?, because they are such crowd pleasers. ( giveaway over)
  • Ornament wreath from Georgia Peachez
    ( giveaway over)
  • vintage christmas ornament wreath
    ( giveaway over)
  • Georgia Peachez ornament wreath
    ( giveaway over)
  • Knee hugger elf dressed in plaid on Christmas ornament wreath
    ( giveaway over)
  • Ornament wreath with burlap knee hugger elf made by Georgia Peachez
    From Georgia Peachez’ personal collection.

About Georgia Peachez’ wreaths: I first discovered vintage Christmas ornament wreaths via Georgia Peachez, aka Suzy, in 2009 and have been super into ornament wreaths ever since. We soon asked Suzy for her instructions, which she graciously provided. Then, as I made more wreaths each year, we expanded into a larger, more detailed tutorial and even a video. Georgia Peachez has always been #1 in my book for ideas and inspiration how to design a well-composed wreath. This is 3-D art! I have 14 of Suzy’s wreaths in my archives. Note, I believe most of these are on 12″ wreath forms. Thank you, Suzy, for sharing your art with us!

Video: How to make a Christmas ornament wreath:

Wreaths made by Kate and me

  • christmas ornament wreath new ornaments
    After one meh wreath-making session with vintage ornaments, I made two ornament wreaths from new ornaments as practice. I took my time to think through the placement of each ornament.
  • ornament wreath made from ornaments from target and michaels
    Second wreath from new ornaments as practice. Me: I go really slow when I make these — with the intention to enjoy the process, not rush through it as if it’s another obligation.
  • DIY christmas ornament wreath made by kate
    Kate’s pink wreath with Santa. She was an Art Major so she was a wiz at this right from the start.
  • red and gold Christmas ornament wreath
    A red and gold wreath from Kate with Santa.
  • aqua ornament wreath
    Another wreath by Kate. As you can see, she went monochrome with these wreaths.
  • wreath made from vintage christmas ornaments lots of colors
    From here onward, the wreaths were made by me. I use lots of vintage ornaments — I work hard all year to collect them at estate sales.
  • Pink ornament Christmas wreath
    I made this for my daughter as a forever heirloom.
  • red and white ornament wreath with Noel salt and pepper angels
    Peppermint candy cane colored wreath!
  • blue and silver christmas ornament wreath
    I came up with the idea to stuff bits of tinsel into gaps for effect. Be judicious.
  • Vintage Christmas ornament wreath made by Pam from Retro Renovation
  • vintage christmas ornament wreath with more than 140 ornaments
    My 2019 wreath has more bling on it than ever before. I lost count at 140 ornaments, including all the many tiny vintage bulbs. Can you spot the Christmas pin?
  • Christmas ornament wreath made with mostly gold ornaments
    Gold wreaths do well with pops of green thrown in.
  • vintage ornament wreath that includes crocheted ornament decoupage ornament and more
    My “antique, tarnished” theme wreath.
  • close up of focal area of a Christmas ornament wreath
  • vintage Christmas corsage on an ornament wreath
    Vintage Christmas corsage tucked in here. Instant base for a focus area.
  • DIY Christmas ornament wreath made with red green and white ornaments and red knee hugger elf
  • Silver and white vintage Christmas ornament wreath made by Pam of Retro Renovation
    My silver wreath “before” it fell. I did not have the hanging wire secured properly!
  • Christmas ornament wreath made with silver ornaments
    My silver wreath “After” – broken ornaments carefully replaced.
  • pine cone elf nestled in thick tinsel on a vintage Christmas ornament wreath
    People…….. people who need pine cone people…….. are the luckkkkkiest people .. in the world
  • Gold Christmas ornament wreath with vintage angel
  • gold ornament wreath made by Pam of Retro Renovation
  • Vintage ornament with two partridges on an ornament wreath
  • fixing a broken christmas ornament
  • chrismas ornament wreath with hanging bells made from vintage ornaments
    When you’re working to have focal points at 12 o’clock and 6 o’clock you must take great care to have everything hang level. I hang the wreath as I go to check. And even then, I’m not always successful – that star with the bells is a bit lopsided. Oh well. Homemade = goodness.
  • christmas ornament wreath with striped knee hugger elf
    This has mostly new ornaments on it. Can you see me in the reflection taking the photo! 🙂
  • vintage christmas ornament wreath
    One big corner of my attic is full of ornaments and weebits in waiting to make these wreaths.

Wreaths from Kate and me: Starting around 2010, I started making one or two wreaths each year. In the beginning, I made two wreaths from new ornaments to practice building my skills before committing my precious vintage ornaments to the kiss of the glue gun. Over the years, I’ve made 18 wreaths. All but a few went to friends and family as gifts. In addition, when Kate came on board as managing editor, she made several wreaths — and a video. In all, here are another 21 wreaths — my wreaths are all on 14″ wreath form bases, I think Kate’s are on 12″ forms.

16″ wreath

  • multicolor christmas ornament wreath made on a 16 inch wreath form

A few years ago, I set myself a new challenge — to make a 16″ wreath. Every time you dial up 2 inches on your wreath form size, you need a lot more ornaments. Like… 20% more or something. It’s math, but don’t ask me. Anyway, this wreath decided it wanted to be about ‘toys’. I usually have a running theme on each wreath, the theme reveals itself as I get going. I also try to use lots of different materials for the weebits, but not to repeat any single material too much.

April’s wreath made from vintage Christmas Corsages

  • ornament wreath made with vintage christmas corsages

When April shared the wreath she’d made from 10 vintage Christmas corsages, she Blew My Mind. I definitely want to make one at some point, but I am waiting for a stash of corsages to be delivered unto me at an estate sale. Looking closely at April’s work, I see a few small regular ornaments and weebits worked in too. In any case: BRILLIANT — absolutely BRILLIANT, April!

Easy ornament wreaths:

  • easy vintage chrismas ornament wreath
  • easy to make ornament wreath

Meanwhile, if you can’t imagine making an entire ornament wreath … or have only a few pretties that you want to spotlight … or you’re running out of time … or you want to do a quicker crafting session with friends … I also came up with this idea for Easy Ornament Wreaths in 6 Basic Steps. Same basic techniques, just far fewer ornaments. And pretty darned pretty, if I say so myself!

How fun to look back at all these years of wreath-making! Good luck with yours!!!

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