DIY Wreath: Christmas Light Wreath Tutorial

One of the things that I think makes Christmas so magical is all the fun lights that people put up. I love lights in all shapes and sizes and I thought it would be a fun idea to implement some lights into a wreath. So here is the Christmas light wreath that I put together.

Christmas light wreath made with grapevine and with lights shaped as stars and a big plaid red bow.

It’s simple, looks nice, but has a fun twist when day turns to night. The stars you see on the wreath are the lights. Something that is really nice about using battery powered LEDs is that you can get LED lights that have a timer so you can just switch it on when you want and it turns itself off 6 hours later. You won’t have to touch it again. I love that convenience! Here’s how to make the Christmas light wreath.

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Christmas light wreath made with grapevine and with lights shaped as stars and a big plaid red bow. Lights are turned on

Supplies for Christmas Light Wreath

For more Christmas crafts, be sure to check out these candy cane ornaments, my mermaid tail stocking, or these fun winter themed ornaments.

Attaching the Christmas Lights to the Wreath

Take the battery pack of the Christmas lights and attach it to the grapevine wreath using two pipe cleaners. Just thread the pipe cleaners through the vines and twist them on. I put my battery pack on the inside of the wreath and hid it under the bow. However, you can also attach it to the backside if you prefer.

attaching pipe cleaners to a grapevine wreath.

battery pack twisted in the pipe cleaners attaching it to the grapevine wreath

Make sure the battery pack is a bit off center so you have room for the wreath hook. You’ll also want to make sure that you attach it with the switch facing away from the wreath so you can turn the lights on and off. If you have excess wire before the lights start, twist that in the pipe cleaners as well.

Wrap the Christmas lights all the way around the grapevine wreath. Once you reach the end, tuck the last bit of the light strand into the grapevines. If you need to, you can secure it with a pipe cleaner.

wrapping the christmas lights onto the grapevine wreath.

grapevine wreath with lights wrapped all around. — How it should look with the lights wrapped all around.

Making the Wreath Bow

Take the ribbon and make a small loop. (about 2 inches.)

measuring a loop of ribbon at two inches.

Hold that loop in your fingers and measure out 5 more inches of ribbon. Fold it over so it meets the first loop.

showing the 5 inch loop meeting the 2 inch loop creating the first half of the bow. — Initial loop on the right, 5 inch loop on the left.

Repeat on the other side of the initial loop. You’ll now have 3 loops. One small one and one big one on each side of the small one. Stack the ribbon by making two more loops (one on each side) five inches long. Then four more loops (two on each side) 5.5 Inches long. And finally another four loops (two on each side) 6 inches long. You should now have six loops on both sides of the bow. It should look something like this.

showing what the stacked ribbon should look like with all the layers visible. — How the stacked ribbon should look. (Top view.)

Take a pipe cleaner and put it through the initial two inch loop you made. Secure all the loops by twisting the pipe cleaner around their center.

putting the pipe cleaner through the first loop that was made. — Pipe cleaner through the first loop.

Take the remaining ribbon from the spool and make an extra large loop and twist the end of it onto the pipe cleaner of the bow. My loop was about 20 inches long, but you can make it however long you want. This loop will become your tails so keep that in mind when measuring it out. Snip the ribbon from the spool to disconnect it.

Showing a long loop of ribbon attached to the bow with the pipe cleaner used to secure the bow. — Long loop twisted into pipe cleaner of bow.

Cutting the ribbon from the spool. — Cut the ribbon from the spool.

Cut the long loop in the very center to create the tails.

Cutting the long loop to create the tails.

Measure the tails to be the length you want. My tails were approximately ten inches long. Fold one bow tail in half and cut at an angle. Repeat on the other tail.

Cutting the folded ribbon tail at a diagonal angle. — Cut folded ribbon on a diagonal angle.

Showing the ribbon tail after being cut. it has a triangle cut from the bottom. — How it should look when cut and unfolded.

Fluff up the bow by pulling the loops away from each other.

fluffing up the bow by pulling the bow loops apart from each other.

Attaching the Bow to the Wreath

Attach the bow to the grapevine wreath using the bow’s pipe cleaner. You’ll want to make sure you put the bow centered on the wreath, but still enough over the battery pack to hide it under the bow. If you’re not satisfied with your bow, continue fluffing it until you like how it looks.

threading the pipe cleaner through the grapevines to attach the bow. — Thread the pipe cleaner through the vines.

Twisting the pipe cleaner from the bow into place on the grapevine wreath. — Twist it into place and hide the excess pipe cleaner under the bow.

Finished Christmas Light wreath. — Finished Wreath.

The Christmas light wreath is now done a ready to be hung up! I really enjoyed making my Christmas Light Wreath and I hope you enjoy making one too. Thank you so much for reading and have a merry Christmas!