Easy DIY Flocked Wreath

Today I’m sharing how easy it is to make your own DIY flocked wreath that is perfect for Christmas and all winter long.

I seem to be a bit obsessed with flocking at Christmas. A couple of years ago I flocked our artificial Christmas tree and I am still completely in love with it.

This year I decided to try something new and flock a wreath.

easy flocked wreath shown on front door.

I wasn’t completely sure how it would turn out, but it’s even more beautiful than my tree! I can’t wait to show you how easy it was!

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Materials for Flocked Wreath

Basic evergreen wreath
- I used a plain 24 inch wreath that I got on sale at a craft store for less than $5
Flocking powder
- I used Sno-Flock for both my tree and this wreath and it was fabulous.
- I have also used Sno-Bond Flock in a Box for other projects and it also works beautifully
spray bottle of water
strainer
vines, sticks, or evergreen clippings from your yard – this is optional but really adds a lot to the finished wreath, if you don’t have any real branches that you can access, you can also use Christmas picks
large jingle bells and string – this doorknob hanger would work perfectly

How to flock a wreath

I started with a very basic wreath.

It wasn’t particularly attractive to begin with, but the flocking made a huge difference.

holding a spray bottle and strainer while flocking a basic wreath with snoflock flocking powder.

Flocking something is actually very easy.

Be sure to put some type of dropcloth beneath your work area before you begin.

Then simply spray water on the wreath and sift flocking powder onto it. Give a few more mists of water to help set everything and let it dry for a few hours.

It’s that quick and easy.

Without adding a single other thing, it already looked a million times better!

But since I used a very basic wreath, I wanted to make it a little more interesting. You could easily buy some pretty Christmas picks to add, but I decided to go the free route.

I simply took my garden shears outside and cut bits of vine and cuttings from some evergreen shrubs.

fresh greenery from my yard to upgrade my christmas wreath.

My husband laughed when I told him I used greenery and branches from the yard. But wasn’t all real Christmas greenery originally cut fresh from outdoors?

There’s no reason not to use what’s in your yard, even if all you have is a few broken branches!

I flocked the vines and branches in the exact same way as the wreath.

Then I simply stuck them in the wreath to give it texture.

Because I flocked them separately, it will be easy to remove them later if they wilt too much as they dry.

I’ve had people ask about using spray snow or something similar instead of flocking powder. But I can guarantee nothing is as beautiful as real flocking.

It does cost a bit more, but I have used the same 5 lb box of flocking to flock my tree, flock this wreath, and flock quite a few branches and clippings and still have plenty left in the box so it goes a long way.

If you only want a small amount for a few small projects, you can also buy a smaller box much cheaper.

It was beautiful but it needed a little something more, so I added a trio of jingle bells to the center of the wreath. (My bells were originally part of a door knob hanger, but any large bells will work.)

The wreath looks beautiful on my front door.

flocked christmas wreath with bells on front door.

I love that this wreath is beautiful for Christmas but will also work perfectly the rest of the winter.

This year I used lots of repurposed and nontraditional colors in my Christmas decorating and I love it! You can see the rest of my home decked out for Christmas here.

If you’re looking for more details on all things flocking, I’ve got you covered with the posts below:

DIY Flocked Christmas Tree – walks you step-by-step through how to flock a Christmas tree.
How my Flocked Christmas Tree Looks 5 Years Later – answers all kinds of questions including how much mess is actually involved.
What is the Best Christmas Tree Flock: Putting it to the Test – a side-by-side comparison of the most popular flocking powders
15 Gorgeous Flocked Christmas Trees for Any Budget – for when you don’t feel like going the DIY route