Salt Harbor's DIY Paper Christmas Wreath

Salt Harbor Designs is my inspiration behind this beautiful diy paper Christmas wreath project. I attended one of their workshops last night in their downtown location The Atrium ( and I had a blast!). Their building is a hidden gem near the riverfront on South 2nd Avenue by Market Street. Being the creative power team that they are, the facility was immaculate and inspiring. One wall covered in moss wreaths with paper banners of "Merry Christmas" in various languages and another wall bearing a chalkboard in elaborate yet playful lettering set the creative atmosphere. My favorite wall was the one with the cozy hearth decorated with paper trees, the leaning ladder stacked with wrapped presents on each rung and the welcoming chair. 

Our craft table soon to be littered with adorable paper Christmas wreaths and trees!

My favorite little nook - isn't it too cute?!

Supplies:
1.) A stack of four or five old books (There's a great old book store in downtown Wilmington that sells used books for $0.50 each).
2.) A hot glue gun.
3.) A stapler.
4.) A 12-inch straw wreath from a craft store like Michael's.
5.) Greening pins also known as ferning pins.

Greening pins or ferning pins.

Directions:
1.) Begin by breaking the binding of the books and tearing out sheets of paper.
2.) Folding (without creasing) staple one end of each piece of paper.
3.) You can either glue as you go or move onto glueing once you've torn out anywhere from 200 to 280 pieces of paper.
4.) As seen below, hot glue the stapled side to the base of the wreath, starting with the outer and inner edges of the wreath. As you go, secure each piece of paper (only the pages of the first inner and outer rings) with the greening pins to ensure that the glue dries properly.
5.) Then work your way inward, making your wreath as full as you'd like.
6.) Lastly, hang your wreath somewhere visible like over your hearth, above your piano or on a door, sure to draw your guests' admiration. You've earned all the bragging points for this diy project, and it makes for a great holiday conversation piece.
***If you have a friend who is willing to help you, recruit her or him. Jennifer and Anna of Salt Harbor helped me with the pages, tearing and stapling, which made my wreath making fly by. It took me under an hour.***

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER: I'm so pleased with the finished product!
I may dust it with light glitter to give it the sheen of Winter's frost.

My dear friend Anna joined me for all the fun!

We also made adorable paper trees like this one.

Here I am boasting my new homemade, paper tree. It's right at home in my piano room among all my vintage Christmas decorations.

Stop by The Culture of Design tomorrow for all the details on how to make Salt Harbor's diy paper Christmas trees. Thanks again, Jennifer, Anna and Jenny of Salt Harbor, for sharing such a fun night of diy crafting with my friend Anna and me! Happy Crafting! xx