Easter Wreaths

There's something about a feather boa that instantly makes one giddy. Compose a whimsical wreath using white feather boas and Easter eggs to add a trendy touch to your Easter decor.

Watch the step-by-step video of this craft below!

Materials:

• 2 dozen large eggs
• Hot water
• Blue food coloring
• White wine vinegar
• 16-inch diameter Styrofoam wreath base
• Low temperature hot glue gun and glue
• 2 (@6-feet long) white feather boas
• Greening pins or hairpins
• 2-feet white satin French ribbon (1-inch wide)

Steps:

• Prepare the eggs using a "blown-out" technique. Using the tip of a sharp knife, tap a hole into the egg's side being careful not to break it. Gently peel away the shell with your fingers and create a dime-sized hole in the side. Empty out the yolk and white of the eggs and rinse them in warm water to clean the inside. Then, use tongs to immerse eggs in a pot of hot water for about 10 seconds to strengthen the inside lining. Place eggs open side down on paper towels to dry.
• Prepare a dye bath of hot water, blue food coloring, and a tablespoon of vinegar in a large bowl. Add food coloring until the dye bath is a deep blue which will result in light blue eggs; stir bath until color is even. Use tongs to submerge eggs in dye bath for about 3 to 5 minutes or until eggs are your desired color. Place eggs open side down on paper towels to dry.
• Place the Styrofoam wreath on a flat work surface.  To attach the eggs to the wreath, carefully apply a little hot glue around the opening on the side of the eggs and place the eggs around the inside circle of the wreath (see photo for reference).
• To cover the wreath with boas, place the end of a boa on the outside of the Styrofoam wreath and secure it by inserting a greening pin around the boa and into the Styrofoam.  Continue attaching the boas around the outside and inside of the wreath using the pins until it is covered with feathers. 
• To make a hanger for the wreath, loop the ribbon and knot the ends. Attach the ribbon to the back of the wreath using a greening pin and hang it on your front door for Easter.

Celebrate spring by decorating with a wreath that features bright yellow flowers and accents. Build your design around a little Easter scenario within the wreath, such as an artificial baby chick or a small nest with faux eggs.

Materials:

• Natural branch wreath
• Small Easter decorations: baby chick, nest, and wooden eggs.
• Aleene's Super Tacky Glue or hot glue for an adult only craft
• Artificial yellow and white flowers with wired stems or dried flowers
• Yellow ribbon
• Floral wire
• Wire cutters

Steps:

• Decide where decorative items will be placed on the wreath, such as a scene with a baby chick in a nest of eggs at the base of the wreath.
• Use glue to attach items to the wreath. Or cut lengths of floral wire using wire cutters and attach items by wrapping wire around item in an inconspicuous manner to wreath vines.
• Insert flowers into wreath and secure with floral wire if necessary. Add a bow to the top of the wreath and weave ribbon within the vines to finish it off.

This simple wreath would be an elegant accent on any front door.

Materials:

• 16 cherry blossom or similar fruit tree branches, about 2-feet long
• Floral wire
• Wire cutters

Steps:

• Make 4 bundles each with 4 cherry blossom branches. Cut lengths of floral wire using wire cutters. Wrap a wire around the middle of each bundle to secure them.
• Line up bundles along a table by overlapping them lengthwise into an 8-foot long strip. Wrap floral wire around branches, every 6 inches or so, to attach bundles together and further secure branches.
• Bend branch strip into a wreath shape and secure with floral wire. Hang the wreath on a hook, nail, or by whatever means available.