Have you ever been surprised by a Christmas wreath? It’s probably a rare occurrence but I can say that I have! A few years ago I came across a magazine tutorial for a Christmas wreath actually made out of cookie cutters and I absolutely fell in love with it. I also knew I had to make it. So today, finally, I'm sharing my step by step tutorial on how to make a cookie cutter Christmas wreath.
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You may already have a set of Christmas cookie cutters sitting idly by in a box or drawer somewhere (you know, you always intend to make those homemade cookies every Christmas, but there never seems to be enough hours in the day. . . . ) and if that's the case you’re in good shape already for this project. That means you have the main ingredients -- some Christmas cookie cutters!
If not, Christmas cookie cutters are easy enough to purchase. You can always check out these options:
18 piece Christmas cookie cutters
Wilton 12 piece cookie cutter set
20 piece Christmas cookie cutter set
My wreath was made by combining two sets of cookie cutters I already had on hand - one set of 12 and one set of four for a total of 16 cookie cutters. You can use as many or as little as you like, depending on the size of the wreath you're going for.
SUPPLIES FOR MAKING COOKIE CUTTER CHRISTMAS WREATH
1. Christmas cookie cutters (see resources above)
2. Elmer's glue (or any craft glue)
4. round paper template (I traced a dinner plate)
5. pencil for tracing
7. ribbon and/or ready-made bow
8. various patterned Christmas paper
9. X-acto knife (optional)
It's best to choose varying patterned Christmas wrapping paper in order to give the wreath an eclectic look. Alternating wrapping paper colors/patterns like red-green red-green also works. I incorporated both styles into my cookie cutter wreath.
HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS COOKIE CUTTER WREATH
1. Lay out your cookie cutters in a circle on a flat surface to get an idea of their best placement. Initially I traced a dinner plate onto a piece of paper, cut it out, and used it as a template to help me keep the wreath's circle shape.
And
while the tutorial I found in the magazine didn't call for this, I used
a Dollar Tree metal craft ring as a shaping guide and base for my
cookie cutter wreath. Mine was approximately 13 inches in diameter which
worked out perfectly for my 16 cookie cutters.
2. Once you have the order of the cookie cutters figured out, you can assign specific wrapping paper to each cookie cutter. Whatever color combo works for you is the right one!
2. Once you have the layout figured out, it's time to trace the cookie cutters onto the wrapping paper. Here's the back of my "gift" cookie cutter.
As you can see from the pencil lines, I originally traced the inside of the cookie cutter. Then I realized that it made more sense to trace the outside of the cookie cutter. (Better to have too much paper and cut off the excess all around the outside rather than be caught short on the wrapping paper backing and having to do it all over again.)
3. Slather glue (I recommend Elmer's glue for this step, not hot glue) all around the bottom rim of the cookie cutter as well as on the wrapping paper. Place the cookie cutter onto the traced figure and apply gentle pressure for at least 30 seconds.
4. Once fully dried, trim the wrapping paper closely around the outside of your cookie cutter.
Here's the front after trimming away the excess wrapping paper left around the edges. I used my detail scissors but did consider using an X-Acto knife, which in retrospect probably would have given me cleaner lines all around. Still, I was happy with the result.
5. Once all the cookie cutters have been glued to wrapping paper and trimmed, hot glue them to each other in your pre-determined order. I once again placed them in order around the paper template to confirm their specific order and make sure it was in a circular shape.
6. Once they've all been hot glued together you then hot glue the entire "wreath" onto the metal craft ring for support.
7. Last but not least, create a bow out of coordinating color ribbon (or use a premade bow) and hot glue it to the underside of the topmost cookie cutter in the center of the wreath.
And voila.
I love displaying wreaths on mirrors like this vintage-inspired "window" mirror.
I couldn't be happier with how my cookie cutter Christmas wreath turned out.
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