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Archives for November 3, 2019

Simplistic Wire Holly Wreath Craft for Christmas

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November 3, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, DIY, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

published date: November 03, 2019
modified datt: November 03,2019

DIY Minimal Christmas Wreath. Tutorial on how to make a simplistic wire Holly Wreath craft for Christmas. A few simple steps and supplies create a beauty farmhouse wreath.

Holly Wreath Craft

We wanted to add our own ideas to last year’s DIY Christmas Wreaths. Because we are pretty pumped about simplistic crafts, this wreath was just that – easy.

Using wire, felt, and pom-poms, create an easy and elegant Christmas Wreath for the door, to hang from Kitchen cabinets to display to adorn a Christmas vignette in your home.

Christmas Wire Wreath Supplies

Just a few simple supplies make this elegant holly wreath.

  • Copper craft wire – 14 or 16 gauge (we used this Copper Wire)
  • Craft pliers (this pack of three is highly rated)
  • Felt fabric (we used two sades of green)
  • Scissors
  • Craft glue or hot glue gun
  • Pom poms

You can actually find these red pom poms at the Dollar Store!


Christmas Holly Wreath Directions

You can use 14 gauges or 16 gauge wire to make the wreath base. Determine the size of the wreath and circle the wire 2 to 3 times creating the determined round wreath base. Coil the open ends of the wire around the base band. (Our wreath is about 8 inches across.)

Next, cut small pieces of wires from the same wire bundle. These small wire pieces will be used to create branches around the wire base.

Like the image below, take any one of the wire pieces and coil half of the wire around the base tightly. Keep the other half (more or less than half as you prefer) of the coiled wire facing outside or inside of the round wire base.

Continue to add the small wire pieces to the wire wreath base. Keep the branches relatively close (but not too close) to each other. Spread apart like branches on a bush or tree.

Personalize your wreath: You can coil and fill the whole wreath base with the small wire branches or you can fill one fourth of the base like I did.

Next, we chose two different shades of green colored felt fabrics (or you can chose one color if you want to). Trace small leaf shapes on the selected felts and cut them out nicely.

If using hot glue, prepare the hot glue gun. Take a felt leaf cutout and attach it with a small wire branch on its outer edge by gluing any one of the open ends of the leaf. Glue half of the leaf with the wire branch, keeping the other half intact.

Continue to glue felt leaves with the wire branches.

Once the open ends of the wire branches are filled take the remaining felt leaves and slightly fold the half of the leaves along the middle line. This is to give the leaves a cute 3-D look. Apply glue along the fold to secure it.

Now attach the half folded leaves between the previously glued leaves on the wire base. Try filling the wire branches.

Done attaching the leaves? Finally, select some red or white pompoms and attach them on the leaves.

Display and enjoy!

Our Pinterest community and I would love to see how this worked out for you. Share your final Wire Wreath Craft craft.  Leave a comment and/or add a photo here on Pinterest!


Take a look at this full list of Homemade DIY Christmas Wreaths including our Rosemary Wreath. Pin to Pinterest.

Also save this Farmhouse Christmas Decor – Ideas for decorating your home this holiday season! Pin to Pinterest.



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Last Updated on November 3, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas Basketball Hoop

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November 3, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Christmas, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, The Elf on the Shelf Ideas

published date: November 03, 2019
modified datt: November 03,2019

Two points for this Sports Elf on the Shelf Idea Basketball Hoop. New creative, funny, and original Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily plus free printables.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas | Basketball Hoop

Dribble, dribble, dribble, shoot, shoot. Put that Elf in the hoop, hoop! (Any other former cheerleaders know this cheer?)

We are back, so is the Elf on the Shelf! If you have been with us a long time, you know we have brought you a new Elf on the Shelf Ideas daily (in the months of November and December) for the past six years. You can view our Elf on the Shelf Master List for a full list of ideas including every idea we have ever done.

For many of these Elf on the Shelf ideas, make sure you have an elf that can bend. You can do that easily with our Bendable Elf on the Shelf tutorial.  You also can sign up for all of our Free Elf on the Shelf Printables here.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas Basketball Hoop

It wasn’t a night I could invest much effort. You get it. You have been there. If you have a sports or basketball fan, this is a cute idea for him. He might even want to shoot hoops with Elf – just be careful!

Don’t forget, if your Elf falls, we have Elf on the Shelf Magic Grippers! This ensures no magic is lost when you move your elf.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Supplies Needed

  • The Elf on the Shelf
  • Basketball Net
  • Basketball Hoop
  • Other Sports Equipment


Add a Basketball Printable for Elf on the Shelf

So I looked through Pinterest (because that is what I do!) While we did not use a basketball printable, we found a couple of cute basketball printable for you. Not free, but really cute, I really fell in love with this Basketball Scoreboard Printable. You could put your own numbers on the top of the board and personalize it for your elf! It’s an instant download, so personalize it and then print it right away.

Want to step up your game. You can also get creative with a fruit basketball pizza! Or you could just print these free printables, Slam Dunk and Go Team, from The Littles and Me! Check out all of our Slam Dunk Recipes if you are staying with the basketball theme.

Sports Elf on the Shelf Ideas

Etsy also has other Sports Elf on the Shelf Props and Accessories. Turn Elf into your #1 fan with a Sports Jersey and #1 Hand.

Additionally, Scout Elf has their own Elf on the Shelf Claus Couture Winter Sportsman Set. This includes a Fishing Hut with a warm sportsman vest, candy-cane fishing pole, and attachable felt beard. Additionally it comes with Orna-Moments DIY papercrafts including a fun Holiday Rowboat and Snowmobile for your Scout Elf.


One sports Elf on the Shelf Idea we love is our Foosball Table. (That was fun to spell!) Elf is ready for some fun. You can see more in our Elf on the Shelf Master List.

Free Elf on the Shelf Printables

We have printables too! (No, we do not have basketball printables… yet.)  Get all of our free Elf on the Shelf printables by entering your email address below. Look for an email to confirm you signed up. One you confirm, look for a second email in your inbox with a link and password!


Free Printables Step by Step Directions

1.) Enter your email address here.

2.) Look for a confirmation email in your inbox and confirm you requested a sign up.

3.) We will send you a Free Printables Welcome Email with link and passcode to all of our free printables.

4.) Enter your passcode at the top of the page here and click “Access Printables”

5. Enjoy your Elf on the Shelf Printables.

Shop Elf Printables + Digital Downloads


Elf on the Shelf on Social Media

Save these ideas because you will want to stay up to date on these ideas each Christmas season. We do our best to mix up easy and hard Elf on the Shelf Ideas.

Elf on the Shelf Facebook Page

Multiple ideas are added each day to our Elf on the Shelf Ideas Facebook page. This is a great way for you to share your own Elf on the Shelf Ideas and share our ideas to your page. There are some good ones! Be sure to like the page!

Elf on the Shelf Pinterest Boards

We also are in charge of a Elf on the Shelf Ideas Pinterest board. On this board, we have invited other bloggers to share their ideas and free Elf on the Shelf Printables too! Be sure to follow the board!

Our goal, to make Elf easy for you!


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Don’t forget all of our daily Elf on the Shelf Ideas. Pin to Pinterest on your Christmas and Elf Boards.

Elf on the Shelf Ideas

We have been doing Elf on the Shelf forever. See our Elf on the Shelf Master List. Pin to Pinterest.

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WHAT’S TRENDING? Looking for a few engaging activities? Grab Minute to Win it Games – Traditional, Holiday, Group, and more! Use these fun activities in the office, classroom, or at your next birthday party.

Last Updated on November 3, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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