How to Make a Fresh Modern Wreath

To moss your frame up, make a double knot with the end of your string to the wire wreath frame.

Then with a bundle of moss, place the moss on top of the wire frame then wrap the string round and pull tight.

Carry on doing this until you have completed the whole of the wreath frame. Tie off with a double knot but keep string attached.

To add foliage to your wreath, pick foliage from your garden or buy seasonal foliage from your local florist.

With your tied on string, selecting a few of each sprig of foliage, bundle these together, place this bundle on top of the moss and wrap the string around the foliage and the mossed wreath frame, pulling tight.

Carry on doing this by overlapping each bundle of foliage, hiding the stems of the previous bundles, until you have completed the whole of the mossed wreath frame.

Once complete cut of the remaining string and double knot to make secure. Shake off any excess moss.

Onto the decorating. Once you have chosen your decorative items, here is how to wire them.

Pinecones: Place one wire around the bottom of the pinecone, slipping the wire between the open scales. Make sure you place ¼ of the wire around the base leaving ¾ to be used for when attaching to the wreath. Wrap the wire around once or twice depending on the weight of the pinecone. Twist the wire over itself to secure. Leave the tail of the wire hanging free for attaching your pinecone to your wreath later.

Artificial Cotton Wool: Twist together a piece of wire and wrap it around the cotton pod (if you need to make this more secure, then use some gutter tape to wrap around to hold more wire together).

With your selection of decorations using one at a time, place onto your wreath by using the long stem of wire, pierce through the foliage and pulling through to the back. Loop the wire around the base of the wired wreath frame (this will make it secure to your wreath). 

Cut away most of the excess of the wire and poke the remainder of the wire into the moss, hiding it away

Once complete cut off the remaining string and double knot to make secure. Shake off any excess moss.

Decide what way up looks best.

Now on the back of your wired wreath, use the you string to make a loop and tie it off. This will be your hanging point.