1. Assemble your materials first: a wire wreath ring**, one spool of medium-gauge wire***, a pair of wire cutters, a cluster of 3 to 6 pieces of material, each one 8-12 inches long.  (Note: the larger the wreath ring, the longer the lengths of material it can attractively accommodate.)  Securely wrap the end of the spooled wire around the wreath ring.  Do not cut the wire.
2. Place a cluster of material on the wreath ring.  Wrap the wire tightly several times around the cut ends of the material and then around the wreath ring.  Again, do not cut the wire
3. Using another cluster of material, overlap the first cluster, placing the new cluster 2-3 inches down from the previous cluster.  Follow step two again, wrapping the wire around the cluster and then around the wreath ring.  Continue this process until you've gone all the way around the frame.
4. Attach the last cluster of material by lifting the first cluster and wiring it underneath leaving 1 or 2 inches of extra wire to wrap around the wreath ring.  Clip any out of place sprigs of material to even up the wreath.
5. Add any special decorations (such as ornamental sprigs of bittersweet, rosehip, or fruit)
6. If you wish to attach a bow to the wreath, simply slip a wire through the back of the bow and tie it to the wreath.

*For Advent wreaths, include holders for candles.
**We use a 12 inch crimped wire wreath ring for our 22-24 inch wreath available at your local florists.  
***We use 24 gauge green wreath wire.