Whether you prefer rustic or radiant, our ideas will brighten any home.

Go for the gold and enrich a simple cedar wreath with tiny bells, sprigs of golden cedar, and a matching satin bow.

Use a soft-touch ring to make a quick and beautiful Christmas wreath.

Add pepperberries to a vine wreath form for a decorative accent that spreads holiday cheer in or outdoors.

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Made from sweet-smelling sprigs of golden cedar, this star-shaped wreath uses the same technique as the round form.

Use holly leaves and berries to provide a brilliant splash of red and green against an otherwise whitewashed winter backdrop. While the sprigs look lovely in a garden, they spread even more cheer when crafted into a welcoming wreath for your door.

Fill your home with the sweet smell of bay laurel (or rosemary) with this easy-to-make wreath. And when the holidays are over, don't throw it away: Be sure to wash the wreath well right after you make it so you can remove the dried herbs from the wire frame later for use in cooking.

To carry on the cheerful tradition of holly-bedecked halls, add berry accents to a circle of silver fir. Because holly dries out quickly, it's best to display this wreath outside.

Enjoy the wonderfully familiar sounds of the holidays while keeping warm indoors. Hang this wreath where it will be heard (on a door, for instance), and bring the ring of sleigh bells to all the rooms in the house.

Hang a festive ring of mistletoe and inspire passion as well as good cheer.

The shiny green foliage of a boxwood wreath embellished with a quartet of slim satin bows captures the classic Christmas pairing of red and green. This window wreath could just as easily adorn a door or wall to make a festive statement.

An inviting wreath composed of cushion moss will thrive all year. Use some or all of the following natural materials to craft a beautiful wreath for your home.

This substantial wreath, made with long Norway spruce pinecones attached to a bed of moss, can last for years if stored properly:

Step aside, holly and mistletoe -- or at least make room for something new. The carnation is a surprisingly elegant and easygoing choice for holiday displays.

Golden beads become jewel-like decorations for a Christmas wreath. The beadwork flowers have wavy wire stems (they get their shape when the wire is wrapped around a spool).

This woodsy design is equally comfortable on an outside door or above a fireplace.

This wreath is the ideal complement to a tree filled with paper ornaments and is also lovely displayed on its own.

A wreath of puffy white pom-poms, reminiscent of snowballs, will last the entire winter season.

At this time of year, everything seems to gleam. Echo this holiday luster at home with decorations like this wreath bedecked with tinsel and glitter.

Unwrap a new wreath idea this year. Cover small containers, such as old jewelry boxes, with weatherproof paper, which will hold up outdoors, unlike wrapping paper; seal with all-weather tape. Add decorative bands in contrasting colors, if desired, and tie with ribbon. Attach to a flat wooden wreath form (ours is 18 inches) using a hot-glue gun. Affix a satin bow.

This is one of the easiest wreaths we've ever made. No fussing over symmetry or bending of boughs -- just some spray paint, a hot-glue gun, and floral wire.

A fresh cranberry wreath will last just one Christmas, but this beaded version can be used year after year.

An alternative to traditional holiday greenery, this whimsical wreath is constructed of white gumdrops. Of course, this candy wreath can be as colorful as the gumdrops you choose.

Ring in the winter holidays with an impressive yet easy-to-make decoration for the front door that packs a beribboned triple punch.

This full-bodied everlasting wreath is crafted from bundles of gold, pink, and silver glass balls on wire stems.

Brighten your walls with a wreath made of golden-hued ribbons fashioned into poinsettias.

Create this glittering decoration by trimming a noble fir wreath with silvery ornaments and sprigs of seeded eucalyptus.

A ring of cedar is festooned with amaryllis flowers and a red velveteen ribbon to create a stunning wreath perfect for your mantle or door.

Make the entrance to your home inviting to holiday visitors -- including Santa -- with bright, merry lights; their sparkle highlights the shimmering globes and greenery of this double wreath.

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A delicate-looking wreath that creates the magical effect of candles flickering in the snow is easy to make and surprisingly sturdy.

This Scandinavian-style greenery "chandelier" is an eye-catching way to draw guests to a holiday cocktail or buffet table.

Adorn a wreath with strings of cranberries and popcorn -- colorful and edible materials that, if placed outdoors, will attract wildlife. To festoon a wreath with a garland, wrap the garland around a paddle and then wind it around the wreath; secure with florist's wire.

Padding a wire wreath with straw or hay creates a full, rounded base that can support a variety of materials. Leaves, dried flowers, or even clamshells can then be pinned or glued onto the soft form -- although a straw wreath is so beautiful, you may want to hang it on its own.

Curious little hands can't reach the snowy shelves of a cupboard, where a flocked cedar wreath hangs against a creamware plate.

This shimmering wreath of faux gold leaves and branches makes a festive door display.

Festive red bells mimic the season's holly berries in this evergreen door wreath.

Decorate a wall or an interior door by hanging a holiday-card wreath.

Invite these friendly gingerbread characters to hang around for the holidays.

Popcorn strands are classic tree decorations, but you can also use them to create a wintry wreath.

When suspended from the ceiling, this impressive, ornament-laden ring of greens will thrill your guests. Its wild, earthy look comes from the tangle of lichen branches and seeded eucalyptus, which are simply tucked into noble fir wreaths. The pomegranates below are brushed with edible luster dust, adding to the glow of the red-and-green tableau.

Learn two basic techniques -- wiring materials to a metal form or applying them to a rounded straw or foam base -- and you'll be able to make an infinite variety of wreaths, from greenery wreaths meant to last through the holiday season to heirloom wreaths that can be treasured for years.

Learn our simple techniques for hanging wreaths from the wall, door, or mirror.