If you’re looking for a fun and festive decoration for your front door this holiday season, look no further than this Toy Soldier wreath rail! It’s so easy to make and it will add such personality to your home. You’ll be the envy of the neighborhood with this one-of-a-kind wreath rail! Best of all, it doesn’t require any special crafting skills – just some simple materials found at most craft stores. Let me show you how I made mine…

This year our family decided that we wanted to do something different when decorating for Christmas. We wanted our decorations to have meaning behind them instead of being random pieces thrown up on the mantle or tree just because they were pretty. A toy soldier is one of those beautiful things we like to decorate our house with and has been our tradition for years.

How to Decorate a Toy Soldier Wreath Rail

Decorate Your Own Toy Soldier Wreath Rail

You can easily create this wreath in no time at all and then enjoy it all season long without any extra effort! This project uses only craft supplies that you might already have around the house, so there’s no need to run out and buy anything special to get started.This post will introduce you to making a toy soldier wreath with step by step instructions on how easy it is.

Materials you will need to make your wreath rail

Toy Soldier Wreath Rail
10” Deco Mesh (blue and white)
Pipe Cleaners
Ribbon Tail Board
Rotary Cutter
Tubing (Christmas themed)
Ornaments (Red, Blue, Gold)
1- 2.5” Ribbon ( Red and Gold)
2- 1.5″ Ribbon (blue burlap, red sheer)

Instructions for DIY Toy Soldier Wreath Rail

Start attaching your pipe cleaners. You are going to tie 5 across the middle of the board.
Take your rotary cutter and cut 5 pieces of 10” blue and white mesh and make one ruffle for every twist tie. Roll up the edges a little bit and then scrunch it up the center. Add the center part of the ruffle to the ties.
Next, I use my ribbon tail board to cut out 5 pieces of 2.5” red and gold ribbon, 1.5” blue burlap and red sheer ribbon. I wrap it around my board 5 times and I cut it off from the roll, remove the wrapped around ribbon, and cut the wrap where they all meet at the top. Once I have my 5-pieces of all three ribbons I will trim the ends of the tails on the ribbon in angle or dovetail.
Then you will get one piece of red and gold, blue burlap, and the red sheer, and fold them in half and pinch the center together. I put the green on bottom, Halloween in the middle and the ghost ribbon on top. Attach the center pinch to the first twist tie on the wreath rail. Repeat with the remaining ribbon tails and twist ties leaving the second pipe cleaner alone for the bow. Spread out your center tails in Xs and then Ks at both ends.
To add some texture and bring out all of the colors to your design, start by cutting 6- 20” of the Christmas tubing, take two pieces and make it into a lasso. Pinch the middle to make a bow, lay straight on the twist tie and twist it in. Repeat this to all of the twist ties except for the second pipe cleaner you are going to leave for your bow.
Now a bow! Take two pipe cleaners and twist the ends together for your bow. Grab your ribbons. Start with a 2.5” red and gold ribbon, measure a 8” tail, pinch and hold onto then twist the ribbon and then measure it. Then make a 5” loop by measuring 10” on a measuring board and then twist. Make another loop on the other side then trim after a 8” tail.
I next added the 1.5” blue burlap ribbon, measured out a 8” tail, pinch and hold onto then twist the ribbon and then measured it. Then make a 5” loop by measuring 10” on a measuring board and then twist. Make another loop on the other side then trim after a 8” tail.
Now use the 1.5” red sheer, to repeat the same process making a 5” loop and 8” ribbon tails.
Take two pipe cleaners and twist the ends together to make one long pipe cleaner. Remove your bow from your fingers and use the long pipe cleaner to secure the center of the bow, twisting it off at the back nice and tight.
Use the pipe cleaners on the bow to push through the mesh and attach the bow to the wreath rail.
Finally take the gold, red, and blue ornaments and stick them through out your wreath rail for some extra fun!

This DIY Toy Soldier Wreath Rail is an easy and inexpensive way to make your home feel like a winter wonderland. If you want to add some cheer in the form of festive decor, this project will be perfect for you. Your wreath rail is 100% customizable so you can use any colors and shapes—or even mix them up if you prefer something more abstract than traditional holiday reds and greens. Let us know how yours turned out by tagging HotMeshMom on Facebook.

DIY Toy Soldier Wreath Rail

Recipe by Kari Gustafson

Supplies

Toy Soldier Wreath Rail
10” Deco Mesh (blue and white)
Pipe Cleaners
Ribbon Tail Board
Rotary Cutter
Tubing (Christmas themed)
Ornaments (Red, Blue, Gold)
1- 2.5” Ribbon ( Red and Gold)
2- 1.5 Ribbon (blue burlap, red sheer)

Directions

Start attaching your pipe cleaners. You are going to tie 5 across the middle of the board.
Take your rotary cutter and cut 5 pieces of 10” blue and white mesh and make one ruffle for every twist tie. Roll up the edges a little bit and then scrunch it up the center. Add the center part of the ruffle to the ties.
Next, I use my ribbon tail board to cut out 5 pieces of 2.5” red and gold ribbon, 1.5” blue burlap and red sheer ribbon. I wrap it around my board 5 times and I cut it off from the roll, remove the wrapped around ribbon, and cut the wrap where they all meet at the top. Once I have my 5-pieces of all three ribbons I will trim the ends of the tails on the ribbon in angle or dovetail.
Then you will get one piece of red and gold, blue burlap, and the red sheer, and fold them in half and pinch the center together. I put the green on bottom, halloween in the middle and the ghost ribbon on top. Attach the center pinch to the first twist tie on the wreath rail. Repeat with the remaining ribbon tails and twist ties leaving the second pipe cleaner alone for the bow. Spread out your center tails in Xs and then Ks at both ends.
To add some texture and bring out all of the colors to your design, start by cutting 6- 20” of the christmas tubing, take two pieces and make it into a lasso. Pinch the middle to make a bow, lay straight on the twist tie and twist it in. Repeat this to all of the twist ties except for the second pipe cleaner you are going to leave for your bow.
Now a bow! Take two pipe cleaners and twist the ends together for your bow. Grab your ribbons. Start with a 2.5” red and gold ribbon, measure a 8” tail, pinch and hold onto then twist the ribbon and then measure it. Then make a 5” loop by measuring 10” on a measuring board and then twist. Make another loop on the other side then trim after a 8” tail.
next added the 1.5” blue burlap ribbon, measured out a 8” tail, pinch and hold onto then twist the ribbon and then measured it. Then make a 5” loop by measuring 10” on a measuring board and then twist. Make another loop on the other side then trim after a 8” tail.
Now use the 1.5” red sheer, to repeat the same process making a 5” loop and 8” ribbon tails.
Take two pipe cleaners and twist the ends together to make one long pipe cleaner. Remove your bow from your fingers and use the long pipe cleaner to secure the center of the bow, twisting it off at the back nice and tight.
Use the pipe cleaners on the bow to push through the mesh and attach the bow to the wreath rail.
Finally take the gold, red, and blue ornaments and stick them through out your wreath rail for some extra fun!