Here's the process and finished product.
First off, spend a few years collecting small ish boxes and desperately finding places to store them while waiting to do this project. I used predominantly some... medication boxes, chicken stock cube boxes and some cube boxes that held tiny lightbulbs. Also, start to swipe scraps of brown craft paper from work because you don't have the room for an entire roll of craft paper.
Wrap all the boxes, either singularly or a few stacked together to have different sizes in said stolen craft paper. I did a test run with tape and the tape came off within days. Hot glue those suckers.
I wasn't kidding. Do several boxes.
Find that unused ball of kitchen twine in the kitchen, and further wrap up the little packages.
Using some old cardboard and a plate, make a ring shape for the backing of the wreath. Drawing in the chunk of the plate that's missing isn't entirely neccessary.
Arrange the boxes in a pattern of your choice on the ring BEFORE GLUING THEM DOWN. Gluing each present down separately, add different layers to give some depth.
While the glue is drying, enjoy your tea and Blackadder Goes Forth on DVD while the Gerbils occasionally scurry about. Also, add some extra hot glue to the back to ensure the presents stay on the backing. You can also add some wire to the back if you think it feels a bit flimsy, I found with all the presents glued together, it was pretty stiff.
And Bam! Hang that sucka' on the nail on the door that was left behind by the previous tenants. Y'all gotta wreath my friends.
I'm really pleased with how this turned out. I had bought some Christmas swags at Michael's since they were on sale recently, and I'm still on the fence about whether they work or not. I have a red frondy looking thing, green stalks with green berries and a random gold leafy-looking thing, not sure what you'd cal it. They're really pretty, but a little big, and/or too much for the wreath. Not sure. Dang it. We'll see.
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