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Homemade Clay Olive Wreath

November 17, 2014 by jessa 9 Comments

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Homemade Clay Olive Wreath

I’ve been in love with olive wreaths and laurel wreaths for a while now. I always see them doodled on chalkboards. Of course the white chalk on black chalkboard is gorgeous and I wanted to replicate that look, but a little less one dimensional. This wreath is so easy to make and is a great statement for a wall.

Supplies ~ baking soda clay, rolling pin, craft knife, sanding block, hot glue gun and sticks, copper wire

Handmade Clay Olive Wreath

Start by rolling out your clay on some waxed paper or the glossy side of some freezer paper, about 1/4 inch thick. Then, with the craft knife, cut out long leaf shapes, some small some bigger. You can use a toothpick to draw vein down the middle if you want.

Set the leaves aside and let dry for 24 hours.

Handmade Clay Olive Wreath

 

Grab your copper wire (or any other large gauge wire) and form a ring. Use the hot glue gun to glue the ends together. The glue sticks to the copper surprisingly well.

 

Homemade Clay Olive Wreath

 

Make sure that your clay leaves are dry. If the edges have any roughness, smooth them down with a sanding block.  Then just start gluing the leaves on. You can go all the way around and then start layering them on top of one another, or just layer them from the start.

 

Handmade Clay Olive Wreath

I wanted the copper wire to show through a bit, but ended up covering it up with the leaves. Then it’s done! Hang it on a nail and enjoy for the holidays!

It’s quite striking on a dark background…

Homemade Clay Olive Wreath

Homemade Clay Olive Wreath

 

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  1. Ann Martin

    November 25, 2014 at 8:23 am

    This is such a pretty and stylish wreath – thanks for the idea!

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  2. Julie

    June 22, 2016 at 9:04 am

    So pretty and delicate, what a classy looking wreath.

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  3. Charlene Asay

    June 22, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    I have never seen anything else like this. It is very pretty. Thanks for sharing with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party this week.

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  4. ashley@biggerthanthethreeofus

    June 25, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    I adore how this turned out!

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  5. Kayla

    June 25, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    This is very elegant. I may have to try making something with that recipe.

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  6. Maxine

    June 25, 2016 at 6:46 pm

    Such a clean and simple look! I will be featuring this post on Wonderful Wednesday’s Link Party Next week!! #OMHGWW. Thanks for stopping by this week!
    Maxine

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