Handmade New Year’s wreaths: A collection of festive ideas using shimenawa and mizuhiki
How about brightening up your front entrance or rooms for New Year’s with a handmade wreath? From arrangements inspired by shimenawa ropes, to pieces with a gentle feel using fabric scraps or tissue paper, to stylish designs finished with mizuhiki cords or craft tape, there are countless ways to make a New Year’s wreath.
In this article, we introduce easy, handmade New Year’s wreath ideas you can try with materials you already have.
You can incorporate auspicious red-and-white or gold accents, add lavish decorations to celebrate the new year in style, and create all kinds of variations with a bit of ingenuity.
Let’s get ready to welcome the new year while enjoying heartfelt, handmade creations!
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Handmade New Year’s Wreaths! A Collection of Gorgeous Ideas Using Shimenawa and Mizuhiki (11–20)
Craft band wreath
If you enjoy handmade crafts as a hobby, you may already know that you can make all kinds of things with craft bands.
Craft bands were originally strings made of paper used to tie the mouths of rice bags, and lately more and more people are using them to handmake items like bags, storage cases, and various decorations.
So why not try making a New Year’s wreath with craft bands too? Craft band projects are created by weaving, and for a wreath, the recommended method is the “scale weave.” Once the wreath is finished, just decorate it as you like and you’re done.
You can use any colors you prefer, but using red and white will give it a more traditional New Year’s look!
Chic, natural-style shimenawa wreath
A beautifully natural and chic mini shimenawa that seems to suit any room’s atmosphere.
The simple gray-and-white base is elegantly accented with green and white mizuhiki cords.
Recommended materials include dried flowers such as dusty miller, wild rose, and pampas grass, as well as preserved flowers like lagurus and baby’s breath.
Its calm look makes it perfect for displaying in the living room or kitchen, bringing a sense of ease and gentle freshness even during the busy New Year season.
Wreath made with dried flowers
When people think of shimenawa, the simple, single-strand type is the most common, but lately shimenawa wreaths—circular shimenawa decorated with ornaments—have been drawing attention.
You can decorate them to suit your own taste, keeping the New Year atmosphere that shimenawa convey while finishing the piece to match your desired image.
For those who like natural-style decorations or flowers, a shimenawa wreath made with dried flowers is especially recommended.
Prepare a wreath base and your favorite dried flowers, then secure everything with wire and a hot glue gun while checking the overall balance.
Pom-pom wreath
Here’s a handmade wreath you can easily make using materials from 100-yen shops and similar stores.
Try creating a New Year’s shimenawa-style wreath with soft, cozy yarn pom-poms.
Simply roll yarn in your favorite colors and textures into balls to make plenty of pom-poms.
Attach them to a wreath base with a hot glue gun.
Fill the gaps with accents like pinecones or holly, arranging them for good balance, and you’re done.
Using New Year’s colors or red-and-white yarn is also auspicious and charming.
Welcome the New Year with an original decorative wreath to make the season extra special.
Trefoil Knot Wreath
The three-leaf knot, also known as the clover knot, is a type of decorative knot.
Because its three interlocking loops never come undone, it’s considered an auspicious way of tying that brings people together.
This technique is even used by overseas artists in sculptures and in product logos.
A wreath that uses this celebratory knot is perfect for the New Year.
Twist a braid made from craft paper to form a three-leaf knot, then add lucky ornaments like pine, a beckoning cat (maneki-neko), and nandina berries.
If you’re tired of round wreaths or traditional shimenawa decorations, give this a try!
Camellia and Mizuhiki wreath
In addition to symbolizing prosperity, camellias are considered auspicious because the red-and-white combination represents good fortune, making them a popular flower for New Year’s decorations.
So let’s handcraft a wreath using the motif of these charming, rounded camellia blossoms.
A camellia flower can be made from three parts: the petals, the yellow pistils and stamens at the center, and the leaves.
The tools you’ll need are just scissors, glue, and chopsticks, and the materials are construction paper and plastic bottle caps.
Once you’ve made the flowers, simply attach them to a circle of mizuhiki cord in your preferred color, and you’re done.
It’s simple yet refined—a lovely wreath.
Handmade New Year’s wreaths! A collection of glamorous ideas using shimenawa and mizuhiki (21–30)
Daruma wall decoration made with paper plates
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A friendly, paper-plate Daruma wall decoration that feels warm and humorous.
First, cut out the center of a craft paper plate, punch a hole at the top, and thread a red string through it to prepare it for hanging.
Place a paper-made Daruma face and body in the center, then add festive New Year motifs like pine, bamboo, and plum around it for extra flair.
By drawing different expressions and changing the background colors or arrangement of decorations, you can create a unique piece.
It’s a fun craft to make with children, and once finished, it brightens up the space when hung on the wall.
An easy yet striking idea that elevates the New Year mood.
