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 glamorous ideas using shimenawa and mizuhiki (21–30)
A festive shimenawa wreath featuring a decorative folding fan
Let’s decorate your entryway or room with a striking wreath! Buying one from a supermarket or shopping center is great, but making it by hand lets you tailor it to your taste and interior, which is the real charm.
You’ll need items like dahlias, a pine mix pick, roses, modern mizuhiki color balls, a New Year’s fan ornament, a craft shimenawa base, a glue gun, and more.
We set blue as the theme color when gathering materials, so it comes together as a cohesive and beautiful New Year’s wreath.
Give it a try!
New Year wreath with braided straw decoration and artificial flowers
You can get all the materials at a 100-yen shop! This is a great idea for anyone who wants to try handmade crafts casually.
What you’ll need includes: a pine mix pick, pine pick, mizuhiki modern color balls, two-tone cord tassel decoration, peony, dahlia, pine, a 15 cm wreath base, mizuhiki fan wire, a glue gun, and more.
When preparing materials, it’s a good idea to decide on a theme color.
Also, before gluing, lay out the materials to visualize your design.
It’s also fun to check out the New Year’s section at 100-yen shops to expand your variations!
Handmade New Year’s wreaths! A collection of gorgeous ideas using shimenawa and mizuhiki (31–40)
Phalaenopsis orchid shimenawa wreath
Recommended for those who want to make a compact shimenawa wreath! It may be small, but with the right decorations you can create a wreath with a big impact.
If you have limited space to display it or prefer a smaller wreath, be sure to use this as a reference.
The materials you’ll need include colored paper cord, TANT paper, double-sided origami paper in red and gold, a circular craft punch, a large heart-shaped craft punch, a small heart-shaped craft punch, wood glue, and a glue container.
By cutting the materials and arranging them like mizuhiki cords, and using origami to create a fan-like finish, it looks like a craft you can enjoy making together with children while helping each other.
New Year’s wreath with young pine branches
Simple yet strikingly dynamic design is the charm! It’s an idea we’d love even beginners or those who feel they’re not good at handmade crafts to try.
You’ll need three branches of young pine (wakamatsu), three sprigs of nandina berries, ten stalks of rice ears, three strands of club moss (hikage-no-kazura), a 15 cm shimenawa wreath, garden shears, and floral wire.
You can find these at florists and similar shops, so gathering the materials should be exciting too.
The video carefully explains the key points and steps, so be sure to use it as a reference.
A shimenawa wreath with cute translucency made using Decolap
This is a shimenawa wreath made with sheer materials that give it a light, cute feel.
The method is very simple: first layer bubble wrap over decorative wrap, then roll it up tightly from one end to form a single rope.
Make two of these, then repeatedly twist to the right while bringing the strand to the left to braid it into the shape of a shimenawa.
Once the shape is formed, secure it firmly with cable ties and trim any excess to complete the base.
Finally, add your preferred decorations to enhance the look and create an original shimenawa.
The key point is how the transparency of the bubble wrap overlaps with the color of the decorative wrap, letting light pass through and sparkle.
It’s an easy project that still looks great, so it’s highly recommended.
Figure-eight shimenawa wreath
When it comes to New Year’s decorations, the shimenawa hung at the entrance is iconic.
Because of its ring shape, it brings to mind a wreath as well.
This is a festive arrangement that evokes the airy feel of a shimenawa ring while incorporating Western-style elements.
Using a braided cord as the base, you decorate it with artificial flowers suited to the season, mizuhiki cords that strongly convey celebratory vibes, and bell motifs that suggest a sense of luxury.
The fun part is being able to add decorations freely—keep in mind what you want to highlight, and proceed while considering the overall color balance.
New Year wreath made with an ornamental base
Attach artificial flowers and New Year’s ornaments to the circular base and finish it like a wreath.
By being mindful of the spacing between each decoration as you attach them, you can showcase the base’s pattern nicely.
If you’re aiming for a wreath, place a hanger-equipped ornament at the top, and then attach the remaining decorations along the outer rim.
Be intentional about your choice of ornaments and artificial flowers, as well as the balance of their placement, and create a wreath in your own style.