Two Easy Vintage Wreaths with paper decor printables

My favorite Christmas decor all has similar white and creme features.

This year I wanted my wreaths to have some vintage charm.

Adding simple paper elements to two grapevine wreaths made vintage easy.

Simplicity is the name of the game for these wreath projects.

A "less is more" touch, along with easy cut-out paper elements,

is what creates their vintage feeling.

 Both start with a simple grapevine wreath.

Add a single seasonal spray.  

{These silver or red 'berries' are from Hobby Lobby}. 

  And then add a holiday element.  

For this wreath it was a simple bird cut out of music paper and outlined in glitter.  

Tuck him in a safe place in the wreath.

 Add some vintage or gauzy wire ribbon with a bow.  

{see my "how to make a simple bow tutorial here}.

Perfect vintage style wreath for any area.

Here is the printable for the simple bird.

For my second wreath,

I used a silver spray and a white glitter bird ornament in this one.

Instead of a ribbon bow, 

I made a paper one out of printed wrapping paper.

 I added a button...{it looked like it needed it.}

 The paper bow is very easy. I followed the template from blogger Jessica Jones.

Her template is below.  I altered it slightly to make it layered and larger.

Paper bow template from howaboutorange.blogspot.com

Have fun with adding your own vintage elements to your wreaths!

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