Unlocking 5 Creative Ways to Craft Tet Decorations for the Year of the Tiger 2024

1. Crafting a Simple Tet Decoration

This is the simplest and most cost-effective Tet decoration model that anyone can create. You can utilize household items to both decorate and save costs. The materials and steps for making a simple Tet decoration using copper are as follows:

Materials:

• Roll of copper wire or long copper string
• Red and yellow construction paper
• Fake flowers, decorative items, tassel string
• Yarn
• Hot glue gun, candle glue

Procedure:

• Step 1: Start by using zinc or steel wire, wrap it into a circular shape of any size. Then, use yarn to wrap around the newly created circle.
• Step 2: Use another piece of yarn to create the hanging string.
• Step 3: Cut yellow and red construction paper into rectangular shapes. Then, fold them into circular and crescent shapes as per the template.
• Step 4: Attach various decorations, artificial flowers, yarn tassels, and the folded paper fan onto the circular zinc frame securely using a hot glue gun.

If you don't have yarn at home, you can use embroidery thread to wrap around the zinc circle.

2. Creating a Beautiful Tet Decorative Wreath

How to make a Tet decorative wreath for door hanging, the second method also utilizes recycled materials found at home, but the process is more intricate, resulting in a visually appealing finished product.

Materials:

• Large-sized cardboard sheets
• Faux cherry blossom branches, artificial flowers, and decorative accessories
• Ribbon string
• Red envelope
• Glue gun, wax glue
• Red art paper

Procedure:

• Step 1: Cut the cardboard into a circular shape with an outer diameter of about 40-42cm and an inner diameter ranging from 35-38cm

• Step 2: Use wax glue to secure one end of the ribbon string to the cardboard circle just made, then wrap the entire circle until closed. Create a connection point at the top for hanging the wreath after completion.
• Step 3: Cut the art paper into a 13x40cm rectangle. Then, fold and pleat it into a fan shape. If your household has hole punches, you can use them to create additional round holes on the fan's wings, making the finished product more unique.
• Step 4: Attach faux cherry blossom branches, flowers, and decorative accessories to the cardboard circle frame as in the template. Use wax glue to securely bond the items together.

In addition to decorating as shown in the template, you can customize based on preferences and available decorative items at home to create beautiful, eye-catching Tet decorative wreaths that are more innovative.

3. Creating a Tet Door Hanging Decorative Wreath

The third wreath design is relatively simple to make, but most of the decorative accessories need to be purchased externally. You can refer to the following method of making Tet hanging wreaths:

Materials:

• Dry bamboo branches, zinc wire, steel wire
• Faux cherry blossom branches, golden thread-trimmed decorative flowers, Tet decorations
• LED lights
• Woven heart-shaped string
• Wax glue, glue gun

Procedure:

• Step 1: Use dry bamboo branches woven together into a circular frame or use thick zinc wire, steel wire to create the circular frame. Use red woven heart-shaped string to wrap the entire frame.
• Step 2: Use Tet decorative hanging string to secure and tie at the top of the circle for both decoration and hanging purposes after completion.
• Step 3: Use a glue gun to attach the decorative items to the circular frame in the following order: Faux cherry blossom branches > Golden thread-trimmed artificial flowers > LED lights as shown in the template

4. Creating a Tet Decorative Wreath with Apricot Blossoms

The Tet decorative wreath with apricot blossoms is the most challenging design, as all the materials are entirely handmade. The steps are as follows:

Materials:

• Yellow, green, and white crepe paper
• Floral wire
• Orange marker pen
• Pliers, scissors, glue gun, wax glue
• Faux cherry blossom branches
• Foam core tube
• Roll of burlap ribbon

Procedure:

• Step 1: Cut yellow crepe paper into 20 rectangles of 14×4.5cm. Fold each rectangle in half and gather it along the horizontal fold. Twist the gathered part into a circle, fold it in half again, adjust the petals to make them plump and natural, then use wax glue to secure the petals.

• Step 2: Creating apricot blossom stamens: Cut white crepe paper into 4 rectangles of 15x5cm. Use an orange marker pen to color the top part of the paper on both sides. Next, use scissors to cut strands with a height approximately 2/3 of the rectangle's height. Use your fingers to round each strand. Finally, roll the rectangle vertically to create the stamen.

• Step 3: Cut a sheet of cardboard into a small circular shape to make the base of the apricot blossom. Use a glue gun to attach the petals to the circular base made of paper. Each flower will have 5 petals, and then glue the stamen into the center.
• Step 4: Cut green crepe paper into 8 rectangles of 8x4cm. Use scissors to cut diagonally across the rectangle to create 4 small triangles. Attach floral wire to the longest edge of the triangle just made. Then, symmetrically attach the other triangle across the floral wire axis. Use scissors to trim it into a leaf shape

• Step 5: Use a foam core tube to create a circular shape. Next, use a glue gun to secure one end of the burlap ribbon roll into the foam core tube, then wrap it until closed.
• Step 6: Finally, adhere all decorations according to the template to create the Tet decorative apricot blossom wreath

5. Some Models of Making Decorative Tet 2024 Peach Blossom Wreaths

Here are some other methods of making decorative Tet 2024 peach blossom wreaths with similar steps for your reference:

The article above has detailed the materials and simple methods of making beautiful Tet decorative wreaths that you can try for the upcoming Tet. The materials and decorations can be purchased directly from bookstores, handmade craft stores, or online marketplaces. Wishing you success in creating beautiful and innovative decorative wreaths.