Advent wreath with dried flowers

We're slowly getting into the Christmas spirit... Are you too? An absolute must-have at Christmas time: a beautiful Advent wreath. This brings warmth and well-being into your four walls and really makes you look forward to December 24th. In previous years we have already shown you some ideas for sustainable Advent wreaths in the LIEBLINGSGLAS : with colorful candles , with water decorations , with eucalyptus or succulents and self-poured candles. This year we are following the dried flower trend and decorating four different glasses with pretty plants. The simple rapeseed wax candles find their place on our stainless steel candle holder .

DIY Zerowaste Advent Calendar

Make your own dried flowers

You decide how you want to decorate your Advent wreath. We think dried flowers look particularly nice. Have you ever dried flowers yourself? Since we are big DIY and zero-waste fans, we have a few tips for you on how to make dried flowers super easily at home:

1. Remove the small leaves from the stems.
2. Cut the flowers diagonally and place them in water for a few hours. This will allow them to absorb more water and be more stable later.
3. Tie the plants together into a bouquet.
4. Hang the bouquets upside down in a dry room.
5. Depending on the thickness of the stem, the flowers will need 1-3 weeks to dry completely.
6. Once the flowers are completely dry, you can spray them with hairspray to make them last longer.

Homemade Advent wreath

Why do we love homemade, sustainable Advent wreaths so much? Because we don't throw the Advent wreath away after Christmas, but can use the Balls Mason jars for many other purposes: meal prep, coffee to go, other decoration ideas, for freezing, and much more. The stainless steel candle holder fits all jars with a regular mouth - so you have many options for designing your Advent wreath. Whether in 4 identical jars or in completely different heights. There are no limits to your creativity. If you want to avoid the agony of choice, we have made it easy for you and put together an Advent wreath starter for you. It contains everything you need for a sustainable LIEBLINGSGLAS Advent wreath:

• 2x Ball Mason Jar | Quilted | 240ml
• 1x Ball Mason Jar | Quilted | 350ml
• 1 x Ball Mason Jar | Quilted | 120ml
• 4 x candle holders
• 4 x rapeseed candles (1 set)

The quilted glasses enchant with their unique diamond pattern and underline the cozy flair of candlelight. If you find other glasses more useful for your future use, you will find a large selection of different glasses in our shop . Now it's your turn: What will your Advent wreath look like this year? Have fun designing it :-)