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Updated: Apr 3, 2022 by Kris Jarrett

DIY Star Anise Wreaths

Looking for a fun and easy DIY for the holidays? I’ll show you the step by step of how to make a star anise wreath! 

A few years back I bought a large star anise wreath for our front door and loved not only how it looked but also how amazing it smelled (if you’re not familiar with star anise, it smells like licorice!). So when I started scheming up ideas for small wreaths I could DIY to add to the back of our dining room chairs, I thought about how cute little star anise wreaths would be so I set out to make my own. I’m so happy with how they turned out: Fragrant star anise wreaths tied onto the back of dining chairs for the holidays

It was a pretty simply DIY project to do – today I’m sharing the step by step so you can create them too! (post includes affiliate links – full disclosure statement available {here})

Star Anise Wreath Supplies

The supplies that you need are

  • 8″ rounded foam wreaths such as {these}  
  • Brown burlap – you can buy two yards of fabric such as {this} and cut it into strips or buy a roll like {this} and cut it down the middle.
  • Whole star anise, which can be found online {here} or locally at Asian grocery stores. You can also find star anise at spice stores but you’ll typically pay much more it.
  • Wire edged ribbon for hanging (you can find my favorite sources for ribbon {here}) 
  • Hot glue gun such as {this one}

How to Make YourStar Anise Wreath

1. Cut Your Burlap Into Strips & Wrap It

Cut your burlap into long strips 2-3″ wide and hot glue the end of your first strip to the back of the wreath. Next, wrap the burlap around the wreath, pulling it tight as you go. I used two long burlap strips for each wreath, gluing the end of the first strip and the beginning of the second strip to the back of the wreath and continuing to wrap it around until the entire wreath was covered. Hot glue the end of your last strip to the back.

2. Glue on the Star Anise

Now you can star gluing on the star anise.  Simply put a generous dot of hot glue on the back of each piece of star anise and stick it on. It’s a little bit of a puzzle (which I found to be sickly fun), fitting the star anise pieces together as closely as possible. Sometimes you’ll have to break off an arm or two of the star for the best fit. Cover the entire surface of the wreath except for the back. It’s very simple and easy but does take a fair amount of time – I did while watching TV so the time passed quickly but each wreath took me over an hour. 

3. Use Wire Edged Ribbon to Tie them onto Your Chairs

Finally, simply tie the wreath to the top of your dining chair with wire edged ribbon:

Star anise wreaths tied onto the back of dining chairs are part of this festive holiday table

Dining room decorated for Christmas with star anise wreaths on the chair backs

I’ve used them for several years in a row now with a simple change of ribbon from year to year:
Star anise wreaths hung with plaid ribbon on the backs of dining room chairs - love this for Christmas!
 
Dining room centerpieces of greenery mixed with berry branches
 
Small star anise wreaths tied to ladderback chairs for Christmas
 
Love the star anise wreaths tied onto the backs of her dining room chairs for Christmas!

These wreaths would also look great in other areas of your home, such as hung over a large mirror. I hope you guys enjoy making them as much as I did!

 
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Comments

  1. Stacey {steward of design} says

    December 14, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    Kris, your house looks so good! I so love those wreaths!

    Reply
    • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

      December 14, 2012 at 8:32 pm

      Thanks Stacey!

      Reply
  2. Carla says

    December 15, 2012 at 11:16 pm

    Kris, your house looks amazing! I love your table decorations, you have gone to so much effort and it has really paid off, it looks divine!

    Reply
    • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

      December 16, 2012 at 11:23 pm

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    December 22, 2012 at 9:52 am

    So glad I just found your post. What a wonderful site!

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    • Kris @ Driven by Décor says

      December 27, 2012 at 6:17 pm

      Thanks – glad that you stumbled upon Driven by Décor!

      Reply
  4. Wendy says

    November 05, 2017 at 11:07 pm

    Kris this was such a great post. Nice to see how you break it all down. Lovely decorations and using as much of the environment with
    out buying product to create designs. Loved it.

    Reply
    • Kris Jarrett says

      November 07, 2017 at 11:42 pm

      Thanks so much Wendy! I look forward to using them every year!

      Reply
      • Mary says

        December 28, 2017 at 7:33 pm

        I love your Anise Wreathes. How many pounds of Anise will cover your 10 inch wreath?
        Mary

        Reply
        • Kris Jarrett says

          January 15, 2018 at 10:35 pm

          Thanks Mary! It’s been so long since I did this project that I’m embarrassed to say that I don’t remember! Sorry!

          Reply

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