This is how to Make a Tangerine Wreath.

This is a great citrus wreath to give to neighbors or teachers, family, and friends for Christmas. It is healthy, festive, and beautiful.

I think it is so well-liked because it looks cute/classy, and is festive since citrus is a winter-time food.

Another great thing about this project is that you only need a few supplies.

These are easy to make. They take about 3 minutes each if you are making them alone. See the video tutorial on this page on how to make them.

Supply List for a Cellophane Tangerine Wreath

Cellophane 2+ Mil thick

Tangerines (6-8 per wreath)

String or natural raffia paper ribbon, or jute string.

Paper Tags

Pilot Gold Marker

Sharpie Silver Marker

Pine springs (I just cut them from my tree outside)

Dried clementine/tangerine slice—tutorial (optional) these wreaths look very pretty with a dried tangerine/clementine attached.

String– I love this red and white one to attach a tag and/or dried tangerine slice.

How to make a Cellophane Tangerine Wreath

Watch the video on this page and/or continue reading.

Optional- Get the tangerines drying in your oven if you wish to attach them to this wreath. I did a tutorial/post/video on how to dry clementine slices here. Note- Make sure to make a hole in each clementine/tangerine before drying it.

First, take a good roll of cellophane and roll it out on the table. Don’t use super thin cellophane; anything 2+ Mil thick or thicker will hold the tangerines just fine.

Next, place 7-8 tangerines on it in a row leaving an inch and a half in between each tangerine and about 6 inches on either end.

Cut the cellophane to size.

Tip- You could now use this length to cut out many sheets of cellophane if you are making many of these wreaths.

Fold over one side and kind of roll the tangerines on top of the folded edge to hold it down.

Then, fold over about an inch of the exposed side to make it look nicer when you fold that over the tangerines to wrap them up. The folded edge just makes it look a lot nicer than the exposed edge.

Begin tying string or twine in between each tangerine in the middle and work your way out to either side.

I started with 8 tangerines and ended up using only 7 because I felt it made a nice wreath size and the fewer I used the more wreaths I could make.

Once you have tied a bow in between each tangerine, bring the two ends together and tie a double knot with twine leaving 10+ inches of twine on each end to make a big bow once the tag and pine needles have been added.

Next, I took a few sprigs of one of my pine trees and added it to the wreath. You can also buy springs of pine needles at a local store if you do not have pine trees.