Updated 10/16/19 This is a revision of a very popular tutorial on making a Poinsettia mesh wreath. Initially, kits were available with products for this wreath and they have all since sold out.
This post appeared first in 2017, but it's still very popular today. So, we are just going to give you an update on the materials you could use for this project.
You can watch the video here. Just keep in mind that "kits" are not available at this time but you can still purchase individual supplies of most of the items or choose a substitution for the Poinsettia mesh wreath.
XX751106 24" Emerald Metallic Pencil Wreath Substitution Suggestions: Any of these wreath forms would work fine, you could also even use a lime green.
XX748806 24" Evergreen Work Wreath
XX751106 24" Metallic Emerald Pencil Wreath
XX750406 24" Emerald Green Pencil Wreath
XX750360 24" Evergreen Pencil Wreath
XX167824 10" Red Pencil Wreath Substitution Suggestion:
XX167924 10" Red Metallic Pencil Wreath
RE134124 10" Red Deluxe Wide Foil Deco Poly Mesh
RE134106 10" Emerald Green Deluxe Wide Foil Deco Poly Mesh The image below was a Poinsettia mesh wreath made with deluxe wide foil Deco mesh. 
XB98710-12 10" Red Metallic Fabric Mesh
XB98710-17 10" Emerald Green Metallic Fabric Mesh
The image below is a Poinsettia mesh wreath made with metallic fabric mesh. Fabric mesh is just a little different from the deluxe Deco poly mesh. It has a bit of polyester and this results in a more fabric feel versus plastic.
Each style of mesh holds up very well and you still have some unraveling as with any mesh product.
Mesh Substitution Suggestions:
RY850024 10" Red Matte Wide Foil Deco Mesh
XB97910-12 10" Red Fabric Mesh (no foil)
RE130106 10" Emerald Green Foil Deco Mesh Note: You can use other red and emerald green mesh styles that have less foil, or no foil at all. But you might want to buy an extra roll as these styles of mesh are not as dense and you might need to use extra petals for better coverage.
Wreaths still make up beautifully with just metallic mesh or plain mesh and no foil.
XX085108 50mm Gold Pencil Ball Ties - 6 The pencil ball ties are no longer available. You may find other similar ball ties in other colors that may work. Here's a link:
Another suggestion for a center is flower centers made of Styrofoam and twig-like product. We usually have them in yellow, green, brown.
You could use the yellow or green for the Poinsettia mesh wreath. Here's an image to show you what the flower centers look like.
MD037004 - Brown is the only color in stock right now.
MD037029 7" Yellow Flower Center - sold out right now/
MD037009 7" Green Flower Center - sold out right now.
Here's a link to a flower wreath tutorial we did using one of the premade flower centers: 2018 Fuchsia Flower Wreath
To make cutting easier, you can use a cutting mat and rotary cutter.
Here are some Amazon links for similar products. Omnigrid Self-Healing Cutting Mat Fiskars 60mm Stick Cutter
To make your petal for the Poinsettia mesh wreath, just let the mesh roll up in its natural state, pull one corner to the center and the opposing corner to the center, they can overlap a bit. Then pinch it together making a sort of "petal"
Open up one of the twists on the outer ring of the green wreath and secure the petal with a twist. Gently push the petals toward the outside in a "V" fashion. Make a second petal, the same way, open up the twist, and lay the second petal down. Now you can re-secure the twist with three or four turns and push both petals toward the outside.
You can tuck the tips of the twist to the inner part of the wreath to get them out of sight. You can also add both petals at the same time, by holding one finished petal in your hand, or with a clothespin or chip clip while you make your second petal. Here are some images of the steps for the petal. The image is of a different product,
but the technique is the same:
Let me mesh lay on it's "back"
Pull to corners to the middle, overlap a bit.
Pinch in the center.
Flip it over so the "cut" edges are on the underneath side.
Secure in a twist.
Push to the outside in a "V"
Continue working around the emerald green wreath placing two petals in each twist. Be sure to open up the twist before laying down the second petal unless you're putting two in at the same time.
Tuck the twists to the inside of the wreath, out of the way.
Outer petals finished.
After the outer ring is finished, move to the inner ring of the emerald work wreath and add to petals to each twist in the same fashion.
Outer and inner rings finished. Twists pushed to the inside of the wreath.
The petals won't be quite as crisp as they are with paper mesh, but the fabric mesh or deluxe Deco mesh still works very nicely. It will ravel also as does all woven mesh products.
It helps to clip strings versus pulling. You may have to clip some along the way if they get tangled up and then clip again when you're finished. 
Next, you're ready to add your second wreath. Stack the 10" red pencil wreath right on top of the 24" emerald green wreath. It fits nicely in the center.
Attach the wreath using four large zip ties. Secure the zip ties around both wreaths but don't pull tightly yet.
After you get all four attached, tighten up one a little, then another, and so forth so your wreath will stay centered and not be off to one side.
The 10" pencil wreath actually measures 10" across the widest ring. Doing the "stacked" method for this project makes for a larger wreath and the leaves show more.
Once the 10" wreath is secured, just snip off the end of the zip ties using wire cutters, not your scissors.
Before you start adding your red petals, you need to place a couple of chenille stems across the center of the 10" wreath to provide a place to add in some extra petals once you've gone around the outer and inner rings on the 10" wreath.
Just make a "crossbar" by attaching two chenille stems. We also reinforced the center with another chenille stem. *Note You may can eliminate this step if you are not using pencil tie balls.
For instance, if you use the premade flower center, you can just position it in the center and secure with some hot glue or better yet, place about a 2" piece of a wooden floral pick in about four places. Use the floral picks to secure to the wreath form with chenille stems.
You could also use zip ties or a few strands of floral wire or heavier wire for this step too. Next, you're ready to make your red petals out of the red fabric (or deluxe) mesh. Cut the entire roll up into 10" pieces.
The fabric mesh is the same material as the emerald green mesh.
These two mesh products don't have to be the same, you could use Deco Poly Mesh for leaves and or the flower petals, paper mesh or poly burlap.
Make the red petals the same way as the green. Place two petals in each twist, starting on the outer ring of the 10" red pencil wreath.
After the outer ring is complete, move to the inner ring and add two petals. Be sure to continue to push them toward the outside in a "V" and tuck the tips of the twists to the inside of the wreath.
After the outer and inner rings are complete, you will still have a fairly large size opening to fill. This is another reason for using the stacked method of wreaths.
The 10" pencil wreath has a small opening in the center than a 24" wreath. To fill up this center more, now we are going to make "picks" out of two petals. Make the red petals in the same fashion, but this time hold the two pinched petals in your hand. Take half of a chenille stem (red if you have it) and place the chenille stem over the pinched area, twist from the back under the petals making a "pick."
Here's an image of a "pick" (it's from a previous tutorial, but the technique is the same).
Spread the chenille stem over one of the four crossbar stems and secure the "petal pick" from the underneath side.
Make three more petal picks and attach them the same way, placing one over each of your crossbars. Now with the addition of the four extra picks (8 more petals total), we have filled in the center a little more.
You should still have a couple of pieces of red mesh so just hold on to these until you're finished in case there is a hole or gap somewhere that you need a little fill. Flip the wreath to the back and work on making the twist neater if you like.
Personally, all I worry about when looking at the back is to make sure there aren't any sharp edges exposed that might scratch your door or wall. Now if you need to put a wreath on a glass door...you have to cover the back with something.
Ball Ties: The pencil ball ties are so handy! They are a great tool for making garlands, securing things to your tree or wreath and much more. 
The balls on these pencil ties measure about 1.5" If you have seen some of our previous Poinsettia tutorials, the balls may have been a little larger and we may have used less pencil ties that we are today.
But for this wreath, we put three in and then decided to add two more. You can just experiment with the fullness you want in the center of your wreath, you might not want to use them all. Five ball ties will be in the kits though.
To add the ball ties, place the ball up through the middle of your cross-section from the back. Put one ball in one quadrant and the other in the opposite quadrant. Insert another ball tie the same way.
Gently twist the balls together, being careful not to pull the ball tie off it's stem. Just keep adding the ball ties from the underneath side until you get the center as full as you like.
Again, be careful not to twist them so tight it pulls the balls off the tie. If this does happen, use a little hot glue to re-secure.
*Note Omit this step if ball ties are not available or use the premade flower center. There are other ways to make flower centers too for sure.
Here's a link to a blog post that we did on a sunflower wreath tutorial. The center was made using a Styrofoam round and felt. You could make it out of any color needed. Here's an image as an example.
Here's another image with a center we made out of a 6" Styrofoam round covered with green moss.
This pretty much finishes your Poinsettia mesh wreath! Just check the back for anything sharp and clip strings.
Make a hanger for the back of your wreath using a chenille stem or zip tie. The wreath measured about 28" on completion.
We hope you enjoyed the tutorial for the Poinsettia mesh wreath and remember, you can make this in a variety of colors, wreath colors, mesh types, etc.
If you have any questions on creating a Poinsettia mesh wreath like this, just leave us a comment and we'll be glad to help!
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