Whilst always wanting to make a wreath, this was a very spur of the minute decision. Wreath making has seemed a bit intimidating to me before and I think I’ve always almost shied away from it, but actually it was really straightforward. In hindsight though, I’d have worn a pair of gardening gloves to protect my hands a little from the holly leaves!
I got so absorbed I didn’t take any photos of the process at all!
I’ll fill you in on what I did anyway…
You’ll need:
holly (from a tree not far from our house)
wire coat hanger
thin, pliable wire (I used some jewellery wire I had but florists will stock a proper one I’m sure!)
dried oranges (the girls and I made last week)
pinecones (we have a wee stash)
ribbon
I moulded the coat hanger into shape and sorted my holly into pieces that were pliable. I used masking tape to secure the first pieces to the hanger and worked my way around wrapping small pieces of wire around the branches to hold them to the hanger. When I was happy with the size I started to place the oranges and pinecones. I used wire to hold these in place too.
A ribbon tied at the top and you’re done!
My hands were sore from the holly leaves but I love the fact that everything was foraged for or found in the house.
A quick wee activity that looks so gorgeous on your door or in your house.
it looks beautiful!!!
happy holidays!
Love this wreath. Most of the wreaths I've seen are made from paper etc. but the Rustic look is lovely.
Thank you for posting.