Natural Holidays Wreath

the perfect natural wreath for you holidays :)

Posted by Carotte & Lychee

Each year I made this type of wreath to decorate the front door of my house. Simple, easy and beautiful :)

Les instructions en français sont dans notre blogue : http://carottelychee.blogspot.com/2009/12/tutorial-une-couronne-de-sapin-naturel.html

1

Material for this project :

- one metal hanger
- 15 fir branches (evergreen)
- Steel wire
- On pair of wire cutter
- One hot glue gun
- pine cones, cinnamon sticks, small christmas decoration, slice of dry orange, etc.
2

Cut the handle of the metal hanger with wire cutters.
3

Using your hands, bend the metal frame to shape it like a rough circle.
4

Put the metal shape flat on the table.
5

Put one or to pieces of fir on the metal shape.
6

Tight up the fir with fine metal wire.
7

Repeat steps 5 and 6 until the metal shape is fully cover with fir. Tight up a wide ribbon at the back of the wreath.
8

Wrap up the ribbon around the wreath and tight it at the back in the end.
9

Put the wreath flat on the table.
10

Using the hot glue gun, glue pine cones, cinnamon sticks, small christmas ornaments, feathers, or whatever you feel like on the wreath.
11

Using a vantouse, stick the wreath to you door's window.