Spruce and Pine Cone Wreath
| November 28, 2011 | Posted by Jessie under Artsy Stuff, Crafty Things, Dining Room, Seasonal |
We spent the weekend decorating our house for Christmas. I have tons of fun crafts to show you this week and wanted to start off with a wreath I created using branches we snipped off from the bottom of our beautiful Christmas tree {I’m claiming it’s the most perfect Christmas tree I’ve ever had-you’ll get to judge for yourself later in the week, but it’s the perfect shape and the most beautiful green}. Anyway, here’s my wreath.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- wreath form
- muslin {or other neutral fabric}
- branches from a spruce tree
- pine cones
I started by tearing off the filters from an old coffee filter wreath I made last year. It was pretty, but time to retire it.
Hiding all the scrap coffee filters, I wrapped the form in some muslin I had laying in my fabric drawer.
We had just finished decorating our tree and Mike had trimmed off some branches that were hanging low so I decided to use them for a few decorating projects. I also grabbed a bag of pine cones at the Dollar Tree {9 pine cones for $1} to add a little interest.
I used some sheers to trim the green off of the stems and started gluing them around the wreath.
After I initially glued the branches, I went back through and filled in some empty spaces. Then it was time to add the pine cones. I laid my pine cones out first to determine my spacing, the grabbed my hot glue and started sticking them down.
And that’s it. About as easy as it gets. I decided to hang it in our dining room since that room has a rustic, woodsy feel and this fits the bill. I rearranged a few times with other items from my Christmas box so you’ll see a few different shots below. I have the wreath hanging from one of the glass floating shelves. I love that barn door shelf:)
Total cost: $1. I had the muslin, wreath form, and snipped the branches from my tree so all I had to buy were the pine cones:) It’s the perfect rustic holiday wreath. What holiday decorating did you do this weekend? Anyone have a cheap wreath to share?
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so pretty and natural! i love it! would you share here?
http://oneartmama.blogspot.com/2011/11/bringing-old-school-back.html
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So pretty — I love the fresh pine! Thanks for linking up!
Thanks for hosting:)