Making a Christmas Wreath

You can make a wreath with the trimmings from your Christmas tree.  It is much easier than you'd think, or at least than I thought.  All you need is a wire wreath frame, some floral tape and wire and your tree trimmings.

I got my wire wreath frame from JoAnn. I got a small one because I wanted it to hang from a small wreath stand, but you can get any size that you think will accommodate your trimmings.  By the way, they go a lot farther than you would think.

 

Use clippers to snip your trimmings into small, easy to work with pieces that you will attach to your wreath frame.  Try to snip them into symmetrical pieces that will blend nicely with others.  Place your trimmed branch onto the frame in the direction you want the branches to flow.  Wrap the floral wire around the bottom of the branch to affix it to the frame.

If you have a larger branch with a thicker stem, and it seems hard to get the stem to lay flat onto the wreath frame, wrap it with floral tape.  This will hold it tight and flat.  Continue to add branches all the way around until your wreath is complete.

That's it.  Add a bow with your favorite Christmas ribbon and you have a fresh pine wreath for your Christmas stash!

My Stash of Materials:

Wire wreath

Clippers

Christmas tree trimmings, or anything else

Floral wire

Floral tape