DIY Christmas Wreath Using REAL Garland!
Lately I have been searching for natural looking faux garland. Or even natural looking faux boxwood. My problem was that anything that looked real was SUPER expensive and just not in the budget. I then had the idea to check out Lowes with the intention of buying a small boxwood bush ($6.99 per bush) to cut apart and use to create a wreath. Well... they were super tiny and wouldn't have given me enough material to work with.
I then found such a happy surprise. REAL garland! Ok, I know I'm late to the party here. Apparently I never knew Lowes carried real garland... how did I not know that?? Anyways! At $20 for 20 feet, I couldn't pass it up.
A few weeks ago I posted about my re-usable Fall wreath and how I planned to transform it into a Christmas wreath when the time came. Neither one of these wreaths use any glue, so the base is re-usable. After I took apart my Fall wreath, I was ready to create my Christmas wreath.
I first draped my garland flat on top of the base wreath. I then tied the garland down in about 5 different locations with some jute string. After that, I began placing my berry picks (found at Garden Ridge) into different areas of the wreath.
I then found such a happy surprise. REAL garland! Ok, I know I'm late to the party here. Apparently I never knew Lowes carried real garland... how did I not know that?? Anyways! At $20 for 20 feet, I couldn't pass it up.
A few weeks ago I posted about my re-usable Fall wreath and how I planned to transform it into a Christmas wreath when the time came. Neither one of these wreaths use any glue, so the base is re-usable. After I took apart my Fall wreath, I was ready to create my Christmas wreath.
I first draped my garland flat on top of the base wreath. I then tied the garland down in about 5 different locations with some jute string. After that, I began placing my berry picks (found at Garden Ridge) into different areas of the wreath.
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Now, THIS is a very nice idea. Unlike most of these... Which look like 1st grade projects. I don't want my house to resemble trailer cheap. Nice talent here!
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Very nice garland, I agree with the previous comments. What I don't agree with is the other comment. A lot of people post their projects here and they've worked very hard on them. While I may not love all of them, I do appreciate the work put into them and the time taken in sharing them. I don't think negative comments need to be made.
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