Make a Homemade DIY Christmas Topiary Out of a Tomato Cage
Today, I'll show you how to create a homemade DIY Christmas topiary using basic materials such as a tomato cage, chicken wire, and festive decorations. Watch as a simple frame transforms into a cute holiday topiary. Let's get started!
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Tools and materials
- Tomato cage
- Pipe cleaner
- Chicken wire
- Wire cutters
- Garlands
- Hot glue (optional)
- Evergreen picks
- Holly picks
- Urn
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How to make a Christmas topiary
1. Cut off the top of a tomato cage
The first thing I did was take a tomato cage. I cut up the top two rings and I'm just keeping the bottom two rings.
2. Tie the top of the tomato cage with a pipe cleaner
Take these three ends with a pipe cleaner and just secure them really well. I'm going to weave this up and in and out to make sure that they do not pop apart.
3. Secure chicken wire with pipe cleaners
Now I have my craft chicken wire, which I'm going to take and secure around the bottom. I've taken some pipe cleaners and cut them into thirds. I'm going to work my way around the base attaching the chicken wire.
4. Trim the excess chicken wire
Now I'm going to cut off the excess and attach it as we go up. We're gonna use this extra on the top so it's vaguely like a tree.
5. Wrap garlands around the base
I picked up several of these garlands from the dollar store. These are a great base. Just wrap these around the tomato cage. They have wire in them so you can just use that to secure it.
6. Add evergreen picks
Now I'm going to dress it up with some fancier evergreens. I've taken five of these stems and cut them apart into small pieces. I'm going to start down at the bottom and stick them right into the chicken wire. They will hold pretty well.
If you want this to be permanent, or use it year after year, you can put some hot glue on them.
7. Add holly picks
I have a stem of holly that has a little glitter on it, so it looks like it's icy. I've cut that into small pieces and I'm just going to add some of them throughout our tree.
8. Place on top of an urn
So I have my tree all done and I could set it right on here, but I have these urns that I use for different things. I thought this would make a really nice base and give our tree some height.
Homemade DIY Christmas topiary
There we go, we have our homemade DIY Christmas topiary ready. I hope you like this project and I look forward to seeing you again next time. Let me know what you think in the comments below.
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