Showing posts with label wreath. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wreath. Show all posts
Monday, 25 November 2013
Christmas Obsessions: The Wreath
I couldn't find a wreath that I loved so decided to put together my own. My wreath sums up my Christmas theme really natural colors with a hints of red and the odd bit of gold. I made mine from a host of bits from hobby craft. The base was the 35cm tree wreath for £4 its a wire frame with fake tree spruces all over it. You can bend and move these as you like to cover or show off the other decorations you place around it. I then covered it in cinnamon sticks, berry clusters (small) & (large), mini pine cone clusters and bent them all round the wire frame. It took minutes to put together I found the key to it was using everything in multiples of an odd number and making is as unsymmetrical as you can so it has a lovely natural finish. I wreath made of natural bits would be much nicer but being as controlling as I am I wanted mine ready and I also like the idea of adding little bits to each year and keeping the same one. You can pick up the polystyrene wreath bases from Hobbycraft too where you can cover it in your tree off cuts. I picked up the gold wreath hanger from B&Q for just £3 just to finish it all off.
If you don't want to make your own I've picked out 5 of my favorite finished wreaths:
Cones and Berries Wreath - B&Q £18
Mini Red Berry Wreath - John Lewis £15
Heart Wreath - John Lewis £10
Pine Cone & Berry Wreath - Marks and Spencer £19.50
Luxury Pine Cone Wreath - Marks and Spencer £49.50
Thursday, 29 November 2012
A cheaters 'homemade' wreath
I picked all of these little bits up basically because I fell in love with the little wooden love birds decoration. I had no intention to buy a wreath but it was all so cheap I couldn't resist. All were bought from Tesco.
Wreath 97p
Lovebirds decoration 96p
Mixed mini decorations 99p
Gold Beads 99p
All of this was under £4 - so happy! I won't do a step by step it's pretty self explanatory - all of the little decorations come on green wire so are super easy to tie around the wreath. This is my last Christmas in my bedroom at home which is ridiculously pink so I thought why not girly it up whilst I have one last chance. I absolutely love it and its a little treat for my neighbours too :) The whole wreath might not make it into my new home but the cute love birds decoration will definitely be on my tree next year!
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