Countdown to Christmas- Crafts

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Making a boxwood wreath from the clippings from the hedge in Chincoteague was our recreation while at Meredith’s house.  We started with a grapevine wreath for the base and then jammed as many long pieces of boxwood into the frame that would fit.

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Then we made smaller bunches of the tips and magnolia leaves and pods, hydrangea flowers and rosemary bunches and rosehips growing around the beds at the house, and using a paddle of wire wrapped them tightly around the wreath base ,”taming” some of the wilder branches of boxwood we had jammed in previously.

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We layered the bunches and the decorative pieces around the wreath to make it look well covered and uniformly designed.

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Then added a bow and it was ready to hang.

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And we used it to decorate the mantle of the fireplace in the dining room.

Making a boxwood wreath is REALLY easy!  All you need is a base wreath, a paddle of medium green florist’s wire, Lots of boxwood, and some design items to add.  Look around your yard and see what kind of materials you can make into a beautiful wreath.  It really is a lot of fun.

5 thoughts on “Countdown to Christmas- Crafts

  1. The last picture didn’t show up but, OH what a beautiful wreath you created!!! I am working on a paper wreath right now… if I could ever make the time for MY project!! I’ll post pictures of it if I ever finish.

  2. Your wreath is beautiful. Looking forward to making one. I have the one you made me a few years ago. It is very dry and falling apart, but I can’t get rid of it.

  3. Wow! you did make that look easy! But then again, I think that beautiful things like that ARE easy for you to make. Thanks for the pictures, even the red one at the bottom. 🙂

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