Make your own Christmas wreath
From the DIY holiday gifts and decorations series
If you have access to such live greenery as pine branches, you can make a live wreath for your door or to give as a gift.
Make your own Christmas wreath
A hand-made Christmas wreath, made with live greenery, can look a but rustic, but that's part of the charm and it smells heavenly.
Make your own Christmas wreath
You can use a foam form that allows you to stick items into it. We decided on a natural one made from thinner branches.
Make your own Christmas wreath
To make a Christmas wreath you will need some greenery. You can get plastic pine branches from a craft store or use something live. We cut some from the pine tree in a colleague's back yard and some from another tree.
Make your own Christmas wreath
Wee took some small pine cones and dusted them off ...
Make your own Christmas wreath
Then we painted the pine cones gold with a gold Krylon spray paint. Do this outside or in a well-ventilated area. Wear gloves so you can turn the cones and spray all sides.
Make your own Christmas wreath
We tucked our greenery into the form and used a glue gun to secure the pieces.
Make your own Christmas wreath
We purchased plastic holly berries and add some color to the wreath and attached them the same way as the greenery, securing with a glue gun.
Make your own Christmas wreath
The gold pine cones were attached with a glue gun as well and a red bow was glued to the bottom.
Homemade gifts often save money, especially when the supplies can be bought in bulk. What makes them really special is the extra gift of time …