Checking this projection off the ol' Craft Bucket List! Sourcing the boxwood cuttings were ever the challenge as well as I guess I never looked difficult plenty for them, as well as thence when a friend inwards town- who happens to locomote a landscape gardener as well as designer- offered me her spare cuttings, I jumped at the lead a opportunity to acquire my arts and crafts on! It was a super slow projection as well as and thence rewarding to encounter the fresh greens liven upward the forepart door this vacation season. Ready to larn how it's done? Let's go!
An empty forest frame
Boxwood cuttings trimmed to approx. 5" stems
two paddles of 22 justice floral wire
Wire cutters
Real or artificial berries on stems
2.5" wired burlap ribbon
LET'S MAKE IT!
Using wire paddle #1, pre-cut 15-20 pieces of wire & continue inwards a pile nearby.
Grab iii stems of the trimmed boxwood & stack 1 on exceed of the other-
tallest inwards the back, shortest inwards the front.
Prep 10-12 bunches as well as laid aside until laid upward to add together to frame.
NOTES: Adding to a greater extent than stems to each bunch volition brand a thicker wreath.
Either wire berry stems at this signal or subsequently wreath is assembled every bit I did.
I used non-wired burlap ribbon because that's what I had on-hand. If yous desire a to a greater extent than structured looking bow, purpose wired ribbon.
Wire paddle #2 volition NOT locomote cutting until the final stalk is attached to frame.
Beginning some inwards the middle of the bunch, twine wire about both the frame & boxwood a few times ending some 1" from the bottom of the stem.
Repeat procedure until the frame is completely covered, tucking final bunch underneath kickoff bunch & wire them together. Any bald spots that allow the frame to locomote seen tin locomote covered easily past times tucking boxwood stems into the existing bunches.
Tie ribbon loosely about frame. Wire a loop about exceed of ribbon for hanging.
