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Foraged Christmas Wreath

Active Time20 minutes
Yield: 1 Wreath
Cost: £0.97

Equipment

  • 1 Pair of Pruners For Cutting the foliage to size
  • 1 Pair of Scissors For Cutting The wire and Hessian Fabric

Materials

  • Laurel Hedge Cuttings
  • Cypress Branches
  • Holly Branches
  • Ivy Branches
  • 1 Cinnamon Sticks
  • Dried Orange slices
  • Dried Pear slices
  • Pine Cone
  • Hessian Fabric
  • Florist binding Wire

Instructions

For the Wreath Base

  • Entwine 3-4 Ivy branch into a circular wreath shape, around 25cm in diameter and bind with wire
  • Cut equal size sprigs of Laurel, Cypress and Ivy
  • Make 8-12 small bunches of foliage, combining 1 piece of Laurel, 1 piece of Cypress and 1 piece of ivy.
  • Next, attach each bunch to the wreath with florist wire at an angle, see picture below ( also see the demonstration video at the end of the post). Make sure each consecutive bunch, slightly overlaps the previous bunch for a seamless finish.
  • Once you have covered the entire Wreath, attach the dried fruit slices, cinnamon sticks, Pine cones & Hessian bow (see video)