First, I thought I remembered this from middle school garden club craft day but I had to find out if it was still true. What is this you ask? I found that yes it is totally true I politely asked the Christmas tree lot guys if even though I wasn't currently buying a tree if they would be so kind as to give me cuttings. They weren't entirely sure but I left with a giant stack for FREE!
When I got home I realized that I didn't have a good base. So I took 4 wire coat hangers (mine were left over from a visit to the dry cleaners but I am sure any would do). The firse two I left the hook up top and just roughly shaped into a circle. I completely unwound the other two. I took the "extra" ones and twisted them around the "real" leaving space between twists. I later used this space to jam cuttings in.
I used pliers that had a place to cut wire to cut my branches. I think it worked better than the kitchen scissors I was thinking of using would have worked.
Luckily I had some left over florist wire in green I had gotten from the dollar store for another project. It is really easy to bend and cut so I used it to secure branch pieces onto the wreath. I probably could have made the branches look tighter in a cirlce but it doesn't bother me how they are a little outside the lines. Next I decorated.
They may not be perfect but they do smell nice and make me happy. The hook of the coat hanger gets hidden by the branches but it makes it extra easy to hang when your ready!
I had way too many branches and my hubby suggested I should have kept more and just put them places because they do smell oh so nice :) Maybe I'll go visit those Christmas tree guys again...
Total cost was free for me because I had everything I needed on hand. I would love to see yours if you try it too!
Note: Not all clippings come from the same tree I tried to get the same type together for each but it may be important to note when you are at the christmas tree lot.
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