1.13.2013

Boxwood Wreath

 
I really enjoyed the wreath on my front door this Christmas.  It was hard to take it down, the door looked so empty and sad without it. 
 

 So I got out my trusty grapevine wreath, it's the base for many of my wreaths.

 

I had some leftover boxwood from my daughter's wedding. I bought them at JoAnn's. They were originally $2.99 each but they had them at 50% off AND I had a 20% off total purchase coupon.  It took 10 to make this wreath.  
(14" plas boxwood bush 67 L GR-ZBB068-GR)


 I just layered and tied them down with some wire so the boxwood wasn't permanent. 
 

 You can see in the photo above how I layered the bushes. Needle Nose pliers are essential for tying the wire tight in the back. 



 Here is the finished project, very fast and very simple.  I personally love it without anything added to it.


 Though I may add a red or pink heart for Valentine's day. 
(Glittered foam hearts come in a bag of different colors for $1 in Target's dollar bin)


Come springtime I'll probably add my signature Robin's nest. See how to make eggs HERE.
There are many possibilities that could be added for different holidays~Have fun with it!

13 comments:

  1. Robin- I absolutely love this. My mouth was hanging wide open when I saw the lovely red heart against the green! I gasped! Stunningly simple and gorgeous! Thanks for sharing! Love the robin's nest, too.:) Lori

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    1. Thanks Lori!
      I'm trying to keep things more simple this year so I can post more...We will see how that goes!
      I'm also trying to keep costs down-People seem to really be trying to budget (me being one of those people):)

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  2. Good morning from Greece.I always love your ideas and this one is amazing.I also like wreaths so much and i agrre that after christmas everything looks empty.So great idea!!!!

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    1. Good Morning! Thanks for all your kinds words. I wish I had something to replace my Christmas tree now. Our living room is so beautiful when the tree is in there, after it leaves there seems to be a big void! Happy New Year~

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  3. I totally LOVE the transformation! Seriously, you could make anything beautiful!

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    1. Thanks April, I hope you get your blogger situation figured out!

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  4. I LOVE the wreath with the eggs! So classy.

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    1. Hey Thanks PM, I'm really trying to keep things a bit more simple this year :)

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  5. I love boxwood. We need green here in UT (we're under a lot of snow). I'll be heading out to JoAnne's tomorrow for boxwood. Thanks for the detailed instructions. So pretty!

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    1. I love boxwood too! If you end up having any questions let me know. If I had more boxwood I could have made it even thicker, though I am happy with it as is. Have fun at JoAnn's!

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  6. Absolutely fabulous! And it looks so simple to do!

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