Painted magnolia in a hose potGATHER MATERIALS:ContainerChicken wireClippersTapeMagnoliaPaintGlovesGreenery
Condition greenery by soaking in water for a few hours or overnight
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Cut chicken wire to use as a floral fro
Container to make arrangement in. I used this old hose pot.
Form chicken wire to serve as a floral frog. Tape down t
Begin stuffing floral frog with conditioned gre
Paint magnolia Crims
Painted magnolia in a hose pot
When in doubt, add more! Now that you have the hang of it, tie your outdoor decorations together by adding red elsewhere.
Unleash your inner painter. These magnolia leaves were used in a window box
Don't stop with magnolia; these pine cones were used in garland around a door
So you see, little is needed to create awesome Christmas decorations.
Helen Yoest is a garden writer, speaker and garden coach through her business Gardening with Confidence™.
That was really pretty and it seemed quite easy too .. now where can I find those materials ? LOL … I love the smell of greens in the house for Xmas : )
Those red pine cones are so pretty! Who needs a bow?!
Me too Joy. Here’s wishing you comfort and joy at Chritmastime. I guess you always have joy. H.
I know right? Couldn’t sell my editor on the idea though! H.
Great idea, Helen. I don’t have any magnolia leaves…however, I can see the possibilities for other things I have lying around. I have a spot on my front porch that still needs a splash of ‘something’…
I cant believe I didnt think of Spray paint! I just wrote a blog post about winter decorating (http://flowerbulbcrazy.com/highlighting-your-front-door-for-winter/) I will have to add this link as additional ideas! Thanks!