How to Make a Fresh Pine Garland
Pine garlands are used to decorate interior banisters, embellish outdoor fences, adorn windows and swag across exterior doorways. Once the basic garland is complete, add silk flower accents, fresh pine cones, handmade bows, additional varieties of greens and other embellishments for a high-end look. Fresh greenery pine garlands are easy to make and inexpensive to create with a few materials and a little effort.
Things You'll Need
- Pine branches
- Hedge trimmers
- Sisal rope
- Scissors
- Florist's wire
- Wire cutters
- Chenille pipe cleaners
Instructions
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Gather fresh pine branches. Cut branches from the pine trees in your backyard or purchase them from a local florist, grocery store or Christmas tree farm.
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Cut sisal rope to the desired length. Your pine garland length is determined by the measurements of your sisal rope, so cut your sisal rope to the appropriate size.
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Make pine branch bundles. To create your fresh pine garland, take three pine branches and wrap each bundle with florist's wire, twisting the ends to secure.
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Cut your florist's wire. After you have wrapped the three branches of fresh pine, cut the florist's wire approximately 2 inches from the gathering wire twist to create your pine garland.
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Attach pine branch groupings to the sisal rope. To make your pine garland, start at the left-hand end of the sisal rope, and wrap the wire from a bundle around the sisal rope.
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Wrap all bundles around the rope. Once you have wrapped the initial grouping around the rope, wrap another pine garland grouping to the right and continue until the rope is covered in pine branches.
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Overlap your pine garland bundles. To create your pine garland, overlap all pine branch pieces to create a full arrangement and to eliminate any bare spots.
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Decorate your garland. Embellish your garland with bows, pine cones, Christmas ornaments, baby's breath or silk flowers made by wrapping floral wire around the items and attaching them to your pine garland.
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Hang your fresh pine garland. Use store-bought plastic garland hooks or chenille pipe cleaners to hang your pine garland around doorways, fences, banisters, windows or anywhere you want holiday greenery.
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Spritz your greenery. Put water in a spray bottle and spritz your fresh pine garland arrangement every two days so your garland stays moist and fresh indoors for approximately two weeks.
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Tips & Warnings
Add in additional types of greenery for a lush, designer look to your garland.
Embellish your garland with colors of the interior of your home for a high-end appearance.
Keep your garland away from any fire hazards, such as a fireplace.
Because you need to water your garland, hang it away from expensive furniture or areas you do not want to get wet.
References
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