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DIY Christmas Wreath

December 1, 2013 By Erica Deuel 1 Comment

DIY_christmas_trimming_wreathDecember is here! I am so excited for all the crafts, food, lights, and decorations that come with this month. It is truly a beautiful time of year. We have decked our halls and are ready for the season.

In all our preparation, I am aiming to keep the “stuff” simpler this year. It is easy to get stressed and overwhelmed, and I don’t want that to take over the joy and peace that should come with Christmas. I didn’t put out half of our decor, and the stuff is simpler and sweet. In this quest to stay rooted in being about less this year, I made a simple Christmas wreath for our front door.

One of my sisters lives in Arkansas and has horses, chickens, goats, and cows. It’s the real deal country living. She gave me a few old chicken feeders (when they were cleaning out their barn), and I have been waiting for a way to use them.

Old_chicken_feederI used a chicken feeder as the base of my wreath. I love the rustic, recycled simplicity that this wreath helped create. I bet you could use this same idea with a wire wreath frame.

christmas_trimmings_wreathI took a bunch of Christmas tree trimmings that I gathered when we cut down our tree, and broke off branches so there were smaller, thinner pieces ready to be easily bended in my chicken feeder.

I simply weaved the branches in and out of my frame. When one branch ended, I pushed that branch down towards the base of the chicken feeder and weaved another one on top. I didn’t use any twist-ties, glue, or pins to hold the branches in place. They simply stayed by tucking them behind the metal or previous branches.

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christmas_trimming_wreathOnce I had branches all the way to the top of my feeder, I checked to see if there were any bare spots that I needed to tuck in some smaller branches. I then used my clippers to trim my wreath to have a more uniform shape by cutting off some longer pieces.

christmas_trimming_wreath_tutorialI didn’t want my wreath to scratch up my front door from the rough metal prongs hitting the door, so I used duck tape to cover the ends on the back. My wreath was then done, and I hung it up!

DIY_christmas_wreathI love the simplicity of this wreath, but you could easily add some red twig berries or a bow to spice it up and add a bit of color.

DIY_easy_christmas_wreathI hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving (if you live in the states) with your family and friends!

We had a great “Thanksmas” with my family and I am excited to share with you more about it tomorrow.

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  1. DIY Wood Christmas Tree Stand - Spoonful of Imagination says:
    December 6, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    […] wood Christmas tree stand looks so good with my wreath from a chicken feeder. I am loving the more simple decor we are doing around our house this year. I hope you too are able […]

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