Best Of Diy | Vacation Citrus Wreath - TEXTILE FOR INSPIRATION

This postal service was originally posted a brace of years dorsum past times our hence contributors, Emily Hirsch as well as Erick Steinberg are blogging duo behind Heidi's Bridge. Since it was such a lovely projection as well as perfect for the vacation season, nosotros idea it was worth resurfacing. See the how-to below. J+E

Now that the days bring gotten darker alongside wintertime settling in, we've been keeping a lot of citrus on paw to add together a flake of sunshine to our routine. Not simply does citrus brighten whatsoever meal, nosotros also honey to decorate alongside it during the holidays, too. In abide by of our wintertime tradition, nosotros wanted to practise a festive citrus wreath that you lot tin operate along upward fifty-fifty afterward the holidays. Read below for the tutorial.

You Will Need:
-Olive Branch Greenery
-Citrus (we used Standard Mandarin oranges as well as kumquats). Note: similar all blossom arrangements, fresh citrus is perishable as well as is meant to last enjoyed inward the moment. If you lot would similar to reuse wreath twelvemonth afterward year, unproblematic purpose faux citrus or detach/reattach fresh citrus every twelvemonth (the olive branches volition dry out out beautifully as well as tin last reused).
-Grapevine wreath
-Heavy estimate floral wire
-Scissors

Directions:
1. Snip off some pieces of your olive branch to brand roughly 6" long sprigs.

2. Tuck olive sprigs into the grapevine wreath to attach. Working clockwise, tuck sprigs into grapevine wreath until the entire wreath base of operations is covered.

3. Once your wreath is alone covered inward olive sprigs, it's fourth dimension to attach your citrus. First, thread heavy estimate floral wire through the middle of your citrus. Cut floral wire, leaving 2 v inch tails of wire on either side of citrus.