DIY Dried Eucalyptus And Orange Wreath
An inexpensive faux wreath is completely transformed with elements of natural eucalyptus, dried oranges, and pine cones making the perfect DIY Christmas wreath.
Servings 1 wreath
Cost 5
Equipment
- Scissors or wire cutters
- Hot glue gun
Ingredients
- Pre-made greenery wreath
- Pinecones
- Dried eucalyptus
- Dried oranges - see how to make them below
- Parchment paper
- Floral wire
- Ribbon
Instructions
- Slice oranges thinly and place on parchment paper. Bake at 200 degrees for 2 hours, flipping every 30 minutes.
- Grab your faux greenery wreath and place it on your work surface. Take the dried eucalyptus and start spacing it out around the wreath.
- Using floral wire, secure the eucalyptus to the faux greenery wreath. Trim any excess wire.
- Add in pine cones. String the wire around the middle of the pine cone. Place dried orange slices around the wreath using hot glue.
- Once all the oranges are in place, look to see if your orange eucalyptus wreath needs any more fill.
- After it is exactly how you like, hang the wreath using some beautiful ribbon.
Notes
- Easy and inexpensive to create. The base starts with an inexpensive faux greenery wreath.
- Beautiful. The combination of the matte green from the eucalyptus, the pops of orange, and the different texture of greens with pine cones makes a super pretty wreath.
- Smells wonderful.
- Will last all season, and possibly years to come.