In Part 4, I am going to show you how to make candle rings and wreaths. Again this process is very simple. This is also a great idea for a rustic wedding or holiday wedding centerpiece.
Next, take a regular wire clothes hanger and shape into a round circle. You can either leave the hook for easier hanging or remove and bend the ends around each other to complete the circle. It does not have to be a perfect circle, once the pine needles are added, small imperfections will not be noticed. For larger wreaths, use two hangers hooked together and help secure with electrical tape or duct tape. | |
| Then, take your pine needle sections and one at a time, wrap around the wire hanger twisting the ends like a twist tie. Space them as full or as sparse as you like. Mix up lengths of the needle sections so it gives a more natural appearance. |
When you are finished wrapping the needles, adorn with whatever embellishments you like. Another decorating tip, you can wipe the pine tips with glue (or use spray adhesive) and dip into glitter or snow flakes. You can also use a sponge dipped in paint to add color to the tips (like gold, silver, white….whatever). | |
I bought a wreath for my front door when I first moved in my home, 12 years ago. It was on clearance and was still $29…but it was such a pretty wreath. About 4 years after purchasing it, it started losing its pizzazz. The one I purchased had fake fruit with a glitter shell which started cracking and falling off. The bad thing was, the way it is constructed, if I tried to change anything out of it (remove the fruit) it will rip it apart...everything is glued in with super industrial glue. I usually use wire to attach most of my embellishments so that if they get aged or damaged it is no problem changing them out.