How to make Christmas garlands from natural spruce branches
The beauty and aroma of a fresh garland gracefully enveloping the railings of a country house, an outdoor terrace or even a balcony and glazing of a loggia is a true sign of seasonal festivities. You can make a similar decoration yourself. In this article, we will explain how.
Have you wrapped your home in festive decor this year? Have you installed LED Christmas lights in your garden? Did you decide to buy a living Christmas tree or did you get an artificial one from the attic? If you have access to spruce or pine branches, then try making a natural garland as well. Just do not install such a garland inside the house, otherwise you will threaten yourself with a large number of needles. But for the outside of the balcony or for the porch of a country house, such a decor will be the most suitable.
You will need an assortment of fresh twigs, flower wire, scissors to trim it, and hemp rope or similar tight rope.
1. Collect the green branches. They can be pine or spruce. If there is a Christmas tree market near your home, then there will probably be something like that. For an accent, you can use holly cones or leaves, as well as berries. If you are planning to prune branches from trees, do it right. Do not chop off the spruce in your garden too much, try to take branches that touch the ground.
2. First of all, tie a loop on your hemp rope at its very base. Then, using the flower wire, attach the first branch to the rope, slightly stepping back from the loop. Attach the branch along the rope and wrap the wire two or three times around the branch until you are sure it is securely fastened. Charmingly set the first branch in such a way that the branch of the branch seems to merge with the rope.
3. Lay the second branch so that it is lightly fastened to the first, holding everything together with a flower wire. Continue adding greens along the rope, piece by piece, until your garland is the desired length..
4. At each end of the garland, leave some string to secure the garland to the stairs or walls. After all the work done, check to see if there are any bare sections left on your garland. If there are any, fix additional areas of greenery in their place..
