Princess Pine Wreath

First let me ask ... why oh why does blogger bunch all of my paragraphs together???? When I type them there are separations and as soon as I hit publish I see that they're all MUSHED together! UGH! I'm so sorry that it looks awful when you're trying to read something and the whole thing is all grouped together. I cannot figure out why blogger does that!

Anyhow, on with the real post! I made a Princess Pine wreath today and wanted to share a quick tutorial with you! Princess pine is a plant that grows in the ground in wooded areas. It's kind of light and fluffy and looks sooo pretty when all bunched together in a wreath {see? SOME things looked good bunched together! My posts? Not so much!}

You will need about 1 trashbag full of princess pine in order to make a large wreath. It's better to pick too much than too little. My family and I went and picked the pine the other day and in just about a half hour we had 2 bagfuls!

Start with a hoop or coat hanger that you've bent into the wreath shape that you want. Grab large bunchfuls and wire them to the hoop with green wire. Decide how full you want it right from the start. I didn't make the first part full enough and had to go back later and add more and it was a pain to do later on. So make it nice and full right from the start!
I also clipped the ends of the pine to cut away the brown end part. Just make sure to leave enough to get the wire around.

See? Wrap the wire SUPER tight around the bunch of pine and twist it together to secure it. Making it tight will ensure that your pine doesn't fall out of the wreath.

I realized about halfway through that I didn't like the little buds on the pine so as you can see I started pulling or clipping them off. Then I went back to make sure that they were removed from the first bunches I did too. {see how the stuff on the right has no buds but the stuff on the left does?}

This is a messy project so make sure to choose your workspace wisely! I just used my kitchen floor and swept up when I was done.

Almost done ....

Add a pretty bow. Sorry for my LAME bow, I need to go buy one - I'm not happy with how this one looks.

I even learned bow making when I went to Floral design school a few years ago and yet I still can't make a decent bow to save my life! LOL

Here it is on the front door - it's HUGE! I love it!

Coming soon ... a wreath of a different kind!