My family decided this year for Christmas to go for a REAL tree. We got a really good deal on an almost perfect tree. As we were standing there waiting for our tree to be netted up, I noticed a big bin of the trimming from the other live cut trees they had sold. We asked what they do with the trimmings. The worker said they just toss them and we were welcome to have as much as we wanted. I'd been wanting a nice wreath for our front door. So, I grabbed a cart full.
If you have scissors/cutters on hand and some cable ties, this wreath can be made for basically free. I used black cable ties so they would sort of blend in, but green would work well, too.
I arranged the trimming to resemble a wreath and used the cable ties to hold the trimmings together as I went around in a circle.
Using the scissors/cutters I clipped the extra off of the cable ties. I also layered the trimmings to give it a fuller look.
The finished wreath.
This project only took around 30 minutes to complete and depends on the finished size of the wreath. I did a fairly large wreath as we have a big front door. I did purchase a big red bow at one of my local big box stores for $3.98. Overall, I spent about $6 for a wreath I would have easily paid close to $30 at a local nursery or Christmas tree stand.
