Have you ever had a clear vision for a project & somewhere along the way it turns into something completely different? Well, this is one of those projects... kind of. It can still be used for it's original purpose, but I'm using it in a different way.
When I saw these trees at Hobby Lobby, I thought I could pop them off of their base & use them as part of a pretty wreath.
To start my wreath, I used a flat wreath form & glued 2" half wooden balls to the form.
I left a space to add the trees.
My original thought was that I could take a hammer to the trees & knock them off of the base they were standing on. However, they were inserted into the wood & I didn't want to break them.
So, I decided to leave them attached to the base.
The trees & base were too heavy to glue onto the wreath form, so I screwed the wreath onto the base to attach it.
The trees came with a little greenery in front of them, but I wanted to add more greenery to cover the wood board that created the base for the trees. I took 2 picks of spruce with pinecones that was similar to what was already on the base, twisted their stems together, added glue along the base, & also added a screw through the stems to make sure it was secure.
To hide the board & stems, I covered them with Snow-Tex using a pallet knife.
I used the pallet knife to add a little "snow" to the greenery & the pinecones.
The final product worked fine as a wreath...
But, because I left the base on the trees, it stands up! So I decided to use it on my buffet. Now I get to see it everyday.
And, who knows, maybe next year I'll hang it on my front door!
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