Checking this project off the ol’ Craft Bucket List! Sourcing the boxwood cuttings were always the challenge and I guess I never looked hard enough for them, so when a friend in town- who happens to be a landscape gardener and designer- offered me her spare cuttings, I jumped at the chance to get my craft on! It was a super easy project and so rewarding to see the fresh greens liven up the front door this holiday season. Ready to learn how it’s done? Let’s go!
SQUARE BOXWOOD WREATH
SUPPLIES NEEDED
An empty wood frame
Boxwood cuttings trimmed to approx. 5″ stems
2 paddles of 22 gauge floral wire
Wire cutters
Real or artificial berries on stems
2.5″ wired burlap ribbon
LET’S MAKE IT!
Using wire paddle #1, pre-cut 15-20 pieces of wire & keep in a pile nearby.
Grab three stems of the trimmed boxwood & stack one on top of the other-
tallest in the back, shortest in the front.
Using one piece of cut wire, securely wrap the bottom few inches of the boxwood stems together in a spiral working towards the bottom. Tuck ends into the bunch.
Prep 10-12 bunches and set aside until ready to add to frame.
NOTES: Adding more stems to each bunch will make a thicker wreath.
Either wire berry stems at this point or after wreath is assembled as I did.
I used non-wired burlap ribbon because that’s what I had on-hand. If you want a more structured looking bow, use wired ribbon.
Beginning in one corner of the frame, lay one boxwood bunch on top of frame using wire paddle #2. (Pay NO attention to the fact that I did not follow my own instructions in the following photo)
Wire paddle #2 will NOT be cut until the last stem is attached to frame.
Beginning approximately in the middle of the bunch, wrap wire around both the frame & boxwood a few times ending approximately 1″ from the bottom of the stem.
Overlap second bunch on top of first bunch with stems pointing in the same direction. Wire second bunch around the frame.
Repeat process until the frame is completely covered, tucking last bunch underneath first bunch & wire them together. Any bald spots that allow the frame to be seen can be covered easily by tucking boxwood stems into the existing bunches.
Tuck berry stems into boxwood bunches. Tie ribbon loosely around frame. Wire a loop around top of ribbon for hanging.
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Checking this project off the ol’ Craft Bucket List! Sourcing the boxwood cuttings were always the challenge and I guess I never looked hard enough for them, so when a friend in town- who happens to be a landscape gardener and designer- offered me her spare cuttings, I jumped at the chance to get my craft on! It was a super easy project and so rewarding to see the fresh greens liven up the front door this holiday season. Ready to learn how it’s done? Let’s go!
SQUARE BOXWOOD WREATH
SUPPLIES NEEDED
An empty wood frame
Boxwood cuttings trimmed to approx. 5″ stems
2 paddles of 22 gauge floral wire
Wire cutters
Real or artificial berries on stems
2.5″ wired burlap ribbon
LET’S MAKE IT!
Using wire paddle #1, pre-cut 15-20 pieces of wire & keep in a pile nearby.
Grab three stems of the trimmed boxwood & stack one on top of the other-
tallest in the back, shortest in the front.
Using one piece of cut wire, securely wrap the bottom few inches of the boxwood stems together in a spiral working towards the bottom. Tuck ends into the bunch.
Prep 10-12 bunches and set aside until ready to add to frame.
NOTES: Adding more stems to each bunch will make a thicker wreath.
Either wire berry stems at this point or after wreath is assembled as I did.
I used non-wired burlap ribbon because that’s what I had on-hand. If you want a more structured looking bow, use wired ribbon.
Beginning in one corner of the frame, lay one boxwood bunch on top of frame using wire paddle #2. (Pay NO attention to the fact that I did not follow my own instructions in the following photo)
Wire paddle #2 will NOT be cut until the last stem is attached to frame.
Beginning approximately in the middle of the bunch, wrap wire around both the frame & boxwood a few times ending approximately 1″ from the bottom of the stem.
Overlap second bunch on top of first bunch with stems pointing in the same direction. Wire second bunch around the frame.
Repeat process until the frame is completely covered, tucking last bunch underneath first bunch & wire them together. Any bald spots that allow the frame to be seen can be covered easily by tucking boxwood stems into the existing bunches.
Tuck berry stems into boxwood bunches. Tie ribbon loosely around frame. Wire a loop around top of ribbon for hanging.
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I’m going to have to try this, great project ?
So pretty, and easy enough that even a person who has constant pinterest failings could do it!
Beautiful idea for a wreath; love the square shape. Out here, where pyracantha is more plentiful, I’d use that (minding the thorns that some varieties have). My favorite variety is any in the Firethorn family; bright RED berries that make a beautiful ruby red jelly (it was my mom’s stock Christmas gift for everyone); and, growing up in Western Sonoma County, CA, we had a HUGE old grandfather of a pyracantha in front of our house – we were always entertained by the robins that would gorge on the berries and then, because they metabolised into a form of alcohol,… Read more »
Uniquely square…love it!
Love the wreath and my chickies would love the grubs !!