If you've been following along you know that I can't bring myself to use faux holiday decor. So, I was in a real predicament when I decided I didn't want to have a live Christmas tree this year. I went back and forth about buying/not buying a faux tree. I couldn't do it.
My new mantra is: "all you need is a garland". That's the route I took.
No tree for us this year. I was just going to create a garland that made the tree unnecessary.
No tree for us this year. I was just going to create a garland that made the tree unnecessary.
My intention was to create a garland from greenery from our yard. I revised it a bit and decided that I would use a faux garland as the base and would add garden clippings. I know I'm cheating.
Here's what the faux garland looked like. It was from Frontgate so it was substantial. Here it is on the railing before I got started on it.
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| FAUX GARLAND |
I know you're thinking that it doesn't look bad.
It doesn't, but I really wanted to add some live greenery.
It doesn't, but I really wanted to add some live greenery.
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| CLOSE UP OF FAUX GARLAND |
I decided to create the natural garland with magnolia and cedar.
I gathered the clippings and got started. Here's the result.
If you ever try to do this, I would recommend using a faux garland as a base. It was easy to add the greenery by just twisting the faux wire stems around the magnolia and cedar.
Did you notice that I swapped out my Santos for the Angel Santos? I also added ribbon, a garland and some ornaments. I treated the garland like a Christmas tree I guess.
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| ANGEL SANTOS |
Now my favorite part--the close-ups.
I added some greenery, ribbon, and a rhinestone garland to the wall sconce too.
Sneaky peek of the demijohn through stairwell.
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| DEMIJOHN THROUGH STAIR RAILS |
Would you use a garland instead of a tree?
To see last year's Kate Spade inspired tree, go here.
To see last year's Kate Spade inspired tree, go here.
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| KATE SPADE INSPIRED TREE |
