These Eye-Catching Succulent Christmas Table Decoration Designs will match perfectly with your festive decor. Take an idea and add these cute plants to your houseplant collection!
12.06.2023 - 01:11 / gardenerspath.com / Lorna Kring
No Time To Make A Christmas Wreath? Try a Swag Instead!Making a Christmas wreath is loads of fun, and adds a beautiful touch of natural charm to your holiday decor.
But they’re also time consuming to create. And you need to practice your technique first before you’ll get a symmetrical shape suitable for display.
So, if you don’t have the spare time for extensive craft sessions, try a swag instead. Loosely structured with a free form, a swag can be completed in well under 30 minutes!
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Here’s what you’ll need for the swag in our photos:
Baubles, Boughs, and ToolsA variety of fresh evergreen boughs, with or without pinecones attached – pine, spruce, cedar, yew, hemlock, fir, and so on. Fresh accent pieces with seasonal interest such as cotoneaster, heavenly bamboo berries (Nandina domestica), or common holly. Fake berries and fruit work too – due to this summer’s drought and watering restrictions, the berries on our holly bush are sparse, so I’ve gone synthetic this year! A selection of pinecones. Baubles, bells, and other ornaments. Two 5-foot sections of 2-inch-wide ribbon, organza or stiffened with wire at the edges. A wreath hanger, or one more 5-foot section of ribbon. Light to medium-sized paddle wire, around 20 gauge. Light florist’s wire, about 30 gauge. Pliers with a wire cutter. Pruning shears. Step 1 – Get OrganizedWith your pruning shears, cut a selection of evergreen boughs and accent pieces, then gather your tools, supplies, and ornaments.
Step 2 – Choose Your ArrangementTrim off any dead or brown bits from the boughs, and shape lightly if needed.
Use any shape you like – but teardrop, oblong, and
These Eye-Catching Succulent Christmas Table Decoration Designs will match perfectly with your festive decor. Take an idea and add these cute plants to your houseplant collection!
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In case any of you out there haven’t seen this (and even if you have) here’s the YouTube video of the wonderful Kim Wilde on the train home to Hertfordshire after what must have been a very good party. [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ij8BpOa-Pg’] And this stocking filler