Sprucing… get it? (Sorry.)
Yesterday I shared how much I love the Christmas tree clippings that you can get at your local tree lot, and showed you the little “planters” I made using the cuttings. Using the same cuttings, it’s very easy to take a cheap, cheesy plastic garland and make it look spectacular.
This started out looking pretty dang pathetic, but those pre-lit plastic garlands are really difficult to beat as far as the price and the fact that they serve as a good base.
To begin, stretch out the garland where you want it. Make sure it’s where you want it, because you can’t move it. (In this case, an odd little ledge right outside of our front door.) Just start clipping away at the (FREE!) Christmas tree cuttings and tuck them into the garland. I added them to the little pre-lit tree as well.
Once I fluffed up and filled out the fake garland with the Christmas tree cuttings, I started adding other greenery from the yard.
Once I added in all of the greenery I thought it needed, I added in some sparkly floral picks and ornaments in my Christmas colors of green and blue.
I think the end result looks pretty good!
Easy!
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PJ @ Planned in Pencil says
December 6, 2012 at 5:48 PMWhat a great way to get the look of real with the convenience of fake. I suppose you also get that nice real tree smell as well. Do the clippings hold up pretty well? I just have visions of pine needles dancing in my head.
Emmy says
December 6, 2012 at 6:03 PMSo beautiful! And yes the extra totally changed the look and made it so much more elegant.
MiMi says
December 6, 2012 at 7:02 PMDid you steal some greens and stick it in your suitcase when you were up here??
Daniela @Frugal Aint Cheap says
December 7, 2012 at 2:16 AMwhat a great idea! looks great
SueAnn Lommler says
December 7, 2012 at 10:19 AMIt does look great!! Love it!
I am always on the lookout for garland add ons!! Ha
Hugs
SueAnn
Unknown says
December 11, 2012 at 6:41 AMVery cool idea!
Unknown says
December 11, 2012 at 6:42 AMVery cool idea!
Erica Green says
December 19, 2016 at 8:32 AMI love this garland idea, but how do you attach it to your bannister so it looks so pretty? I have an open staircase right inside the front door and would love to do this, but can’t seem to get it attached in a way that looks beautiful (it typically looks like eggnog soaked reindeer put it up in a rush at 2am!). Any tips on bannister attachment?`
Vivienne says
December 20, 2016 at 12:30 PMHi Erica, have you tried zip ties? Then you can hide them with the real greenery.