DIY Boxwood Wreath


So many of you liked my boxwood wreaths

I thought I would show you

a little something else.


I found these at Hobby Lobby

1/2 off

Cut them into sprigs.


I then shoved them into

 grapevine wreaths.

No glue.

No wire.

No tape.


I just jammed them under the vines.

They have stayed pretty snug too.


This is a shot of the back of the wreath.


I looped a silk ribbon around each wreath.


I then hung them from wreath hangers.

I believe I bought the wreath hangers from a store  in Baton Rouge.

The Royal Standard.




Oh my word!

Did you see that?

Look to the left of the door.

In the grass.


A snake shed it's skin.

ugh!

Ok..

I'm going back inside now.

xoxo Susie~
Posted by Susie from Bienvenue at 5/17/2010

43 comments:

  1. How rude!! and right in the middle of your tutorial!

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  2. Love the wreaths, thanks for showing us how to do them.
    Snake skin, not so much.

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  3. Girl, I totally made these exact same things with smaller round forms! I did mine to copy Ballard designs about a year ago... the move all over my home! LOL Thanks for sharing. I want to try square ones too... very Martha Stewarty. :)

    (Oh, and we have tons of grass snakes. Ech!)

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  4. I LOVE this... so simple but totally creative and classy at the same time. Thx for sharing!

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  6. great idea! I love boxwood everything lol! As for the snake -yucko, hehe:0)

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  7. Brilliant!! I just had a snake in my backyard this weekend!! I know how you feel! These wreaths are beautiful!

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  8. Lovely and Beautiful wreaths!

    As for the snake skin. They always freak me out a little. They had to be there to lose it. So when were they here and where are they now ....

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  9. I love the wreaths. They look great on your door.

    Yuck! on the snake skin.

    Ruth

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  10. I love..LOVE boxwood. Now I must do this....off to check out the Hobby Lobby ad for the week. :)

    Cheers~
    e

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  11. Here I am, blissfully ignorant and enjoying the pictures of your beautiful wreaths and then - SURPRISE - wow, look at that snake skin...I'll have the heebie jeebies for the rest of the night. I hope you ran ...and had someone get rid of it. Yuck. I'm glad the snake had moved out.

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  12. I just found your blog today!! Love it and your ideas...I enjoy seeing other creative minds working!!!
    Hey...ummm...that snake of your's is now slithering aimlessly in your garden...naked...YIKES! ;)

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  13. oh susie! you crack me up! we sometimes get those little presents too! sometimes still attached to the snake! yuck!!! i love how easy and great these wreaths are! i will be copying! again! xoxo

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  14. Fabulous...great idea..so simple yet they look so spectacular!!
    We had a huge snake last summer...scared the *oo* right out of me..your smart to go back inside!! Happy Monday xOxO NeRiNa

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  15. Adorable, but I'm wondering where that snake went.

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  16. Was sooooo LOVING the beautiful pics of the wreaths and THEN... the snake skin pic... ACK... freaky that it was that close to your door!

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  17. I love those!! Pretty! I saw a Hobby Lobby while in Georgia last week. We do not have them up here in NC. I screamed there's a Hobby Lobby! My husband nearly wrecked and said what's that??? LOL I told him it was something from my blog world :)

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  18. Love the wreaths....not so much the snake skin, Yikes!!

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  19. Ewwww...you get indoors very fast! That snake will be on the prowl now showing off his/her new skin! :)
    Now look at your gorgeous wreaths! I love them! Don't you love Hobby Lobby! Your front doors are so beautiful and I love the curves at the tops.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia :)

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  20. Better a snake skin than the snake.
    Debbie

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  21. I would have run back inside, too! EEEEEK!

    Beautiful wreaths, though! I'll have to check and see if they have any at the HL I go to. Those would be pretty at Christmas, too!

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  22. Thanks for sharing! I will be looking for these next visit to Hobby Lobby.

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  23. this is so sweet and simple...Love it.
    I would have had a heart attack if I would've seen the snake skin! LOL

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  24. Very cute, not the snake skin, the wreath. Ha Ha These look lovely on your front doors.

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  25. Oh - YUCK!! Loved the wreath, though. The snakeskin, ummmm...not so much. Hope you never meet the owner of that. - Kathy

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  26. Great, I'm going to have the heebie jeebies all day now! ;)

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  27. Love your wreaths! And love those doors even more!

    The thought of a snake that close to the front door? Uh, not such a happy thought. I'd have gone back inside too!

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  28. What a great little project that makes a big impact! Thank you for sharing. *Ü*

    Personally, I don't mind snakes. I know...y'all think I'm cuckoo, right?

    Don't want them in my house, but outside, they're not the worst neighbors!

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  29. Hey I think I might try that - a boxwood wreath...not the snakeskin. But such is life in Louisiana. On we go.

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  30. Oh my goodness! I could SO do without snakes! I send each one I can get my shovel on top of to its death...we've already had two copperheads here in the yard, plus some garden snakes.

    Your wreaths are amazing...simple...elegant...and absolutely beautiful!

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  31. Lovely, but snakeskins mean snakes! Yuk! Watch your toes! Jackie

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  32. You are so stinkin creative...I love how you find a way to make things without it being all complicated!

    Hugs,
    Adrienne

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  33. I think I can do that with the stuff I already have!! Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

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  34. I love your front doors!

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  35. EEEEEK regarding that blasted snake. And if it has shed it's skin...it's because it's gotten BIGGER.
    Loved the wreaths....and I was at Royal Standard on Saturday with Ariel and didn't even notice those cool Fluer hangers. I need some. Two to be exact.
    Thanks for the info!

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  36. Goodness....just realized I spelled "Fleur" incorrectly...and I live in Louisiana! Shameful.

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  37. I'm soooo going to make these! Saw some at a friends daughters wedding this past weekend and luv the look...well since they have really been on my "to do list" for a really loooong time...I guess I better get right on them!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  38. Oh I adore your boxwood. I abore your snake skin. I recently had one too.

    If you have a moment please stop by and enter my French Basketeer tote giveaway.

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  39. As always you have a beautiful touch! Love your wreaths.

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  40. Love these wreaths Susie!!!
    Yikes about the snake, it's hatching season and they're going nuts in Texas right now.

    Between the snakes and the roaches I'm happy to stay indoors.
    Hugs~
    T

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  41. eewww... Not a fan of snakes. Lovely front door however!

    Nicole

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  42. Love the wreaths! Would you mind telling me where you got square wreaths? I REALLY wanted to make a square Christmas ball wreath and couldn't find a form anywhere so I made one out of PVC but the grapevine is much prettier!
    Blessings!

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  43. I would also LOVE to know where you got the square grapevine wreath from!!! These are SO beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing!!

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