The invigorating fragrance of eucalyptus makes this wreath an aromatic delight for the December holidays.
Materials
- 40.5-cm (16-in) - diameter wire ring base
- Green reel (rose) wire
- Wire scissors
- Hot-glue gun (low temperature) & glue sticks
- Pruning sheers
- 5 eucalyptus branches, about 76 cm (30 in) tall
- 2 handfuls dried Pyracanthus berries on branches
- 8 walnuts (in the shell)
- 8 almonds (in the shell)
- 8 to 16 short cinnamon sticks
Instructions
Step 1
Cut branches of eucalyptus into 13-cm (5-in) pieces using pruning sheers.
Step 2
Using wire scissors, cut pieces of wire and attach the branches individually onto the wire ring base.
Step 3
Using the hot-glue gun and glue sticks, glue the cinnamon sticks first, using them to indicate where you want to place your clusters.
Step 4
Glue the nuts around each cinnamon stick.
Step 5
Cut the Pyracanthus berries into stems about 10 cm (4 in) long and wire them into small bunches. Glue the berries onto the leaves.
