I’ve been thinking about making festive dried citrus garlands for years. I didn’t want to just throw it away...
I’ve been thinking about making festive dried citrus garlands for years. I didn’t want to just throw it away...
...so I hung it upside-down from the latch of the gate to our backyard. That is the level of effort I require from my DIY decorations.
...so I hung it upside-down from the latch of the gate to our backyard. That is the level of effort I require from my DIY decorations.
Maria Le Mesurier is wiz at decorating her home for the holiday using natural elements she finds on her property.
Maria Le Mesurier is wiz at decorating her home for the holiday using natural elements she finds on her property.
Photograph by Maria Le Mesurier, from DIY Holiday Decor: Foraged Foliage Decorations in Designer Maria le Mesurier’s Home.
Photograph by Maria Le Mesurier, from DIY Holiday Decor: Foraged Foliage Decorations in Designer Maria le Mesurier’s Home.
1. Gather and display.
1. Gather and display.
Photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: Minimalist Holiday Mantel, $10 Edition.
Photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: Minimalist Holiday Mantel, $10 Edition.
Justine, our resident crafter extraordinaire, set out to create a more complicated display but realized the eucalyptus branches she bought at Whole Foods were elegant enough to have a starring role on her mantel.
Justine, our resident crafter extraordinaire, set out to create a more complicated display but realized the eucalyptus branches she bought at Whole Foods were elegant enough to have a starring role on her mantel.
2. Tie together and hang.
2. Tie together and hang.
Photograph by Alexa Hotz.
Photograph by Alexa Hotz.
A reminder that branches of evergreen in a vase is arresting enough for a holiday table centerpiece.
A reminder that branches of evergreen in a vase is arresting enough for a holiday table centerpiece.
3. Stick it in a vase.
3. Stick it in a vase.
4. Lay it on a table.
4. Lay it on a table.
Photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: Easy Ceramic Votive Holders for a Festive Table.
Photograph by Justine Hand, from DIY: Easy Ceramic Votive Holders for a Festive Table.
The DIY votives here may be too hard for me to make, but the garland that bisects the length of this pretty tablescape?
The DIY votives here may be too hard for me to make, but the garland that bisects the length of this pretty tablescape?
Photograph by John Merkl, from DIY: A Woodland Holiday Party (Indoors).
Photograph by John Merkl, from DIY: A Woodland Holiday Party (Indoors).
A bouquet of foraged beautyberries as a Christmas tree topper.
A bouquet of foraged beautyberries as a Christmas tree topper.
5. Top with berries.
5. Top with berries.
Another fantastically simple idea for Single-Ingredient Holiday Decor.
Another fantastically simple idea for Single-Ingredient Holiday Decor.
Photograph via Bob Villa.
Photograph via Bob Villa.
6. String them up.
6. String them up.
Photograph by Michelle Slatalla, from Poinsettias: Rethinking a Christmas Cliché.
Photograph by Michelle Slatalla, from Poinsettias: Rethinking a Christmas Cliché.
Instead of leaving your poinsettias in their gaudy foil-wrapped plastic pots, cut single stems and insert into multiple bud vases for a stylish holiday arrangement.
Instead of leaving your poinsettias in their gaudy foil-wrapped plastic pots, cut single stems and insert into multiple bud vases for a stylish holiday arrangement.
7. Snip and show.
7. Snip and show.
Tall branches of Scottish spruce lean elegantly against a wall in the powder room.
Tall branches of Scottish spruce lean elegantly against a wall in the powder room.
Photograph by Maria Le Mesurier, from DIY Holiday Decor: Foraged Foliage Decorations in Designer Maria le Mesurier’s Home.
Photograph by Maria Le Mesurier, from DIY Holiday Decor: Foraged Foliage Decorations in Designer Maria le Mesurier’s Home.
8. Prop it up and forget about it.
8. Prop it up and forget about it.