I demonstrate how I make a wreath using Xmas tree clippings and eucalyptus, and adding a string of storebought battery-powered LED lights. You can add other clippings and decor of your own, and you can probably make your own wreath ring as a base, but this is how I learned to do it on the day after Thanksgiving 2007 at Costanoa, a camp north of Santa Cruz, California.
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Wreath for Solstice / Yule / Christmas
Build a wreath on a wire ring using discarded twigs from a tree lot. Add lights, ribbon, and other decor of your choosing.
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Steps
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Step #1:
Place a small twig on the ring and then wrap a little bit of green florist's wire to keep it in place. I think I just did one or two wraps here. I got my twigs at our local Christmas tree lot. It seems they strip some of the lower branches to make the trees more attractive to buyers.