Wreath, Handmade Twiggy Christmas

I love making old-fashioned Christmas projects using pine, berries and twigs. There is a natural rounded curve to the branches on the Impression Obsession Wide Tree and I was inspired to try my hand at making a wreath with it. You may have purchased this die for Halloween projects as it makes a perfect spooky tree. I thought I would share a few step by step pictures of how I created my wreath to give you an another idea for the die.

Impression Obsession Dies, Wide Tree

I started by cutting five trees using kraft cardstock and applying vintage photo ink with a ColorBox stylus and foam tip.

I added dimension to the branches by molding them lightly using my stylus and molding pad.

I cut the bottom of the main trunk off right at the point where the tree starts it’s rounded curve.

I die cut a circle that is about 1 3/4” across and cut the outer edge off with deckle scissors for a natural more natural look. I attached the tree sections around the base with glossy accents and overlapping to fill in the branches of the wreath.

When I was ready to attach the last section of tree I lifted the branches of the first tree attached and tucked the bottom edge of the last tree in under so it would be totally covered. Whew! That was a hart sentence to write so I hope it made sense.

Here’s the finished wreath.

I decorated the wreath with a couple pieces of Holly Branch with red berries made using a 1/8” circle punch, pine pieces from the Pine Pair and finished with a simple red multi loop bow .