I follow a lot of bloggers on Instagramand yesterday my feed was blowing up with pictures of bloggers snatching up boxwood wreath's at their local Trader Joes.I had no idea what a boxwood wreath was or why I needed one,but I suddenly HAD TO HAVE ONE!I literally snatched the last boxwood wreath off of the rackwhen I was at Trader Joe's this afternoonand then while I was in line to pay, I felt like I needed more!It's like when you can't have something you suddenly want it that much more.Yep, I felt that way about a wreath.Weird right?Anyway, I asked the cashier, who dinged her bell for the managerwho checked with a stock boywho went to the back{and no, I'm not ending this with "In the house that Jack built"}and low and behold, a man wheeled out a box full of new boxwood wreaths.Deciding not to be excessive,I only picked up two.Mostly because I wanted to squelch this sudden desire to have something that I didn't even know I needed two days ago!And because I thought two would hang on my french doors perfectly.And they do!But, they needed something else.So I went outside and found these berries growing on a bush behind a fence in the drainage pond.
I scaled that fence and tried my best not to kill myself
{the things I do for free stuff!}
and managed this haul.
I cut the berry branches down
{you only need a sprig or 5-7 inches depending on where you want them}
and I poked them in to the wreath.
I didn't glue them, just poked the stem in until it found a place to rest and didn't fall out.
Now I know why all of those bloggers were so excited about the $9.99 boxwood wreaths at Trader Joe's!
I love it!
A fresh wreath for under $10!
This is my first time having a live wreath.Any tips on keeping it fresh through the end of the year?
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