Almost Real Evergreen Wreath

Two wreath posts in one week? Why not?

I was going to post another project, but this one was calling to me. I couldn't help but admire it all day as it hung across the kitchen from me while I baked, cleaned {or tried}, crafted, helped with homework, and basically lived in the kitchen today. 

Yes...that's me in the mirror still in my pajamas snapping a picture.

Maybe it was the fresh pine needle smell carrying through our house.

Or that it only took me 5 minutes flat to make and cost nothing. 

It's simple...unadorned... but I lean toward that aesthetic.

I almost wasn't going to post about it, because it is so easy...too easy... to put together.

All I did was, take branches that we trimmed from the bottom of our freshly bought Noble fir Christmas tree. Then stuffed them into a cheap plastic-y pine needle wreath from Michael's, that I bought on clearance last year for $1 or so.

Those little wire branches were perfect for securing all the fresh pine boughs and scraps to the wreath.

And now...I have a wreath to sit nestled among all of our advent pictures. 

It spreads the lovely Christmas pine aroma into more of our house and 

I think...looks quite lovely. 

It also brings me a little holiday peace which has been in short supply around here. I'm trying to slow down and enjoy Christmas, but life outside of the holidays has sped up a bit so...my efforts are not going very far lately.

Here's to a more peaceful day!