Winter Whites & a Winter Wreath

I love to decorate with winter whites in January.  I try to pull out all my white wintery things and add in touches of silver and gold.  It just feels festive for this snowy time of year in Indiana.  I made a fun new wreath this year and loved how it turned out.  Today I have a little DIY wreath tutorial for you and some winter white spots in my house.

Winter White OUTSIDE:  DIY Winter Foliage Wreath

The process took a few days to collect all the supplies.

I found almost everything I needed in my backyard (aka FREE!).  My kids had the best time helping me pick up pine cones.  It was fast and we had a bucket full in no time.  I have had this straw wreath for years.  It's been several different wreaths.  I found it at goodwill for $2 and it was covered in fall leaves.  I peeled it all off and have used it for years.  So check out the wreaths next time you're at Goodwill and look for some good wreath bases.

We let the pine cones dry for a couple of days and I also grabbed some fun sticks and branches to add different textures to the wreath.  Everything dried out for a couple of days before I started assembling.

I attempted to hand paint a dozen pine cones and it took FOREVER AND EVER.  So I wised up and stopped that nonsense. I decided then that I'd just make the wreath and spray the whole thing white.  Best decision ever.  It was so much faster and the look was exactly what I was hoping for.

I sorted out my supplies.  Heated up my glue gun and started gluing.  It worked best if I glued from the outside and built up the pine cones.  I did a row at a time.  I'd add the glue to the pine cone, press it on the wreath and hold in it place for a couple of seconds.  Keep adding layers and layers until you get the desired look. 

I added in the branches towards the end and then a few more little pine cones on top.  I let it dry over night and sprayed it the next day.  Be sure to try to pull off any hot glue strings before spray painting your wreath.  Spray several layers of paint on from all angles.  Let it dry overnight.

I have a giant screw in my front door so my wreaths just sit on that.  You could easily add a ribbon loop or a bow or a wire loop on the back of this wreath for your front door.

Supply list:
50+ pine cones
interesting branches
fir tree branches
straw wreath
hot glue
white spray paint

Before the spray paint:

After:

Winter Whites INSIDE:

My January mantel last year:
I think I liked it better than my mantel decor this year, but I wanted to do something different.  Live and learn :)

I think I'll use these metallic paper fans for St. Patrick's Day decorations this year.  Aren't they pretty??

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I can't wait to pull this tassel garland out for Valentine's Day this year! 
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How do you decorate for January??

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