Dressing up the back of any dining room chair is a simple way to add an extra special touch to your Christmas decor. If you visited my Christmas Dining Room Tour then you saw the pretty little gold and cedar Christmas horn chair swags. Today we're going to take a look at how to make easy holiday chair swags with just a few items you most likely already have on hand.
Holiday chair swags are incredibly simple to make. The items you will need are:
fresh evergreens
handheld puners
florist wire
scissors
ribbon
embellishments (ex: pinecones, ornaments, bells, etc)
Head into the back yard and see what type of evergreens you might have (or that your neighbor has) ;) . A few good evergreens to use for your holiday chair swags are pine, juniper, holly, boxwood, and red cedar. All of these will last for at a week or two after they are cut. Choose one or group several together to use for your chair swag.
Take into consideration though the type of chair back you have. If it is an open slat back then maybe the holly clippings wouldn't be a smart choice. No one likes being poked by sharp holly when they sit down in their chair! Save the holly for an read more...
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