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DIY Front Door Swag Decor

Jane and Sonja
Add some personality and beauty to your front door with this upcycled winter hat swag idea!
5 from 1 vote

Ingredients
  

  • Sturdy knit hat ideally reinforced with a lining
  • Safety pin and strong elastic band
  • Container about the same width as the hat opening
  • Floral foam
  • Hot glue gun with clear craft glue
  • Fresh or faux greenery
  • Decorative picks
  • Bamboo skewers covered in floral tape
  • Small birdhouse ornament
  • Small embellishments pine cones, wooden snowflakes, wood slices

Instructions
 

  • Begin by wrapping 6-8 bamboo skewers with green floral tape.
  • Glue various wood findings on to one end of each pick including snowflakes, Christmas trees, pine cones. Set aside.
  • Secure the side of the hat together by using a strong clothes pin and reinforcing with an elastic band.
  • Find a wide glass or plastic container which will fit snugly inside the hat. Glue some floral foam onto the bottom of the container.
  • Assemble your arrangement. Make sure it is balanced from one side to the other. Fill in with all of the decorative picks.
  • Place the arrangement in the the hat. Hang an ornament such as a small birdhouse to the outside of the arrangement.
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