Inside: The tradition lives on with our Hillbilly Christmas Wreath 2024.
Our Hillbilly Christmas Wreath 2024
This is our eighth year putting up the tire wreath, and like most things Christmas, some years are easier than others. We bought new deco mesh, red with red metallic stripes running through the material. This ended up being a challenge in that the stripes made the material “sticky,” meaning the mesh seemed to catch on clothing and even on itself, so it was a bit tricky fashioning the bow.
Also, we had a lot of other things taking up our time this year, so we did the tire in steps. One warm late fall day, I went up and brushed off the green mold on the tire. A week of so later, we spray-painted it green, touching up the previous coat in places. We strung the lights–which fortunately still worked well from last year. Then about a week ago we attached the bow via bungee cords.
Here is the link to the original story and how we put it together. As mentioned above, we now use bungee cords in place of wire, and that makes it much, much easier. You might find an even simpler way. Let me know if you do.
Merry Christmas season, y’all!
Amy
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