DIY Anthropologie Style Mini House and Bottle Brush Tree Christmas Wreath

 

Happy Tuesday Friends!

Today I'm sharing a wreath I put together a few days before Christmas.  

These DIY mini house and bottle brush tree wreaths are popular with DIYers at the moment thanks to a similar one being sold at Anthropologie (as seen above). 

I do love my mini houses and my little bottle brush trees so I put this on my list of Christmas projects. 

Unfortunately, finding the houses and trees was the hard part!

The only place I could find affordable mini houses was at Kmart. They had these cute little village displays that contained 5 houses and lit up. I knew I could deconstruct one to give me enough houses for my wreath. 

Getting your hands on one was the hard part. I ordered a few online and they kept getting refunded due to no stock. 

Fortunately, I did luck out one afternoon after work when I happened upon a small stash of them in Kmart. I was quick to scoop up two. I knew I only needed one, but they were so cute and only $12 each.

 

I had the same problem getting my hands on a box of these little houses from Spotlight. It was when they were marking down all their Christmas items that I found a random box. Woohoo!

And don't get me started on these little cream/beige coloured trees. Rare as hens teeth! 

Catch came through with packets of 8 for $11 each. They were coming from overseas however which took approximately 2 weeks to arrive. But, postage was free and they were exactly what I wanted. 

So after gathering all my supplies, I got out my little houses and started painting them in neutral colours. After they were painted I used my multitool to cut them off the wooden base. 

I then traced out the bottoms of my houses on a cardboard box lid and cut my cardboard to create new lightweight bases for my houses which I attached with hot glue. 

I already had a wreath I wasn't using so I gave it a spray of fake snow. Then positioned all my components around the wreath until I was happy with the placement. Then I hot glued everything on. 

I added some string lights but decided I liked it better without.

I'm so happy with how my wreath turned out! 

I initially hung it on the wall above our dining table, with a faux window behind it. 

It looked great, but given our table was in front of it, I was worried people might be running into it. 

So I found it another home on the wall above my new typewriter! Perfecto!

And I think that is a wrap for my Christmas 2022 posts!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my festive home this year and have found some inspiration for your own home. 

I usually start taking down all my decorations on Boxing Day, but I'm enjoying them too much this year so I'll be keeping them up to enjoy for a bit longer. 😊

Happy Holidays!

Julie :)

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