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DIY Easy Festive Holiday Decor: Silver Oak Branches

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1. Measure the length of your longest leaf and cut your tape to double that (Sandy’s are approximately two inches long). Peel off the paper backing,
place cut tape sticky side up.

2. Place wire in the center of the tape, half way up the length, leaving at least an inch of wire sitting outside of the tape.

3. Fold the tape over at its half-way point, sandwiching in the wire.

4. Place a leaf over the folded tape, align the midrib of the leaf
with the wire.

5. Trace around the leaf with a pencil.

6. Cut out the leaf.

7. Take a walk and find a fallen branch!

8. Tie the leaf to the branch by winding the wire around it.

Above: Give the leaves a natural curl and they’re reading for hanging.
Sandy�217;s instructional diagram.
Above: Sandy’s instructional diagram.

The Finished Results

Oak leaves work especially well—their shapes are lovely, instantly recognizable, and easy to trace.
Above: Oak leaves work especially well—their shapes are lovely, instantly recognizable, and easy to trace.
Shining in the light.
Above: Shining in the light.

Here’s another Sandy Suffield DIY using materials on hand: The Engine House Paper Quilts. And here’s one that involves Scrap Paper Flowers.

Good taste runs in the Suffield family: see A Shopkeeper’s 1930s Family Home in Winchester.

N.B.: This post was first published on Remodelista in December 2024.

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