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Make a mood-boosting citrus wreath for the holidays

Add pizzazz to a store-bought wreath with faux fruit and magnolia leaves.

By Ottilie Mason and Catrina Silveira

Updated October 12, 2018

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diy citrus wreath

Photo by Roberto Caruso

You need:

A store-bought evergreen wreath

Artificial lemons and limes

Magnolia leaves

Thin-gauge wire

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A low-heat hot-glue gun

Easy how-to:

1. Wrap wire around the base ofeach magnolia leaf and attach tothe wreath, tucking some leavesunder the cedar.

2. Use hot glue to attach thefruit to pieces of wire, then wirefruit onto the wreath.

Where to find it: Cedar wreath,hoflands.com. Lemons, limes, pier1.ca.

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