LEFT: Adding pinecones to a traditional cranberry garland creates textural contrast. These simple Fruit and Pinecone garlands, made with lengths of 20-gauge florist's wire, can be looped over mirrors, draped on a mantelpiece or hung over a doorway with silken ribbons.
Material: Electric drill and 1/16-inch drill bit Small pinecones Wire cutters 20-gauge florist's wire Fresh cranberries
With electric drill, make a small hole at the base of each pinecone. Using the wire cutters, cut a piece of wire to the length you wish your garland to be.
Twist a small loop in one end of the wire, then begin threading the pinecones and berries onto the wire from the other end, alternating a pinecone, then 3 to 5 berries, repeating until the wire is full. Leave 2 inches of wire at end of garland; twist into another loop.
Hang garland from loop ends or around a mirror, painting, mantel or doorway.
