It’s beginning to look like Christmas everywhere you go, including my home. Finally, I am putting the finishing touches on my decorations, the Colonial Williamsburg fresh fruit swag! Read on to learn more about how my house has Colonial Williamsburg swag.
I visited Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, many years ago during Christmas. I became enamored with the fresh fruit decorations on display at public buildings and private homes in the historic district. Since that visit, I have longed to create one of those exuberant, eye-catching arrangements for my Dutch Colonial home. Where was Pinterest when I needed it?
Several years ago, I attended a class to duplicate this beautiful holiday display. The only challenges with recreating the display yearly are finding the beautiful dried magnolia leaves and keeping the squirrels from eating the fresh fruit. The cold temperatures we are experiencing are perfect weather to prevent the fresh fruit from rotting.
Come with me as I recreate my fresh, all-natural, handmade Christmas door decoration.
I choose to use bright-colored fruit as a nice contrast against the backdrop of the dark magnolia leaves.
Materials needed to make door swag/fan:
Half Moon Plywood Board (12″ H x 39″ W) Painted Green
Heavy-Duty Staple Gun
Dried Magnolia Leaves ( 3 bags of 12 leaves)
Fresh Pineapple
Red Golden Delicious Apples
Green Granny Smith Apples
Lemons
Watch below as I go through the entire process for you:
Do you “deck your halls” yourself? Does your house have swag? Please feel free to share any DIY Holiday decorations.
Eugenia
Great options and ideas as usual! Beautiful my friend! Luv ya!
April,
Thank you for stopping by and your kind words.
April,
Thank you, my dear!