Craft A Miniature Sweetgum Ball Wreath

A tiny sweetgum ball wreath on a iron lattice

       Decorate a Fall twig tree with a set of sweetgum ball wreaths like this one or leave the ribbon off and slip these tiny wreaths over a brass candle stick or two to place at the center of your Thanksgiving table. Either way will look festive and be inexpensive for holiday decorating.

Supply List:

• hot glue gun
• ribbons in fall colors
• hook for hanging
• kernels from dried Indian corn

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Clean six sweetgum balls free of dirt and insects.
2. Hot glue these into the shape of a small wreath. 
3. Pull off dried kernels from a piece of Indian corn. These kernels come in a wide variety of colors: russet, yellow, white and brown.
4. Fill random whole of the sweetgum balls with glue and quickly push the dried kernels into those holes.
5. Wrap a wire around the wreath for hanging and cover this with the ribbon.

Left, Sweetgum ball wreath and ribbon. Right, Close up photo of the dried kernels
glued randomly inside the gumballs to add a bit if color and different textures.

 More Crafts Using Sweetgum Balls:

• A giant sweetgum ball wreath! from Bee Interiors
• Spiky sweetgum ball ornament spray painted silver from Bailey's Leaf Blog 

 Recycle Sweetgum Balls:

• I Never Knew That! - about sweetgum balls
• Can You Compost Sweetgum Balls: Learn About Sweetgum Balls In Compost
• Sweetgum balls can be used as mulch or as a defense for plants