DIY Manzanita trees

sl_jones

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone has ever made these themselves, as i can buy the branches for £60 off of ebay.

All i need to do is buy the branches, a pot and glue and then get the florist to decorate it a little bit. One florist has quoted me 200-250 each tree!

So i was wondering if anyone has ever tried to do a Wedding tree or wish tree themselves and how successful it was?

http://cdn.photolabels.co/images/wedding-pictures.onewed.com/match/images/47701/ivory-purple-real-wedding-manzanita-branch-centerpieces.original.jpg?1357266344

King_Slayer

It may be more reasonable to hire them? That way you can just choose your decor and not have the hassle to make and then pay to decorate.

74jax

I don't know how to link to a specific post but this is my thread, post 19 shows a little of our tree https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4644407

Post 111 shows me putting it together on this thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3811691

Not difficult at all. You could spray white or silver. as ours was beach themed we wanted the beach/drift wood effect. We picked the wood up on a beach walk, so had memories attached for us.

sl_jones

I've actually found these at hobbycraft already painted white. For 20 quid each and which is much less then what they are on ebay. Unfortunately i still need pots to put them in, i want something wooden and square so i can paint them. Not having much lucky with it so far, tried searching for square flowerpots but have not found the right thing yet.

Like these but slightly bigger: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/152587526/wood-box-wood-boxes-woodland-planter?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=square%20wooden%20box&ref=sr_gallery_13

74jax

Google wooden planter boxes, you should get some then.
http://www.primrose.co.uk/wood-c-2_813.html?source=googleads&gclid=COHb6M7DksYCFdPKtAod3gUAJg