I’ve always loved the soft swags of pine roping I see in magazine photos. Â I finally got the perfect opportunity at my client’s house last year! Â See below for the process and the finished product!
So, the concept photo shows Mixed Greens roping which costs 3 times as much as the traditional White Pine roping and my client and I decided to go with the less expensive option, especially since it was our first time attempting this!
I had my handyman meet me at my client’s house while she was out running errands. Â I kind of wanted to play with this a bit without her feeling like we didn’t know what we were doing! Â Plus I wanted the “wow” reaction when she came home!
When we started to lay out the bundle, it was a like a clown car that just kept growing and I really began to get a sense for 75 feet of pine roping! Â At that point I was much more confident that we had enough to get the job done.
While Joe was draping, I started making bows out of the burlap so we could see how long to cut each ribbon. Â In order to secure the roping, we used plastic zip ties which wouldn’t scratch the wood railing and would hold the roping in place.
My client and I were very happy with how it turned out and it added such a simple festive element to her entry. Â Not to mention the smell of the live pine roping was amazing! Â It didn’t cost that much for roping and the ribbon we saved which makes this something she can do every year.
If you have a concept for holiday decor that you need help executing, let me know!
Happy Decorating!
