What most people toss out after fall can actually become one of the most beautiful Christmas decorations you\u2019ll ever make. Those dried, brittle mum plants sitting on your porch? With a little creativity, they transform into sparkling, snow-kissed holiday arrangements that look store-bought \u2014 for almost no money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s the simple step-by-step guide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Leave the mum in its pot<\/strong> 2. Spray the entire plant with white spray paint<\/strong> 3. Add a second coat with metallic spray paint (optional)<\/strong> 4. Insert small shatterproof ornaments<\/strong> 5. Add fairy lights for extra magic<\/strong> 6. Finish with a bow or ribbon around the planter<\/strong> In minutes, a plant everyone else would throw away becomes a gorgeous holiday statement piece \u2014 perfect for your porch, entryway, or living room. This hack is cheap, simple, and unbelievably eye-catching\u2026 and once you try it, you\u2019ll do it every year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What most people toss out after fall can actually become one of the most beautiful Christmas decorations you\u2019ll ever make. Those dried, brittle mum plants sitting on… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyzone24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Even if the plant is completely dead and brown, keep the structure. The dried stems act as the \u201cbranches\u201d for your decoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hold the can 10\u201312 inches away and lightly coat the stems. This gives the look of freshly fallen snow and instantly turns the mum into a winter centerpiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Silver, champagne, or glitter spray can add sparkle and make the decoration stand out even more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Choose bright Christmas colors \u2014 reds, greens, blues, pinks. Gently tuck the ornaments throughout the branches. No hooks needed \u2014 the dead stems naturally hold them in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A small battery-powered string of lights woven through the branches makes it glow beautifully at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This ties the entire decoration together and makes it look professionally arranged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n