{"id":43643,"date":"2023-11-24T23:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T03:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardenersoasis.com\/?p=44938"},"modified":"2024-11-23T01:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:15:06","slug":"winter-window-box-with-blue-and-white-accents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/winter-window-box-with-blue-and-white-accents\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Winter Window Box With Blue And White Accents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This DIY winter window box with blue and white accents is made with evergreens, blue berries, white twigs and a blue and white bow. The perfect combination for an outdoor flower box during the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-14.jpg\" alt=\"DIY winter window box with blue and white accents.\" class=\"wp-image-44960\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Every year, I like to do something a little different with my outdoor winter window boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I try to get some of the supplies from my garden, which means I almost always have evergreens and some dried flowers. (This year I&#8217;m using roses.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I do add some faux elements for color and longevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this year I went with a blue and white theme, with some faux blue berries, white twigs and a blue and white bow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s very simple to put together and I love the way it turned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supplies<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-5.jpg\" alt=\"winter window box supplies - evergreen branches, faux berries, magnolia leaves, pine cones and white twigs\" class=\"wp-image-44948\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>spruce and cedar boughs &#8211; You can collect these from the garden or buy them from a nursery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: var(--global-palette4);\">25 <a aria-label=\"magnolia leaves (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/buy-magnolia-leaves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex sponsored noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">magnolia leaves<\/a>* &#8211; Since I don&#8217;t have magnolias in my garden, I bought these. But you could cut them from an evergreen magnolia if you have one.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pipe cleaners to anchor the magnolia leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7 large <a aria-label=\"pine cone picks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/buy-pinecone-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noindex sponsored noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">pine cone picks<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/recommends\/faux-blue-berry-branches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"ek-link\">faux blue berry branches<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 bunches of <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/recommends\/white-twigs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"ek-link\">white twigs<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 dried roses <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 string of <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/recommends\/outdoor-battery-operated-fairy-lights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow sponsored\" class=\"ek-link\">LED Micro lights<\/a>*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ribbon for bow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>scissors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wire cutters or pliers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to make the winter window box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add the evergreens<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-1.jpg\" alt=\"An evergreen-filled window box\" class=\"wp-image-44955\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Start with a window box filled with damp mud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then insert the spruce boughs along the back.&nbsp; Use enough to make a dense screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, push the cedar branches into the soil all along the front leaving a gap in the middle.&nbsp; Try to insert these boughs at an angle so that they drape over edge of the window box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make magnolia leaf picks<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-7.jpg\" alt=\"Magnolia leaf made into a pick with a pipe cleaner\" class=\"wp-image-44950\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Make magnolia leaf picks using the pipe cleaners.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cut the pipe cleaners in half.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poke a small hole in the base of each magnolia leaf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then carefully insert a pipe cleaner into it, bending the end to secure it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add magnolia leaves to the window box<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-12.jpg\" alt=\"magnolia leaves in a window box between cedar and spruce branches\" class=\"wp-image-44956\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Insert the magnolia leaf picks close together in a center row between the spruce and cedar boughs.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like the brown side of the leaves facing out to give a visual color variance among the greens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create height with twigs<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-2.jpg\" alt=\"A winter-themed window box filled with evergreens and twigs.\" class=\"wp-image-44945\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I left the white twigs tall to give the box some height.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place these along the back of the box behind the spruce boughs and push the ends into the soil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add berries and dried roses<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-3.jpg\" alt=\"An Evergreen-filled Window Box with blue berries and dried roses\" class=\"wp-image-44946\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cut the faux berry branches to about 1 foot long using wire cutters or pliers.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place one branch at each end in the front corner and 2 branches, slanted towards the middle, above the gap in the cedar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stick the dried roses behind the berries &#8211; three in the middle of the box and one on each end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Put up a bow<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-4.jpg\" alt=\"A winter window box decorated with evergreens, berries and a blue ribbon.\" class=\"wp-image-44947\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>To add a festive touch to the window box, I added a blue and white ribbon bow in the center.&nbsp; It ties in the blue berries and white twigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because my window box is wooden I attached the bow with a nail hammered through the ribbon into the box.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your box is plastic, I think a command hook would work well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Add pine cones<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-8.jpg\" alt=\"A winter window box decorated with evergreens, pine cones, dried roses, blue berries, and a blue ribbon.\" class=\"wp-image-44951\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The pine cone picks are added next.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do this by sticking three in the center in front of the blue berries.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-13.jpg\" alt=\"winter window box with evergreen branches, pine cones, blue berries and dried roses\" class=\"wp-image-44957\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Then add two in each of the front corners, also in front of the blue berries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">String some mini lights<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-10.jpg\" alt=\"An evergreen window box with pine cones, white twigs and a blue and white bow\" class=\"wp-image-44953\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lastly, string some white fairly lights over the spruce and cedar branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are battery operated and have a timer so they come on automatically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just turn them on at the correct time the first night and they will come back on at that time every night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The finished window box<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/11\/winter-window-box-with-evergreens-berries-bow-11.jpg\" alt=\"An evergreen-studded window box decorated with pine cones, berries, and a bow\" class=\"wp-image-44954\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I love the finished window box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blue and white colors look beautiful with my house color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the dried roses add a pop of color that stands out against the evergreens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other winter plant ideas you might like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/winter-window-boxes\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Winter window box with faux fruit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/diy-evergreen-winter-planter\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Evergreen winter planter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/winter-flowering-plants\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Plants that bloom in winter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Have comments or questions about our DIY winter window box with blue and white accents? 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