Holiday Planter

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This weekend I put together a holiday planter for my front porch.  It's not as exciting as the Chicago sidewalk planters my sister posted on her site, but I still like it!

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Here's what you'll need:

- Planter with dirt

- Pine boughs (mine came from the bottom of my Christmas tree; they were the ones I needed to cut off in order for my tree to fit in the stand!)

- Branches

- Red berry branches

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Here's the empty planter:

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First add the pine boughs around the base of the planter.

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Next add in the branches.  I bundled mine together and stuck them right in the center of the planter.
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Add the berry branches just above the pine boughs.

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That's it!  It's a fast, easy, and inexpensive ourdoor decoration.  I usually make one of these each winter - the pine boughs will easily last in the planter for a couple of months.