How to make a twig cross, using things around the house and yard!

Every now and then I come up with a cool project idea. Well, today was another one of those days! 

I've been thinking of a neat way to represent the upcoming Easter holiday and in my house, we don't celebrate with eggs and little bunnies. Not that they aren't cute and sweet, it just doesn't convey the correct message. Easter bunnies, candy, and baskets do not represent Christ, His death on the cross, and His rising from the dead on the third day. 

Recently doing some Pinterest searches for ideas I saw a lot of people using burlap and an empty wooden frame. They'd use the burlap to form a cross shape around the frame and secure it with a pretty ribbon or bow. 

After looking for at a few pictures I got to searching around the house. We have a huge Jacaranda tree in the front yard that just recently dropped all of its leaves and branches. They are the perfect twigs for this project, as you'll soon see. I'm sure any small and medium size branches will work. 

Let's get to crafting...

Here are the materials that I used to complete my twig cross:

Twigs small and medium sized in lengths from around the yard.

Old fabric, I used an old table cloth in a tan color. 

That is all!! 

I thought I'd need the glue sticks and was presently surprised that I did not need it. Winning!  

Start by separating the twigs into two piles. Small and medium. 

Lay the long ones with all the ends lining up as even as possible. For me, the twigs have a pointy end. So I pointed those ends towards the bottom. 

For the smaller twigs, I made two even piles and then placed the two together, with the ends facing the opposite direction. So each side for me had pointy ends sticking out. 

Depending on how thick your twig grouping is will determine how thick and long the fabric piece will need to be. You want it to be strong enough to hold all the twig cross pieces together. 

I used about an 1" wide by 14" length fabric piece for tying them all together.

Place the fabric on the underneath side of the twig bundle. Place center twig piece in the middle, towards the top. Remember you want a cross shape, not a T. 

Then with a crisscross pattern, fold over the ends of the fabric. Repeat the folding one more time around. Making sure the ends all meet in the back of the twig cross. Tie ends in two strong knots.  

Wal-la! Now you can add any decorating that you'd like, I left mine just as it is. 

I hung my new twig cross on the front door and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Especially, having never made one before. I hope you enjoy this easy to do Easter/Resurrection day diy craft.  

Thanks for hanging and I'll talk to you soon! 

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