candle ring

Warning:  If you are going to burn the candle, you need to have some kind of container to hold the candle away from the greens.  If you spray this with water every couple of days it should last for 2-3 weeks.  As pieces dry out pull them from the ring and stick in fresh evergreen cuttings.
1 hurricane candle holder I salvaged mine from the local school before it was torn down.
2 pieces of 18ga wire, tape together.  Measure the size of your hurricane container and make sure the candle ring will fit easily over it
Paddle wire
6-8" pieces of greenery  Cut way more than you think you will need, I had a garbage sack pretty full to make this and a wreath..  I used boxwood and arborvitae, that's what I have in my yard.  Any kind of evergreens will work.
Pine cones, balls and berries.  Use what you like.
Have a big pile of greens cut and close by.  Leave a 6" tail and start wrapping small groups of the greens onto the wire.  Add berry picks, wired balls and pine cones as you go along or stick them in later.
Continue wrapping on bundles of greens overlapping the previous bunch you added.  When you get back to where you started make sure the ends of the last bunch are hidden by you first bunch.  Wrap the tie wire around the tail and twist tightly.  Hide the wires on the back of the ring.  Tuck in you embellishments if you didn't add them before.  Check that all the tie wire is hidden adding additional greens if necessary.
I put mine on a charger just so it wouldn't drip on the table.