Making your own Christmas Wreath
There's nothing like a Christmas
wreath hanging on the front door for a warm season's greeting. Mix
up traditional and contemporary: deck them out in flowers and fruit,
or go glam with candles, silk and feathers.
Gather your ingredients. We love
this mix of traditional berried ivy and snow berries with more
unusual blue thistles and lilac freesias, all of which are readily
available from your local florist. Add a touch of sparkle with
plastic embroidery stones.
This wreath is simple to make
using an oasis wreath frame, available from a florist or garden
centre for around Lm1.75. Soak in water. Cut short stems (about 15cm)
of the berried ivy and snow berries and fix into the oasis, enough
to cover it. This forms a base for arranging other stems.
Intersperse short stems, again about 15cm in length, of thistles and
freesias throughout the wreath. Build up the look until the wreath
looks full and balanced. Finally, glue the embroidery stones onto
the glossy ivy leaves using an all-purpose clear adhesive. Be
generous with the stones – the more the twinklier!
