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Christmas
Wreaths For Doors Or Tables
by Colleen Moulding
First gather together:
A circular wire wreath frame
Lots of moss
Florists wire on a roll
Florists stub wires
Wire cutters
Evergreen foliage, anything you have available, possibly holly,
Christmas tree cuttings, ivy, anything you can find in the garden.
Pine cones, natural or sprayed gold
Walnuts, natural or sprayed gold
Bunches of twigs cut to approx 3" long, natural or sprayed
gold
Berries from the florist or the garden
Dried orange slices (Slice, then bake in the oven on a very low
heat for 15 minutes, turn then leave for cook another 15 minutes.)
Ribbon for bow if desired.
Cover
your frame with moss
Begin by taking handfuls of the moss and attaching it to the frame
by binding it on with the wire from the roll. Continue all
the way around until the whole frame is covered with moss. Twist
two or three stub wires together to make a hanging loop and
fix this to the top of the frame. If you are worried about your
door or table being damaged by the wreath this is a good time to
fix a piece of plastic to the back, don't worry it will be
completely covered by foliage when the wreath is complete.
Wire your materials into bunches
Make little bunches of your foliage by wrapping a few stems
together with a stub wire, then twisting the wires so that you
have a little wire stem to fix into the wreath. Do this with all
your materials. To wire a pine cone, hook a stub wire into the
almost closed layers at the bottom of the cone, then twist
the ends together to make a little stem as with the foliage and
berries. Wire walnuts by sliding a wire through the bottom of the
nut. Wire orange slices by bending a stub wire in half like a
hairpin and using that to secure the slice. Wire your twigs into
little piles and wrap with wire. Tie with a piece of ribbon or
raffia.
Add your
bunches to the base
Starting with your green foliage, secure bunches all the way
around the wreath into the moss until the moss is completely
covered. Now add the berries, orange slices, twigs, walnuts and
cones at regular intervals in any design that pleases you.
Add a
bow
Mist your wreath thoroughly with water, and continue to do this
once a day throughout the holidays. Add a beautiful bow,
hang on the door and wait for the compliments.
For the
table.
Wreaths such as these can also be used on the table, perhaps
circling a display of candles. Be sure never to leave a lighted
candle arrangement unattended.
Other
types of wreath
Grapevine
or willow wreath forms can be used as the base for lovely
everlasting Christmas displays of dried or silk flowers and
Christmas decorations. Wrap with ribbon or artificial foliage
before adding your decorations. The easiest way to attach these to
the form is with a hot glue gun.
Make large
or tiny for the tree wreaths from cardboard circles to which you
attach a small piece of wadding/batting to give a slightly padded
look, then cover with ribbon or fabric, (glue or staple in place)
before decorating as above. This is a super project if you have
to entertain lots of children as they can all take a few
home for the tree. Finish with ribbon hanging loops.
© Colleen
Moulding 2001
http://www.allthatwomenwant.com
Happy
Christmas to you all!
About the author:
Colleen Moulding is a freelance writer from England where she has
had many features on parenting, childcare, travel, the
environment, the Internet and many more subjects published in
national magazines and newspapers. She has also published a
variety of women's and children's fiction. Her work frequently
appears at many sites on the Internet and at her own site for
women and children All That Women Want.com a magazine, web guide
and resource for women everywhere.
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