Wreaths Reinvented
The holiday season is once again upon us, which means it’s time for holiday decorating. If you’re like my father, you have already hung your outside lights, decorated your Christmas tree or put your menorah on display, and erected the largest Christmas village this side of Hallmark. If you’re like me, your holiday decorations are on a UPS truck somewhere and might arrive in the next two weeks. Whatever your holiday decorating style, you may enjoy gazing at or even craftily copying the reinvented wreaths featured in a recent LA Times slideshow.
Last year, I gave relatives homemade wine cork wreaths as holiday gifts. Many hours and two severe burns later, I decided that I’d buy holiday gifts this year. That said, if I did decide I wanted a holiday wreath, I’d probably still make my own, and I could do worse than to use the above wreaths as my inspiration. Forget boring evergreen branches — wreaths can be made of anything from leafy greens to feathers to driftwood.
I have one of my mom’s handmade wreaths hanging on my front door. It’s not as … avant-garde? as these are – it’s very traditional, but pine cones instead of evergreens. She only buys the base, though – everything else on there was foraged!
WOW!!! I was trying to find something to do with all of the wine corks I was hiding…I mean hoarding!
LadySun: That sounds lovely! Your mom — what with the tomatoes and such — is a really farm woman.
Jennie: I definitely suggest making a wreath, though watch out for the hot glue. That’s what sapped my enthusiasm for the whole process. It is easy to do, and the end result looks just as nice as something you might buy in a fancy wine accessories shop.