Personalize A Wreath for the Holidays
The front door is a good place to start welcoming the holiday season. Flower shops all have fresh garlands and wreaths and it's easy to add your own decorations.
By The Seashore
Collect a variety of shells. Use a hot glue gun to adhere them in clusters around a wreath made of honeysuckle or grapevines.
Romantic Inspiration
Use lace bows, dried rose buds and Baby's Breath to decorate greens or grapevines for a romantic wreath.
Country Style
Make bows of red and white homespun fabric cut with pinking shears and wire to your wreath. Then add miniature toys like a teddy bear, little red wagon, rag doll and other small country ornaments.
Traditional
Fat bows of tartan satin ribbon are classic. If you want to go natural, use a base of honeysuckle vines and wire nuts and pine cones all around. Then add a little bird or seagull to the scene.
Simple Elegance
For pure simplicity, tie a bunch of pine branches together with a large bow and hang on the front door. For a more festive look, use branches of holly berry.
Copyright Leslie Linsley, author
Reprinted with permission, HouseNet, Inc.