Holiday Wreath Project: Finished

Finishing this little wreath took a bit more time than I had thought....

but it was a fun project 

 So the next job, once the wreath of grape vines was finished,

 was to decorate it with greens and things I gathered from my garden

I did actually purchased some Reindeer moss too 

for a nice pop of color

I chose greenery that would stay somewhat fresh looking after it dried 

and things with interesting texture

 Using floral wire and floral tape I made  

small bundles to attach to the wreath

I dried some orange slices too...why not?

As you can tell, I'm not sure I did these quite right!

 For the bunches:

Boxwood, Rosemary, California Pepper-berries, Olive branches 

and of course some lavender!

I used some more small grape vine sticks for the picks, 

which blended into the wreath

 The orange slices went onto these floral picks which have pre-strung wire attached,

 so I could easily add them to the larger bundles

Here is the first one finished... but it had way too much tape showing 

so I added moss to the base of each bundle 

to keep it looking really natural

 I really wasn't sure how many of these I would need...

 I just kept arranging and moving things around,  adding more greenery,

until the wreath started to look balanced and full

 The other problem that I had, was determining

 where the actual top of the wreath would be

It just sort of found it's own top 

after most of the greenery was added

 Millie kept me company and I think she may have thought there was a chance 

 a treat or two would  fall on the ground...but she only got a stick to chew on!

 what?  no cookie?

 Here we have the finished wreath, simple and natural

and a bit  

"Charlie Brown"  

out of shape

 last a little ribbon made from old mattress ticking 

and a pair of vintage ice skates

 next project:  the holiday mantle

I wonder how long that will take me?

better get going!