Wednesday 4th December 2024 - All About Wreaths

Last year, I had a bit of a disaster with our Christmas door wreath.  In the past I used an oasis base for our door wreath but as this substance is not particularly eco-friendly, I purchased a couple of moss ones.  I took advice on the internet as to how to fix the foliage etc. to this substrate.  German mossing pins were recommended which were duly bought.  I was pleased with my completed wreath, made from foliage from our garden and some tie-on holly berries (I leave holly berries on the bushes for the birds).  Hung on our door it looked good, but it wasn’t long before the wind kicked up and on the return from one of our walks, most of the foliage was strewn across our drive.  Obviously, the mossing pins were not the right thing to use!  To say I was disappointed, was an understatement and with the remains of the wreath consigned to the bin, I ordered an artificial one.  This year, after taking advice on construction from a villager who makes wreaths, I am going to have another go!  In the meantime, the artificial wreath is on our door and here it will remain, should I have another catastrophe using a moss base.

One wreath, which has been anything but a disaster, is the one made by the village Yarn Art Group.  This was crafted to exhibit at Cromer Church’s Christmas Tree Festival (entries can be either, wreaths or trees).  The amount of detail has to be seen and obviously wowed everyone, as it won first place in the wreaths section of the festival’s competition.  This is a double for the Yarn Art Group, who won the Cromer Church’s Christmas Tree competition in 2023.  Many thanks here, to Yarn Art Group member Sheila, for allowing me to use her photograph of the winning wreath.