home-made christmas wreaths

lauras_2

Lovely thanks again guys xx

rasmus

They sound lovely but the only thing i can add is to mayby do them with more colour options for the ribbons?

papworth

I went to a Christmas 'party evening' last week. My friend is a florist and she was selling her wreaths (taking orders) at £18 each. They were all different designs and I ordered a peacock one with ribbon and feather so very pleased to see they are 'in'

Selling well were dried wreaths made from dried oranges/limes/cinnamon sticks and gingham ribbon. I suppose these went well because they can be re-used but they did look lovely. They were smaller and I think priced at £12

tiamai_d

papworth wrote: »

Selling well were dried wreaths made from dried oranges/limes/cinnamon sticks and gingham ribbon. I suppose these went well because they can be re-used but they did look lovely. They were smaller and I think priced at £12

If they are not stored correctly, they loose colour and disintegrate by the next year.

Wrap them in tissue paper with those sachets of crystals that you get in new shoes and bags etc (you know the stuff to absorb moisture) and keep somewhere dry and at a continual temperature. So not shoved up the loft or in the shed. :rotfl:

C_J

Lauras - a group of us Mums always have a stall at the primary school Christmas Fayre selling home made wreaths and other fresh greenery stuff (i.e. the kissing balls are very, very popular) to raise money for the school. We sell the wreaths at £20 each and they go like hotcakes

The kissing balls look like this :



(you start with a ball of florist's wet foam approx 6" diameter (soak in water first), then gently poke the handle of a wooden spoon or a thin piece of wooden dowelling through it, then use the dowelling to push through a long loop of tartan ribbon. Secure the ribbon at the bottom of the ball by having a long loop at the top (so you can hang it up) and by tying the ribbon to a small piece of twig to stop it going back through the hole at the bottom, and leave the ends trailing. Hang the ball up while you work on it, studding the foam with a sorts of christmas greenery - we use holly, fir tree fronds, eucalyptus and ivy) I'm not sure any of that made *any* sense at all - but I'm sure you'll be able to work it out for yourself

We also do very well by making up a few wreaths and balls and taking them around the local pubs in early December to sell to the landladies