Personalize your Christmas December
1, 2006 December –
the season of snow, gift giving, seasons greetings yuletide
and all that jazz. It is also the time to hang your
Christmas wreath.
Fashion Is My Thing
Christmas Wreath
One of the most festive and personalizing displays at
Christmas time is the holiday wreath. Basically, there is
only one way you can do the nativity scene (it's not like
you can leave out the three wise men or place baby Jesus in
a majestic Victorian cradle). However, a Christmas wreath
has endless possibilities for personalization. Look at the
houses down your street; no two holiday wreaths look the
same.
Think about all your options: masculine, feminine, natural,
contemporary, traditional, glitzy and many others. If you
like an old-fashioned feminine look, try a Victorian wreath
with soft pinks and ivories intertwined with pearl ribbon.
Want a rustic look? Achieve the rustic look with pheasant
feathers, natural fiber ribbon and feather covered balls
incorporated in a grapevine wreath. Use your imagination
when creating a Christmas wreath. Remember the seventies and
the tinsel tree with it's light and rotating color wheel.
Retro is in; borrow the seventies concept by making a tinsel
wreath using colorful ornaments and little sparkling lights.
“Babes in Toyland” is a movie shown around the holidays.
With this in mind, a novel idea would be to take components
of that movie and integrate them into a Christmas wreath.
Work a toy soldier, a teddy bear, a jack in the box and
other toys around a wreath so they appear like they are
matching in step one after the other. The
possibilities for a Christmas wreath are endless and a great
way to present your personality to the world, or at least to
your neighborhood.
Another distinct but somewhat different type of Christmas
wreath is the Advent wreath. The Advent wreath is a
marvelous indoor display of tradition and simplified beauty.
Yet, because it is trimmed in long-lasting greenery it still
lends itself to some personalization. For those stimulated
by their olfactory sense, choose an Advent wreath with
fragrant eucalyptus or cypress. You will achieve both an
amazing aromatic quality, and a astounding textural effect
with these greenery options. For the visually stimulated
person, a glossy leaf holly with red berries will highlight
your Advent wreath with its contrasting red and green.
Adventurous at heart, discuss unusual greenery with your
local florist and develop you own greenery options. The key
is to remember tradition can be accomplished without losing
your own personality.
It seems like Christmas is the only time we think about
using a wreath. We dress our front door elaborately for the
Christmas holiday just to strip it of all its glory the
minute the holiday is over. Why? We can and should dress our
door all year long. A holiday wreath could be used for the
other numerous holidays throughout the year.
Make your Valentine’s Day more romantic with a wreath draped
in beautiful red velvet ribbon and opaque pearl hearts.
Greenery such as ivy and shamrocks, a leprechaun, and a pot
of gold tucked in to a grapevine wreath will make St. Paddy
proud. A wreath with colorful eggs and bunnies made by your
children will be a whimsical Easter display and a
sentimental keepsake. Placement of a dried hot pepper wreath
on your door will spice up your celebration of Cinco de
Mayo. The ability to place a wreath on your door every
holiday is only limited by your imagination. So let your
hair down and be creative.
A door wreath can be more than a holiday accoutrement. The
floral wreath can be a great bridge between the holiday
wreaths. A remarkable quality of the floral wreath is the
use of permanent flowers. The worry of "what is in season"
is eliminated with the use of permanent flowers. You can
personalize your floral wreath with your signature flower.
If hydrangeas are your thing, make a dried hydrangea wreath.
The culinary master might want a floral wreath containing
dried herbs or fruits. For the sentimental bride, have your
bridal bouquet flowers dried and incorporated into a wreath
for your newlywed home.
The possibilities are never-ending when it comes to creating
a wreath. You can change your wreath seasonally, use it only
on holidays, or create special celebration wreaths like a
baby wreath announcing the birth of a child. Just remember
to always add your personal touch.
There is always a way to personalize your wreath. So drop in
on your local profession florist and discuss your ideas.
Whether the florist creates your wreath or supplies you with
the tools needed to create a wreath, you can be sure that
you will have a wreath with style and personalization.
