I took a vacation day from work today so I had the entire day to make live greenery arrangements.
As soon as it was light outside I took my pruners and went out to cut greens.
As soon as it was light outside I took my pruners and went out to cut greens.
I thought I had plenty with these two pails full, but I ended up going out twice more to get refills. That red plastic container in the big basket is a Folgers coffee container. It works well to hold the water and floral foam.
All of the arrangements I made are very simple--just greenery and an accessory or two--like this mini quilt. Is that a little foot I see on the left side?
Oh, my goodness, there's a little elf hiding in that arrangement! In addition to this kitchen arrangement, I made some to fill the entertainment center shelves.
As you can see, the shelves are no longer bare!Here are close ups of each one:
This one has a gold glass tree top in the center.
This one has a gold glass tree top in the center.
This one has Santa.
This is my favorite. It has a gold star and I put it in a sleigh that my friend at work made for me. The branches with berries are from my burning bush shrub.
This one just has a gold reindeer.
Like I said they are all very simple to make.
Every time I came from the garage to inside the house, I could smell the evergreen. I like that.
Here is my little snowman quilt that I bring out every winter.
For those who are quilters, the snowman is actually made from tiny little log cabin blocks. It's from a Crystal Carter book.
Mmm, I can almost smell that greenery...I love the smell of evergreen in the house..
ReplyDeleteI need to find a friend who has an abundance of evergreen trees. In the store you pay a lot for a few branches.
Ok Zoey your house must be like "Christmas wonderland" by now!
Will we see more recipes?
LOVE the varigated green and blue greenery together!
ReplyDeleteI need to get some in my artifical tree home.
To me Christmas is the scent and sight of greenery. I too, love to smell it when I walk through the front door. Your arrangements looks very pretty. Do you have Blue Spruce too? I like the orange smell of that. When I made ornaments last year for some pals, I crushed some Blue Spruce and put it inside with the stuffing so they could smell it. It's nice to watch you and Carole decorate as I can't just yet.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say, it must smell fabulous when you walk in the house...I so love the smell of fresh greenery like that! I want to cut some small branches off my pine tree and make a similar arrangement...thank you for the idea:-) xox
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