Do you feel the Christmas noose tightening? I hope not. There are still more than two weeks until Christmas. I hope you have a lot of your have-tos completed so you can do many of your want-tos.
If you are behind in gift-buying, you can likely finish up in one session on PersonalityGifts.com, and have some fun while you do it, by reading up on personality types and growing in your understanding of your loved ones. If you get stumped in choosing gifts, email me and I’ll jump in to do my best to help you choose the perfect gift.
If you are ready for some want-to activities, I have one to suggest: make your own wreath (or one to give as a gift). Begin with a form. I like to use grapevine wreaths because they are natural and easy to work with. Lay greens over the form. You can usually pick some up free at a Christmas tree lot–they are usually glad to get rid of them so they don’t have to process and move them somewhere.
1) Wrap the form with floral wire, catching the greens so they stay in place. Leave your wreath as-is with the beautiful greens, or
2) decorate with ribbon, tree decorations, pine cones, and other naturally beautiful ornaments such as fronds from rosemary, lavender, eucalyptus, pepper tree fronds with pepper berries, bittersweet, red autumn leaves, and whatever captures your fancy. This year I added some silver jingle bells for sparkle and music.