Saturday 1 December 2012

a large holly wreath

Anna at Skin and Blister is hosting a wonderful idea of #shareadvent. I'm hoping to join in through taking part with activities and photos on instagram. I also thought I'd try to link some Christmas quotes into this. The first day is Make/Buy a wreath.

'There was a great deal of interest in Christmas decorations; Mrs Bridge very much enjoyed them, but at the same time they presented her with a problem: if you did not put up any decorations you were being conspicuous, and if you put up too many you were being conspicuous. At the very least there should be a large holly wreath on the front door; at most there might be half a dozen decorations visible including the Christmas tree...
Every year, then, the Bridges' home was festive without being ostentatious. A strand of green lights was woven through the branches of a small spruce tree near the front porch, and there was a wreath in each of the first floor windows and a large wreath with a red ribbon and a cluster of bells attached to the knocker of the front door. Inside, in a corner of the living room away from the heat of the fireplace, stood the tree. it's topmost branches clipped or bent so as not to stain the ceiling, and a bed sheet draped around the bottom... Presents were arranged on the sheet and a few small presents tied to the limbs. There was tinsel on the tree, and there were peppermint candy canes and popcorn balls and electric candles, and some new ornaments each year to replace the broken ones.' Evan S. Connell Mrs Bridge

Will you have a wreath this year?
wreath


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6 comments:

  1. Didn't have one last year, but after an afternoon of making pom-poms, I'm thinking some would look very good on a wreath indeed. Happy #shareadvent!

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    1. Tonia - Ooh I often wonder about making pom poms but other things seem to creep up and fill the time.

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  2. I love all of the Christmas quotes you've posted - looking forward to seeing more!
    I'm doing the #shareadvent also- I must stop somewhere on the way home from work today and buy a wreath.

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    1. Anbolyn - So pleased to see you joining in with #shareadvent. Somehow finding Christmas quotes, like flower quotes are easy.

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  3. Enjoyed your monthly roundup (as always!). Can't decide on a wreath this year but I'm going for a very tall real Christmas tree!

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    1. Vintage - So pleased you enjoy them. I think we'll try and find a holly wreath. Looking forward to reading about your very tall real tree.

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Ooh how lovely more stripes on the page...
Thank you for taking the time.