Learn how to give a warm welcome at your door by making and hanging
these lovely wreaths. Paula Philips' craft book offers the reader a
beginner-friendly, step-by-step guide on how to make 19 different fresh,
colorful, welcoming door wreaths. A wreath on your front door is a
beautiful sign of welcome for your visitors. But, you need not limit
your use of wreaths to the Christmas season. There are wreath designs
that are appropriate for every holiday and season. Paula Philips will
show you how to create these beauties. She will also show you how to
make smaller wreaths with fruit and flowers which can be placed on a
surface near the wreath, turning them into beautiful centerpieces for
your dining table or decorations for your fireplace mantle. You can make
a wonderful and wispy grapevine wreath featuring rust and gold flowers,
appropriate for every season or a festive and fruity small wreath with
fruit spilling out, perfect for the Thanksgiving dinner table. Welcome
Wreaths includes photos of each design, step-by-step instructions for
wiring and weaving the wreaths, and suggestions for how to make and
attach decorations. As the seasons and holidays change, you'll want to
change up your wreath. You might not have room to store a dozen wreaths
for the year. So, the book shows you quick and easy ways to reuse your
basic woven wreath. All you need to do is remove bows, flowers, and
other decorations. You then simply replace them with fresh ones. Before
you begin, it will simplify your work to gather all supplies in one
spot. The book lists details for each design, such as size, colors of
silk flowers, stems, leaves, sprays, and bows, and other design
elements. Consider making two wreaths, one smaller than the other, and
then layering them. The resulting depth of design is pleasing to the
eye. Purchase or make a flower garland and lay it on top of the wreath
for a fresh spring look. Make your own bows out of burlap, cotton, silk,
or ribbon with your choice of colors and patterns. Plastic fruits
incorporated into the design help make perfect Thanksgiving wreaths. A
tiny bird's nest with eggs will give the perfect touch for a spring
wreath. You can buy plastic ones or make them yourself. Wreaths make
beautiful gifts. Your friends and relatives will appreciate them and use
them to greet people at their front door for years to come. As you go
through Paula's book, working on her wreath designs, you will become a
master of this fascinating art. You'll gain confidence, knowing you can
create any wreath of your design for any occasion.
