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Kirstie Creates: Christmas Wreath
Kirstie makes a simple Christmas wreath in no time at all, providing you with easy steps so you can have a go yourself.
How To Make A Lavender, Rosemary & Rosehip Wreath
This is a modern take on the wreath, and it’s also a lot easier to make - you can do it in less than 15 minutes. It’s a rustic looking wreath, it’s not supposed to be perfect or symmetrical, but it is packed with scent and colour and a celebratory feel.
By Kirstie Allsopp
Time required: 15 minutes
Cost: You might find all the ingredients in your garden – otherwise, less than £5
Skill level: Beginners will do a great job.(You’ll need: A small bunch of rosehips – or anything festive that will add a splash of colour; a small bunch of dried lavender and one large fresh rosemary branch and two small ones; short-bladed scissors or secateurs; twine; ribbon or raffia.
Get Started...
Step One: Start off with your rosemary – take one big section and put two smaller sections in front to make the arrangement look as bushy as possible. Tie them together at the base of the arrangement - it’s much easier to do this with wire rather than string because you can twist it to hold the stalks in place.
Step Two: Now take your rosehips, leaving one small, short bunch to one side. You need to weave the rosemary and rosehips together so that the colour of the red is dispersed between the rosemary. Remember you want it to look bushy, generous and festive. As you’re doing so, change your angle and hold the arrangement away from you to see how it’s going.
Step Three: Pop your lavender bunch on top of the arrangement, lining up the bottom of the lavender stalks with those of the rosemary. That way, you can disguise the stalk of both in later steps.
Step Four: Take your remaining rosehips to decorate the bottom of the arrangement, hiding the lavender stalks with the bright red rosehips. Bind all the stalks at the base of the arrangement very tightly, remembering that it needs to stand up to the door being opened and shut every day.
Step Five: Take your posh ribbon or raffia and wrap it round the base of the arrangement, beneath the rosehips and covering the twine. Tie it in a single knot, then tie a tight bow.
Step Six: Turn the arrangement upside down (which is how it will hang on the door) to check it will stand up to the rigours of life on the front door. If it seems firmly put together, it’s finished and ready to be hung on a nail or attached to the knocker of the front door.
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