I was informed last night, as my husband walked in the door, that he was responsible for decorating a wreath for his office area. Instinctively I knew immediately that it meant I would be doing the decorating. Luckily I’m the person that purchases the odds and ends leftover after Christmas. I had a few things in my Christmas box to decorate the wreath with. It reminded me of the times when my kids have told me at 9:30pm that they need a certain school supply or some other crazy item for school. Be prepared, you never know what you might need at a moments notice.

I turned what should be a simple project into an art project. These wreaths arrive just like the Christmas trees that come out of a box. They have to be fluffed by separating all of the branches, so that’s the first step. Then, I had a can of snow, and immediately sprayed the wreath so that it would dry before I decorated it. Spray snow takes a really long time to dry. It wasn’t dry when I started decorating, but I didn’t have time to worry about messy projects. I had some leftover red decorating wire (with stars on it), and some bulbs that hadn’t been used. I wired everything on and poof instant decorated wreath. I then tied a ribbon on to match the bulbs, which could be shortened or removed if it wasn’t needed. It took less than an hour for the whole project.

I am really not very good at crafts and art projects. I can do them, but they don’t look like the projects created by the professionals at Michael’s or some other craft store. I’ve learned to live with my end projects though because in the beginning I don’t like them much, but over time they grow on you.

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