Christmas Wreaths

• Keep together floral wire, an evergreen or grapevine, wire cutters, scissors, hot glue gun and decorative items such as ribbon or lace for bows, bells, baubles, fresh flowers, berries and anything that you may like to add.
• The red, white and gold small-sized poinsettia wreath can be a great base for you candle arrangement on the Christmas dinner table to which you can add a naughty garden gnome too.
• Advent wreath originated in Germany as sign of hope for spring. It is traditionally made up of five candles, one in the center and four kept in a circle surrounding it among evergreens. The candle in the middle is white, three candles are violet and one is in rose color. Light one candle per week before Christmas at dinner and say a small prayer. Light rose candle in the Christmas week and the candle in the center on Christmas Eve.
• Craft wreaths for decoration are generally made up of evergreen leaves but they can be improvised upon by using carnations, cookies, apples, cherries, berries, citrus fruits, beads and even colorful buttons.
• Beautiful sparkling wreaths are generally green with red bows and even have jingling bells that make the happy noise whenever someone knocks at the door.