812-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 7, 2002
This oblong wreath can be made with whatever greens
and dried materials you have on hand. “Nothing is
straight in nature. It doesn’t need to be perfect,” said
Ruth Frantz, who created the wreath.
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breath, red globe amaranth, and
holly leaves gilded with a paint
pen.
Finish with a bow made from
three yards of burgundy ribbon
wired to the top of the wreath
with streamers down the sides.
BIRCH LOG
ARRANGEMENT
20-inch long birch log
Small handful of Spanish moss
16 sprigs boxvyood (two
10-inches long, six 6-inches
long, eight 3-inches long)
9 sprigs birch branches (five
9-inches long, four 6-inches
long)
20 sprigs white larkspur, 6
inches long
10 dried red roses (three
7-inches long, five 5-inches
long, two 3-inches long)
5 sprigs preserved green fern
or boxwood, 6-8 inches long
8 pieces white annual statice, 4
inches long
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
I'Axl'Axl-inch block floral
foam
I'/: yards red plaid ribbon,
1-inch wide
Medium gauge floral wire
Heavy duty scissors
Hot glue the block of floral
foam to the center of the log, po
sitioning the block so that it is 1 'A
inches long and wide and 1 inch
high.
Lay the Spanish moss over the
foam, covering completely. Hot
glue the moss in place at several
points.
Set aside three of the 3-inch
sprigs of boxwood and insert the
remaining sprigs into the floral
foam in an oval pattern, follow
ing the shape of the log, hot glu
ing them in place. Start with two
long pieces, positioning them on
opposite sides of the bow, and
laying them along the length of
the log. Arrange the 6-inch pieces
next in an oval, and add the five
3-inch pieces.
Hot glue remaining materials
to the arrangement, distributing
evenly first the birch branches,
larkspur, roses, and fern, ending
with statice.
Make a bow with the ribbon
and wire the bow at its center
with floral wire. Use the scissors
to trim the wire ends to 4 inches.
Insert the bow’s wire ends into
the foam. Hot glue the bow in
place at two or three strategic
points.
Place a dab of hot glue on the
end of a reserved boxwood sprig
and insert it into the arrange
ment through the loops of the
bow. Repeat this procedure with
the other reserved sprigs.
CEDAR AND
PEPPERBERRY SWAG
12 stems cedar, 12 inches long
8 stems boxwood, 10 inches
long
12 stems German statice, 6-8
inches long
2 heads cockscomb, 3 inches in
diameter
2 stems pepperberries, 5 inches
long
Wire cutters
Wire coat hanger
Green floral tape
Medium-gauge floral wire
2 yards green velvet ribbon,
2-inches wide
Fine gauge floral wire
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Using the wire cutters, clip off
the bottom of the wire coat hang
er and bend it into an arch. The
hook serves as a hanger for the
finished swag and will not be no
ticeable after the greens are at
tached.
Wrap floral tap around the
wire base, covering it completely.
Using medium-gauge floral
wire, wire six cedar stems to the
center of the arch with their tips
pointing to the right.
Wire four stems of boxwood to
the left of the swag and four to
the right.
Make a bow from the green
velvet ribbon and wire the bow
around its center with the fine
gauge floral wire. Attach the bow
to the center of the swag with the
medium-gauge wire.
Hot glue the German statice on
both sides of the swag, with all
stems pointing to the center.
Hot glue one cockscomb head
on each side of bow.
Hot glue a stem of pepperber
ries or rose hips or holly berries
next to each cockscomb head.
Gifts From The Bam
Judy Kurtz, right, and Cindy Wegaman transform “junk” into treasures for home, gift
giving, and selling. Recently they presented a workshop on holiday ideas. Some of their
ideas for using what you have is to plop a tree or greens into an old tin previously used
as a magazine rack, painting snowman on old hat boxes, and painting seasonal mes
sages on pieces of old barn wood.
This birch log arrangement can be made by novices.
The Penn State Lebanon County Extension Holiday Program includes many displays
by Master Gardeners who also offer tips on harvesting greens and other plants for dec
orating use. To learn more about the Master Gardener program, contact your county ex
tension office or the Lebanon County office at (717) 270-4391.
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them outside for several days in
the rain to rust to duplicate the
“rusted” decorating craze. Make
a rack by hammering the rusted
nails into an old shutter or piece
of wood from which to hang can
dles, baskets, and other things
found around your home.
If you’d rather not take the
time to use these ideas, but you’d
like to have some of these items,
they can be purchased from
Cindy and Judy at their booth
(CJ) in The Mill Property, 2910
Main St., Morgantown. Hours are
10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., seven days a
week. Phone (610) 286-8854.