The Holiday Wreath Project

 Every year I make and give to family and friends wreaths made entirely from ingredients on our farm. Our grape vines are pruned after grapes have been harvested and are coiled into rounds to serve as the frames for the wreaths. In November, I start cutting greenery... this year it was shore pine and Modoc Cypress and Arizona Cypress and holly... to make the wreaths that are shipped to family members in other states and to give to local friends. And some for us to hang here on our farmstead. I love when recipients send me photos of their wreaths. Here are some I received this year:

 From nephew Rob in California... 

 

 

 From friend Hazel in Washington (looks like this one got squished in transit)

 

From grandson Ian in Washington... on his apartment door

 

From niece Melissa in Colorado, who keeps them up inside her house for years. This years is in the center, beyond the chandelier...
 

 

From son Steve in California:

 

The kind comments make all the work worthwhile. My favorite comment this year:

"Your wreath is just beautiful. I love looking at it. One of your very best! Thank you SO much."

That comment came from an artist, making me proud.

Whatever greenery is left, I use to fill however many wreath rounds I have left that are reasonably usable. This year there were three. One hangs on the woodshed, facing the concrete slab where visitors park.

 

 Another hangs next to our back door...

And the third hangs high in the milk room, out of reach of goats on the milk stand. You can tell I was running out of greenery...

 

                     HAPPY HOLLY DAYS TO EVERYONE!!