Showing posts with label evergreens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label evergreens. Show all posts

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Oops

In the last two days, I've done up two wreaths. Did I take before and after pictures? No. Ugh. My best friend told me photos are the way to go for a successful blog, but I have the memory of a flea. No joke. It's really sad. If it weren't for my friend, (who we will call June because that's her name on her awesome blog, Bye, Bye, Pie) I would seriously have no memory of my childhood before the age of 10. She remembers EV.ERY.THING. It's really incredible. Oh, how I could go on about June. I just adore her!

I digress (not unusual). Yesterday I was rush rush rushing to finish a wreath because I was heading near the location where it was going to be delivered, as we were on our way to have dinner with my husband's side of the family in an adjacent town. So, after shopping for oodles of evergreens, berries, two pine garlands, 6 wreaths for clients and one for us, birch and curly willow branches, wired ribbon and paddle wire, I raced home to put together yesterday's wreath. Whew.

It was pretty, I tell ya. I started with a balsam pine base, added accents of white pine, incense cedar, blue berried juniper, oregonia, variegated boxwood and a long silvery/white bow.

Today I did a gigantic wreath for the front of my husband's building. He's a real estate dude and his office is in the most beautiful brick building with a huge, huge window out front. For their wreath, I did up a 48 inch balsam wreath with tons of accents, including a million evergreens, a preserved, flat leaf eucalyptus, pepperberries and curly willow branches. I also made a big green bow with gold edging. It might be the most favorite wreath I've made to date! Since it is enormous, I couldn't get a proper photo of it in my laundry room where I do up the wreaths for folks. Here are a couple I took.



Here is some detail:



I'll take photos once I install it to get the full effect!

Here's our other dog, who is quite likely the best dog on the entire planet. He's funny, smart, adorable and just an amazing doggie.



Tomorrow, I'll be doing a wreath, garland and planter for a neighbor!