Showing last year’s wreath (1st time ever making one) and what I purchased (Christmas related) to make more wreaths for friends & family. I might even sell them if they come out nice enough. Follow me on Twitter for daily updates and exclusive photos: @Latin_DoLL twitter.com
weddings.dexknows.com The decorations on the wedding getaway car can be fun, festive and tasteful by using balloons, shoe polish, floral wreaths and streamers. Creatively adorn the getaway vehicle, whether it be a car, motorcycle or bicycle, with helpful tips from a professional event coordinator in this video on planning a wedding. Expert Tara Wilson Bio: Tara Wilson is the owner of Tara Wilson Events, a full-service event company committed to providing creative, well-executed and memorable events for individual and corporate clients. Photos by Cunningham Photography, John Partridge Photography and Michael Graham Photography
Posted on Sep 28, 2010 under wreaths | Comments are off
I create great wreaths to hang on doors and/or walls as well as garlands for any occasion. I have been designing and selling wreaths for Christmas, Easter, Spring, Fall, and Winter for over a year. I have also created sports’ inspired decor. Please contact me at brittineymartina@yahoo.com if you are interested in any of my products and/or have ideas for me. I would also like to thank those who have supported me in the past!!!
By www.todichfloraldesign.co.uk – We were invited to design Christmas decorations for a private event in Central London. We decorated the banisters with holly wreathes. The silver urn was filled with helix berries, giant pine cone and some blue pine. The table arrangements were made of pine, pine cones, red, gold trimmed ribbon and cinnamon sticks.
Posted on Aug 04, 2010 under wreaths | Comments are off
Celebrating 4th of July with family and friends has always been a favorite and enjoyable activity for people of all ages. People just love to give their home a patriotic look, just like their clothes and food. The patriotic theme works as an up lifter of enthusiasm and fun during a July 4th party. So, this big once-in-a-year event deserves the perfect decorations! Make July 4th home decor heart touching that reflect respect and love for the country. Here are some useful tips and ideas for July 4th home decorations -Start it up with Patriotic Dining: Reflect your love on this day with patriotic eatables on dining table. You can use serve-ware with prints of American flag or in red, white and blue color combination. Patriotic table runners and chair covers can be used for table and chair decoration on Fourth of July.July 4th flower arrangement: Patriotic flower arrangements can be made that will really make your home look awesome. Decorate inside home with hanging plastic flowers, put red, white and blue combination of flowers in a flower pot with an American flag! Use Patriotic scented candles as centerpiece and put some red, white and blue flowers in bowls with water for more sparkling and patriotic look.July 4th decor: Other thing you can do is, decorate home with Fourth of July decorative items. Decorative pieces of patriotic figurines with American flag in their hands can be used to decorate corner table or center table. And bring some patriotic accessories in home like patriotic floral topiary and memorable statues.Give the room the essence of Red, White and Blue: For room decor, you can use pillows and throws covers to reflect Independence Day love. Cover your bed with white bed sheet and use pillow covers in red, white and blue color separately or mixture of that.Patriotic Wallpapers and Posters: Patriotic wallpapers and posters can add a finishing touch to July 4th decoration. Many wall art items are available for Fourth of July decoration like patriotic stars and stickers, pull down American flags and banners.Decorating Outdoors: For outdoor decoration, there are several options. A lot of things are available for July 4th outdoor decoration like patriotic figurine, patriotic Uncle Sam figurines, patriotic butterflies, patriotic wreath and patriotic doormats. A flowery wreath on the door will provide a graceful look. Lawn and fence decoration can be done through red, white and blue banners, bird houses, and lights.With these decoration tips, you can give your home the colors of Independence Day and can show patriotism in a sophisticated way. Many online stores like Lillian Vernon and Collections Etc are providing beautiful July 4th decor items at very affordable prices. With help of Lillian Vernon promotional codes and Collections Etc coupon codes, you can save additional money while shopping online.Happy 4th of July!!
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 under silk flowers | Comments are off
Luau decorations can be made out of fresh or silk flowers, pineapples, coconuts, paper and straw. Create a variety of centerpieces for an island-themed party with tips from a Hawaiian entertainer in this free video on luaus. Expert: Keona Contact: www.wehula.com Bio: Keona has been Hula dancing for more than seven years. She is currently performing with the Aloha Islanders, Hawaiian Entertainment, Inc. Filmmaker: Paul Muller
Arranging a wedding bouquet requires gathering up the flowers into a bundle, adding a bit of greenery and wrapping the stems together using floral tape. Arrange a wedding bouquet, using either fresh or silk flowers, with information from an experienced event coordinator in this free video on weddings.
Posted on Apr 27, 2010 under wreaths | Comments are off
The various types of decoration used at Christmas are what gives a pretty and sparkling look, and what puts some splendour into the season. The Christmas tree with its myriad decorations is a standard and central decorative element of Christmas. But the presence of the Christmas tree is also enhanced by decorations such as wreaths, garlands, lights and figurines.
Wreaths have a round or circular shape and are often used as the decorative piece on the front of a door. Variations of wreaths include berry, grapevine, poinsettia and snow. The berry wreath will have individual and small clusters of red berries, holly leaves with features like a gold tint, pine cones and needle styles. A grapevine wreath has a vine-like look and may have pine sprigs and clusters of red berry. Poinsettia wreaths showcase leaves that are red or different shades of red, and may have glittered fruits such as pear, apple and grape clusters throughout its structure. Based on the size of a poinsettia wreath, it may also have large or small pine cones, pine sprigs and holly leaves. And then there are snow wreaths that have an icy look from pine cones that are sprinkled or covered with snow and which are scattered throughout the wreath.
Garlands are primarily used to decorate stairways, banisters and mantels.
Garlands also have variations such as those that have a lighted Christmas tree look with twinkling lights and tiny ornaments or tinsel to sparkle. Others such as a mixed needle lighted garland would have branches of wide and thin pine needle and Christmas lights.
Christmas lights come in various forms and are also used in numerous ways to make homes and business places shine and sparkle during the holidays.Christmas lights may be coloured or plain, may or may not twinkle, and may be single-stringed or have multiple strings to be hung to create a look like icicles, which makes them very flexible in how they can be used. To beautify houses during the Christmas season, Christmas lights may be strung around the roof line, in shrubs, placed at windows to form different patterns and placed on patios or porches to hang as icicles. Lighted candles are also used in windows to make them visually appealing.
Another type of lighted decoration seen during Christmas is in the form of figures that are placed on lawns. It’s a matter of personal taste that decides how many figures to place on lawns, whether a lot or a few pieces or sometimes just a single one may be attractive enough.
Christmas trees are the standard decorative elements that are mandatory during the season. They may be real or artificial and can be placed inside or outside.If placed outside, they should be lighted and also in a sufficiently lit but subdued lighted area to maximize their visual beauty. Christmas trees are wonderful to decorate because the entire family can participate in the decorative process by placing the ornaments, baubles, lights and tinsel on the tree. Some ornaments may even be personal, such as hand-made items or treasured keepsake mementos. When these are placed on the tree every year, it can become a tradition that is kept in the family and which creates a special memory as each Christmas comes around.
Poinsettia flowers, with their flaming red leaves, are also a staple decoration at Christmas time. They can be placed wherever it’s suitable to place plants. Poinsettias are commonly used around offices in general and personal work spaces during the Christmas season.
If there’s snow and a lucky ‘White Christmas,’ especially on Christmas Day, then it’s worth it to bundle up and with the children jump into the snow to make a ‘Frosty Snowman.’ While a smiling snowman on a lawn is a temporary decorative feature during Christmas, it’s always a surprise and delight because it means that children were out playing in the snow and having fun.
Given the many types, variations and ways in which Christmas decorations can be used, everyone can have some pleasure and be creative in arranging some form of Christmas decoration to add their own sparkle and twinkle to the holidays.