Wednesday 9 December 2009

Indoor Wreath

I wasn't going to post this as it turned out a bit wonky in the photo - but hey, I'm a "warts n all" sort of girl, so here is my indoor wreath - indoor for obvious reasons.
You need to use a synthetic oasis wreath - I used a polystyrene one which led to the wonkiness and also hurt my thumb!! Make a hanger at the back using a length of stiff florists wire. Cover it with tin foil and wrap some old tinsel around it. Cut lengths of florists wire into 1 inch (approx) pieces and bend in half to form pins, then pin on your favorite wrapped sweets. Pin a bauble to hang on the bottom if you feel the need. Et Voila .

18 comments:

Michela said...

Lovely and yummy..but how long will last the sweets up???!!

VintageVicki said...

Thats brilliant - wouldn't last a day in my house with my chocolate munching mice aka the boys :)

Lx @ Twelve said...

Oooh yum, but it wouldn't last an hour with me nearby.... Thankyou for your lovely words and the children coped beautifully today.

love Lydia

Marie said...

Doesn't look wonky to me! It's a lovely idea, and those sweets look very tempting!

JP said...

I really like this idea - clever you!!!

...Nina Nixon... said...

It looks lovely - wart 'n' all, but the sweets wouldn't last very long in my house - unless they are coffee, strawberry or orange fondant 'yuk!'

Nina x

Rosie said...

Great idea - love the twinkly tinsel and shiny sweet wrappers - have you counted them so you notice if one goes missing? Like the heart bauble:)

Julia said...

Looks delicious, but wouldn't last long around here!!:0)

menopausalmusing said...

The heart just sets it off. Now promise me that the sweets wont still be in their wrappings in thirty years time........ (like the tree decoration ones, tee! hee!) X

Lisa said...

Yummy and shiny!
Lisa x

BadPenny said...

great fun but wouldn't last two seconds here either ...except for strawberry, orange or coffee ones - what a great idea !

Petit Filoux said...

Ooh I hope you're going to eat those sweets!!! I'd be tempted to pull one off everytime I walked past it!!

The Girl said...

IT's not wonky - it's inspired!!

I love it but the sweets are having enough trouble staying in the jar at the moment, never mind on a wreath!

Julia said...

Thats marvellous, but really if I had been making it, the chocs would NEVER have made it as far as the wreath, they would have accidentally bypassed my mouth... :D

Well done, its very inventive and very, very festive looking!

(ps: yes, the article you asked about is in The Star, not sure when - Im waiting for the people to arrive this very afternoon!!)

Love Julia xxx

The Curious Cat said...

It looks wicked - very retro! Cool! xxx

noelle said...

very christmassy, aren't you clever! x x

Jennyff said...

Edible decorations, the best and of course they can be replenished.

The Ample Cook said...

I think that's brilliant. Will the choccies gradually disappear?