I wondered around our allotment to pick some appropriate stems like reeds to make the base, and decided to use twigs of a bush, ‘purl bush’ I guess, and picked some herbs such as rosemary, lavender, sage, summer savoury and thyme.

Using a wire for beads craft, I made just a circled base using twigs of the bush, then put all the herbs on the base.

Then put a recycled ribbon in the end, which I was quite happy, however…

I was told that a purple ribbon on a wreath implies DEATH, so better to change it to red…

Do you like the red ribbon better? I still can not convince myself the red one is better, though.

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We don’t usually put up our Christmas tree, but I took it, quite modest artificial one, out from deep inside the cupboard on the first of December.

Also this is another thing I have never done before. The quick google gave me a very good idea how to make one, basically just stick the cloves in the orange skin. What I did a little extra was putting masking tape on the orange, where the ribbon will come afterwards.

It gives full of Christmas aroma.

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