Every year in November leading up to the Christmas season, my friends and I take an annual floral arranging course at the local and much renowned floral college, Ingvar Strandh. We've been going there for years and they always have new projects, from wreaths to decorated candles to hanging arrangements and more. It's always fun when you can go to these sorts of events and walk away with finished projects and they always look quite professional.
This year we took a half day course and did two projects (although not nearly as impressive as previous years): a decorated hyacinth bulb and a wreath, which also included a cute little handmade wire heart decoration.
Here's my little hyacinth with the bulb wrapped in fresh moss. It's decorated with some lichen, dried apple slices and a little twig with red berries (can't remember the English or Swedish name for them).
And my finished wreath made from spruce boughs. It's decorated with fresh moss balls and lichen, tiny fresh apples and dried apple slices, a small succulent plant and a handmade wire heart with berries and bow. The smell is simply gorgeous! And while this may look impressive, it's actually crazy easy when you have the supplies.
All finished! I decided instead of hanging the wreath on a door where I wouldn't get to enjoy it so much to instead use it as a centre piece on my coffee table with a huge pillar candle (also made at the floral college a few years ago). Now I get to see and smell its beauty every day.
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