Dried Flower Wreaths and You

Hanukkah is a brilliant ‘Festival of Lights’. It is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean revolt of the 2^nd century B.C.  Believers observe Hanukkah for eight nights, starting on the 25^th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar.

This year celebrate Hanukkah with a blueberry wreath you can make so easily at home. 
 Materials:

Blueberries

Pinecones

Dried flowers like poinsettia, roses and carnations

White holly berries

Reindeer moss

Blue bow

Grapevine wreath base

Fern

Hot glue

Candles

Instructions:

1. Make several small bunches of the dried flowers and tie with pieces of ribbon. While tying the flowers, take care not to tie them too tightly, as dry flowers are brittle. The color arrangement of the flowers is also important; there must be a balance in the color and size of the flowers.
2.  Wash the blueberries and allow them to dry. Separate the sprigs to make several small bunches. Tie with florist wire.
3.  Separate the sprigs of white holly berries and make bunches with bits of fern. Tie with florist wire.
4. Cover the wreath base with the reindeer moss and attach with hot glue.
5. Add hot glue to the pinecones and attach them to the wreath base in a circle with equal spacing.
6. Place each bunch on the wreath base and tie firmly with florist wire. Arrange all the other bunches in an overlapping manner on the wreath to give a dense look.
7. Secure the fruit bunches all over the wreath with floral tape.
8. Place the wreath on a center table and arrange the candles in the center hole of the wreath. Light the candles just before your guests arrive.
9. Add a large blue bow to complete the look.

Your Hanukkah wreath is ready to give a grand welcome to your guests.