Wreath and a few things to eat

 Been over two weeks for a post.  Away on vacation, yard work and housework keep me busy.   I did get to make a wreath from last year's plumes from my Japanese silver grass I have near the fence.   It's not really a fall wreath.   I will put a Autumn or fall wreath up on the door when summer ends, I believe September 22nd maybe a little before.  I am still into summer at the moment and not rushing it.

A wire form and some green wire I wrapped several plumes together and then wired to the frame.

I sprayed so the fluffy stuff would keep a little longer. 

Not exactly liking this big bow and will probably put on a single bow and ribbon in deep green or maybe a rust color. 

Looks o.k. from inside too. My two California red crepe myrtles really bloomed nice this year. 

Was going to paint the door but will keep this color another season.

Fresh vegetables cut up 

Made for a good tasting pizza for lunch.  I purchased fresh mozzarella cheese to top with also

Fresh spinach, tomatoes and some basil from garden 

I drizzled a little truffle oil on mine before eating.  Love the truffle oil.

An apple cake I made from scratch.  I used cup of or little more of flour, baking soda, butter, little sugar, cinnamon, eggs, splashes of cream,3 small cut up apples.  Worked out well, I really don't use recipes for these types of baking. I watched my mom and she rarely used recipes either.  Just use what we have.  Great with morning coffee or tea for us.

Box Easter wreath

I started out with a foam circle,  and then picked from my boxwood's some clippings and pushed into the foam.

trimmed with garden scissors to give a better shape

pushed into the foam , little foam eggs for decoration,  I used heavy florist wire to place into wreath

 Hanging in window in dining for Easter

I will let the box dry and see how it looks in a few months.

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Dried wreath

I found  magnolia leaves that I used on the doorway this past Christmas and made another wreath.   I may spray it a color later on,  but right now I like the color.   A copper shade may be nice too.
They are brittle so I had to be very careful gluing them on the circle I cut from foam board.   An acrylic spray finish in a couple coats made the wreath shine somewhat.

 

 

A paper clip to use to attache to door

 

 

Acorns I found when I visited Cape Hatteras

 Always finding something from nature where ever I go

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magnolia leaves - wreath

I had a box of dried magnolia leaves ,  well they dried because I left them in  a basket after Christmas in the garage.   They were so perfectly dried that I thought I should make a wreath for the front door with them.   I painted the leaves a brighter green.   Some of the leaves I painted white with a little shadow of beige.    The center is a piece of pine cone.     I didn't paint the leaves until I finished gluing all of the leaves on a disc of about 8 1/2 inches in diameter,  then I went into the circle about another two inches and glued the second row.   Much better to paint the leaves first before gluing on.  

this is the finished product

this is a little blurry but you can see how I glued the leaves on a circle I cut from foam board

Wished I had painted them first at this point .

I roughly cut a piece of foam core and glued this hanger on

then attached to the back of the disk for hanging

I have some others I will post of other ideas when I finish them.    I sprayed the wreath with acrylic spray when I finished.

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My Easter Wreath

Day trip last week took me through some nice old homes and one had a wreath that looked like it was made of sticks, but painted green .  I liked the look.
I decided to use some of my drift wood that Steve and I collected on Colonial Beach to fashion one for us somewhat similar.    I didn't use ribbon or extra flowers.  Placed the  three lillies and left the wood unpainted.

not liking how the glue was working,  next time will go back to using

wood glue

added some faux moss.

looked like it was missing something after hanging

I decided to put the little birds,  they helped hide the door hanger

Found this poem at Appleseeds.org

Easter morn with lilies fair
Fills the church with perfumes rare,
As their clouds of incense rise,
Sweetest offerings to the skies.
Stately lilies pure and white
Flooding darkness with their light,
Bloom and sorrow drifts away,
On this holy hallow’d day.
Easter Lilies bending low
in the golden afterglow,
Bear a message from the sod
To the heavenly towers of God.

-Louise Lewin Matthews

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