Christmas country living

This week I went to a Christmas wreath making workshop. Well, ‘went to’ may be a bit of an exaggeration, I watched it virtually in the comfort of the salle à manger, enjoying a freshly made cup of black, Earl Grey tea. It was organised by the Country Living magazine, and Mon Amie ran the workshop – two delightful ladies who run a flower shop with workshop facilities out of a barn in Leicestershire.

Their work all looks very natural. The Christmas wreath they showed ‘me’ how to make used the moss based technique, which involved wrapping wire around moss applied to a copper wire frame before attaching the foliage, flowers, and fruit. It really did feel that it was me they were showing, despite it being a virtual workshop, it actually felt really intimate.

We are both really looking forward now to getting our kit, and foraging for some foliage to get creative.

I’ve included a link to the mon Amie website if you are interested in looking at more of their work or web shop. I had a peep, and love their linen aprons they wore in the workshop. They looked really good in them.