Every year, for the last 15 years, I am in the midst of planning my orders and supplies to make holiday wreaths with “fresh greenery,” but this year, I am not making those. It is time to move to new items so I spontaneously started thinking about making wreaths with ribbon I have in stock!

Here are the first three I made. I’m happy with the results and have started taking some orders. I wanted to post it here on my blog because so many of you are here – but I also have a detailed post about this on my www.WorkshopCT.com site, or you can find me on Facebook or Instagram under the handle of Container Crazy CT.

I think these are all about the color mix. I can’t take credit for the winter blues one – as the customer picked out her own ribbon and I love what she picked with the blues, silvers, soft blues, etc.

Each is made with wired ribbon only and are fun to make! I really didn’t even know I’d be making these until it just popped into my head and I’m glad I am making them – it gets me into the holiday spirit, especially because this year, I will miss out on my luscious, wonderful greens!

My plants have been taken in too! Before all of this ribbon crafting, I took all my container garden plants, patio pot plants, and succulents, etc. into my home. That kept me busy for a month, but I took my time too. I get more aches and pains now from lifting and I need to be careful. But, somehow, I think I will always find the strength to have plants on my deck.

I posted how I store my Ensete (red banana plants) and Alocasias (Upright elephants ears) here on a prior post. Those are all in their boxed storage beds now in my basement. I do check on them in a couple months to make sure nothing is rotting and looks good. I didn’t store any canna lily rhizomes this year. I think as I get older, less is more – but it is a plant addiction, so you know, sometimes I have to do these things too even when I think it is so much work! The payoff is regrowing them in the spring.

I also took in all my succulents and agaves and found a spot wherever I could in the home. I watch them carefully for any signs of insects – so far so good! I also GREATLY reduce watering on these – in fact, I will let them go a whole month at least before a bit of watering starts for these winter warriors hanging it out for the months of winter. They are pretty easy to care for during the winter.

I still have a mess in the garage to clean up – as always, but in the meantime, I am happy to make a wreath or two – for those interested, just DM or text me – information is on WorkshopsCT.com.

Thank you –

Cathy Testa
East Windsor/Broad Brook, CT
An avid plant lover, especially of those in containers and patio pots, and also a bit of the artsy craft side comes out during various seasons! Like the holiday time!!!