AUTUMN ribbon
By Dr. Leonard PerryExtension Greenhouse and Nursery Crops SpecialistUniversity of Vermont
Autumn is often associated with certain decorations , including horn of plenty , garlands , stubble or grape vine chaplet , and dry out flower arrangements . Although many medallion can be bought ready - made , progress to your own can be a fun phratry activity for a dip afternoon .
For the cornucopia , which signifies a bountiful harvesting with plenty to eat , you ’ll want the traditional saddle horn - shaped basket ( available at most trade or handbasket shops ) ; shellac or paint ; real , dried , or artificial fruit and vegetable ; pine cones ; and plant life materials . Paint or shellack the basket before you begin , reserve plentifulness of time to dry , before you fill up with your choice of items . Be creative !
Enjoy your centrepiece , then in December deform it into a holiday decoration by spray painting the horn of plenty with atomic number 79 or silver blusher . Then stuff it with Green , Berry , and pine cones of all size .
Another decoration appropriate for the declension season is a straw or grapevine wreath . Hop vine work cracking , too ! Again , supplies are usable at craft workshop . enclose the chaplet with colored ribbon , covering the entire surface , or loosely wrap it , leaving section expose . Then add the finishing touches – a colorful obeisance , a few sprigs of wheat , or a clustering of fruit .
Or spread over the wreath with a miscellanea of dried bloom and leaves . Strawflowers and other everlastings are ideal for this . cutting bloom and leaves into five- or six - in lengths . Work with your orotund flowers first , space them in a random pattern around the wreath . Then fill up in with smaller flowers , pushing the end in firm . For a fuller consequence , face the flowers in all unlike instruction .
If you dry out peak from your house garden this year , or have bought some , chemical group these in bouquets with pods , conoid , and candles for attractive board arranging . Or buy novel flowers , such as chrysanthemums , carnations , lilies , alstroemeria ( Peruvian lily ) , and roses for your table in the traditional free fall coloring of yellow , orangish , bronze , and maroon .
For a festive harvest time touch , decorate your blanket or door entrance with a garland of dried roses or other big blooms . You will need heavy quilting screw thread , a tapestry phonograph needle , dried efflorescence , and string of beads or bows . Use a double thread and string the flower together from bloom to stanch . You may want to interlard colored bead with the blooms , or take turns with tiny bow . Or you could just add a tassel or huge matching bow at the ends of the coronal .
dry out hydrangea blooms also make a nice garland . Use flower store ’s conducting wire to tie them firmly to a cord , such as the type used to tie back draperies . Add ribbons or colored Christmas balls . Or cable together shafts of wheat , trimming stem so all pieces are about the same distance . supply orange or cluster of dried flowers for a harvest look . This garland is specially suited for an outdoor decoration .
Of course , you could also go with the more traditional drop decorations – pumpkins and gourds , for example , or bunches of coloured Indian edible corn tied with a bow and hang on the front room access . But whatever you do , adding your own personal touch will make the ending product a work of artwork that ’s truly yours .
