Take One Naked Wreath...

It is Tuesday, time to Deck The Halls with our hostess Susan @ thoughtsfromovertherainbow. Please visit her and see all the wonderful decorating ideas she has linked for you.

I am a firm believer in reusing my floral decorations. I am always pulling bows and trim off of wreaths and redoing them. We hang a wreath on a large wall that goes down an open stairway to our basement. With my tree being trimmed in brown, bronze and aqua...last year's wreath of bright green and red just wasn't going to look very nice. So, I started over.

I started with one very naked wreath. I added some bronze ribbon, a few gold, brown, bronze and aqua ornaments and a string of antique aqua glass roping that belonged to my grandmother. It was so fragile that if I touched it the little glass balls would break. I also used two bronze and brown poinsettias and a few bronze and gold sticks.

It actually looks okay, although I can see I need to work with the ribbon tails a little bit. It didn't help that I dropped it when I was suspended mid-air trying to hang it. I would prefer it to have lights to brighten up the browns, but I don't want a cord running down the wall and battery lights just don't last long enough.

This is taken from a different angle and I think it gives a better idea of how it ties in with the other decorations that are near it. Our kitchen, dining and living room are all one big room. The only thing that changes is the flooring. We go from tile to hardwood to carpet all in one large open space. It makes decorating a little tricky when you don't have walls!

This is a close-up of the work in progress. I hadn't added the aqua ornaments yet, and I tried the roping on both the top and bottom of the wreath, but I didn't like it on the bottom. So, it came off and a few aqua ornaments replaced it. This picture gives you a better idea of the colors.