With Christmas fast approaching, I was excited to attend a recent Christmas wreath-making workshop run by Caroline of Foxy Buds and Helen from Pudding Bridge.

Held in the Westwood Parish Rooms near Bradford-on-Avon, our class (the 4th of 6th over the weekend) convened on a bright and sunny Sunday morning, all eager to get stuck in. We were each greeted with a warming mug of hot chocolate and shortbread biscuits and asked to take a seat. 

I have to admit, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I had always assumed that wreath making was a long and complicated process. Caroline, however, broke it down for us into small, manageable steps and, before we knew it, the room was filled with oohs and aahs over our own acheivements.

With all of our hard work and concentration, we were glad of a midway break where we were offered mulled cider (non-alcoholic) and a mice pie which made us all feel very festive!

With our wreaths almost complete, we were introduced to the finishing touches - luxury bows in a variety of colours as well as pine cones and dried fruit slices. Caroline once again provided instructions on how to attach the items and offered guidance on their placement. 

It was amazing to see the range of different wreaths that we had managed to create. Provided with, essentially, exactly the same components, the way we had each chosen to bunch the foliage ensured that every wreath was unique. We each then further personalised our wreaths due to our choices of the additional elements.

As for me, I chose a green-silver bow with small pine cones and dried orange slices and I am so, so happy with the final result!

It was amazing how quickly the two-hour workshop went by. The time just flew! Probably due to the fact I was having such a great time! Caroline and Helen were so helpful and always on hand to provide advice and go back over any steps that had been challenging. I can't wait to display my wreath on my front door and I will definitely attend another workshop in the future - it wasn't just that I came away with a lovely keepsake for Christmas but it was such a lovely, festive thing to do. I would definitely recommend it, especially as a fun morning out with a group of friends.