Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
Welcome to the workshop page, this is going to grow and change as we organise ourselves in preparation for the fun itself…
at Victoria Hall – front hall
Workshop #1
10am Tuesday 24th November
Workshop #2
10am Tuesday 1st December
Workshop #2 still has a few places so if you email I will add you to the list – email Shel Kidd
There will be a £6 charge to take part – details of how to make payment will be emailed to you.
A few basics will be supplied to everyone who attends:
- a 30cm diameter wire ring (as shown in the picture on the left)
- wire to help you attach items to your ring
We are hoping that everyone attending is going to hunt and gather a few bits to use themselves as well as to donate to the pool for others to use too.
So while you are out and about at Garden Centres, the Range, Charity shops, Craft shops and Fairs please do pick up some bits and bobs that could help brighten up your wreath… and don’t forget to rummage at home in case you already have some useful bits. Here are some ideas, for example:
- Baubles
- Robin
- Ribbon
- Bells
Items to forage for (as close as possible to the date of the workshop):
- Holly
- Bracken
- Moss
- Pine Cones
- Mistletoe
- Other greenery
- Branches with berries
Things everyone should try and bring on the day:
- Couple of sheets of Newspaper – to put paper down to protect your crafting area
- Pair of Secateurs – for cutting greenery
- Pair of wire cutters (pliers sometimes can do this)
- Pair of thin gardening gloves – to protect your fingers if they are delicate!
- Garden twine, raffia twine or string – this can be useful to wind around the wire frame to create a base to weave your items into.
Who’s bringing what…
Workshop #1 – Nov 24th
| Item Pledged | Who’s going to bring it (multiple people can bring the same thing as we need enough for 16 people) |
| Basics | |
| Wire base rings (for 16 people) | Shel Kidd |
| Wire to fix items to ring | Shel Kidd, Adrienne Evans |
| Aluminium foil – may be useful to wrap the ends of greenery so that it stays moist and greener for longer (water and tissue/moss may also help) | Shel Kidd |
| Decorative Bits | |
| Dried Orange Slices | Shel Kidd |
| Cinnamon sticks | Diana Wilson |
| Fake White Snow spray | Shel Kidd |
| Silver Baubles | Monica Lock |
| Red Baubles | Judy Ayres |
| Small mixed colour baubles | Sharon Trethewey |
| Red Ribbon | Diana Wilson, Judy Ayres |
| Ribbon | Adrienne Evans, Michelle Smith |
| Red Bells | Monica Lock |
| Silver Bells | Sharon Trethewey |
| various bits | Jackie Voller, Judy Ayres |
| Foraged Items / Greenery | Please can everyone try and bring some Greenery Keep an eye out, when you are out and about so that you know where to source this from (your garden or common land) – ready to pick it during the week leading up to the workshop. |
| Holly with red berries (foraged, 2 carrier bags full) | Shel Kidd |
| Pine cones | Adrienne Evans, Monica Lock |
| Foliage – (which shrub/tree?) | |
| Moss | |
| Other Useful Stuff | |
| Tea, coffee. milk | Shel Kidd |
| Christmas Music | Shel Kidd |
| Mince Pies | Michelle Smith, Sharon Trethewey, Jackie Voller |
| Choccy biscuits | Judy Ayres |
| Bow making devices (to borrow and use on the day) | Michelle Smith |
| Black bin bags for clean up | Monica Lock |
| Green bin bags for green waste | Shel Kidd |
Workshop #2 – 1st Dec
| Items Pledged | Who’s Going to bring it (multiple people can bring the same thing as we need enough for 10 people) |
| Basics | Shel Kidd |
| Wire base rings (for 10 people) | Shel Kidd |
| Wire to fix items to ring | |
| Decorative Bits | |
| Dried Orange Slices | Shel Kidd |
| Fake White Snow spray | Shel Kidd |
| Baubles | |
| Ribbons | |
| Foraged Items / Greenery | |
| Holly with red berries (foraged, 2 carrier bags full) | Shel Kidd |
| Pine cones | |
| Foliage | |
| Moss | |
| Other Useful Stuff | |
| Tea, coffee. milk | Shel Kidd |
| Christmas Music | Shel Kidd |
| Mince Pies | |
| Black bin bags for clean up | |
| Green bin bags for green waste | Shel Kidd |
Last updated on 6 November 2026 by Shelagh Kidd (Shelagh)