DRIED APPLE WREATH natural holiday decoration

Description

When I take a break from basketry, it is usually to make a wreath. A professional floral designer by trade, I always feel the floral pull...and it is apple season in New York!

Here is a wreath that can hang in your house for the holidays and beyond. It has been made from real, sliced and dried New York apples. I only use Cortland apples to make these wreaths because that variety of apple retains the crisp white color longer.

Crafted on a straw wreath base, moss, bits of faux evergreen, a few faux berries and some real cinnamon sticks have also been added. The completed wreath measures roughly 14 inches in diameter, and is about 3 inches thick.

SPECIAL MESSAGE ABOUT NATURAL PRODUCTS: Dried flowers and fresh greenery are effected by their surroundings. They are, after all, part of nature...and I usually do not use any preservatives. Fresh greenery that is kept too warm will drop its needles or leaves more quickly. Dried flowers will fade in sunlight and mold in high humidity. The only way to avoid these kind of things completely is to purchase totally artificial products. I promise to deliver the finest product that I can create, but I can offer no guarantee as to how long it will last in your specific environment or under your care.
And as with most wreaths (except evergreen …who like it really cold), they will stay nicer longer if hung indoors only.

Although I have known customers who have kept it longer, this wreath normally lasts just one season.

Wreaths makes an excellent way to celebrate the holidays, a housewarming, wedding or treat your hostess.
Sorry, because it is all natural plant material, I cannot ship these wreaths outside of the USA.

My dried flower wreaths are made from mostly locally grown materials from my own gardens and native woodlands.
The flowers, foliage and buds are harvested only when they are ready. This means that there is a limited supply available.
In the case of this apple wreath, I only made two and it is not available for special orders. Apple season is short!

Added on Oct 20, 2009