Xmas hanging basket

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  1. Penny in Ontario

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  2. Kathy3

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    hi rosa and scotkat
    your xmas baskets are all lovely
    well done and a great idea will
    have a go as well makes you feel quite festive kathy3
     
  3. rosa

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    skotkat will get some of that wire.

    thank you kathy3 when you get yours done put your pics up as we would love to see them
     
  4. Scotkat

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    Rosa and kathy3 I am really pleased by the way min ehave turned out.

    Going to Dobbie swith a friend tomorrow so you never know what I might see will I buy or not:)
     
  5. rosa

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    great skotkat lets see them finished piccies please :D :D
    we have a dobbies near newcastle airport been a few times from what i can remember it is a large place and you should get something christmassy there, good luck cant wait to see what you get
     
  6. Scotkat

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    But the coffee and the warm cinnamon wholemeal scone very good so even if it just a trail and coffee perfect.
     
  7. rosa

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    enjoy, will have to go there and try them one day
     
  8. Scotkat

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  9. Scotkat

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    I make my own xmas floral arrangements for the house.

    I use wet oasis as I use my greenery from the garden also making own family wreathes this year, will be putting in orchids for my fresh flower.

    This time last yr made a xmas wreath for my neighbour an da Lady at one of th ecoffe shops a frien dan dI go to and she asked me to do for her .

    Certainly did not think my parents and brother would all be gone this year a bit of a shock to the system.

    As I had orchids for my parents funeral but could not get orchids when it was my brothers funeral as it was arranged quickly and I have to order orchids fromour florist if I want orchids.

    You dont need a lot of fresh flowers in with your floral arrangement for xmas you can incorparate alot of nice glitter.

    We hav ea garden cnetre not too far from us where I saw on Thursday a lime green glitter foliage it was beautiful bu tknew I was also going to Dobbies on Tuesday shall see what they have.

    Shall post photo of finished wreathes and xmas table centres.

    A lovely hobby but can be expensive .

    Keep saying I am going to grow my own cut flowers but the variety an dcolours in shops now you cant keep up.

    I love giving pleasure with flowers.
     
  10. Scotkat

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    How is everyones xmas baskets coming along ?

    When will you hang them outside mine will go up when we put our outdoor xmas lights up.

    There are so many new lights this year no tjust lights a lot of lovley xmas accessories.

    You dont need much to make a home look xmas and cheery.
     
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    Hi Scotkat,i haven't done any outdoor baskets its too windy here,just a few things in the troughs.
    Loads of nice things around for xmas ,love looking at some of the displays in the garden centres just now.
     
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    hi skotkat me to havnt done anything else it wild out there on the balcony hoping to finish off this next week doing something with all them cones i bought for the balcony may string them along a gold garland, and must put the tinsel back on the cone hanging baskets, just aswell it was tied to the balcony or i would of lost the lot in that wind.
     
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    [​IMG] I also make Christmas wreaths & decorations.. These are a few from last year.. Have already done most of this years. I am on my last few now.. Will post some pics of them when finished.. I also do fresh ones for outside as well, but haven't started them yet...These are some of last years
    This was a 20" one
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    A 12"one
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    This one is about 14"
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    Another12"
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    This is a table decoration to take candles.
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    I make them myself from my grapevines & collect the rest of the things during the year, seed pods etc.. I keep them as natural as possible, just adding decorations supplied or asked for...
     
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    very good marley well done [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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