Laura! Your video was such an inspiration. I invited my 80 year old mother and my 86 year old mother-in-law to make a wreath. I collected various greens and pine as well as holly. We used the 15” dollar tree green pine wreaths as our base and of course I didn’t pass in the wired ribbon either. The 9’ lengths make a very generous bow. I picked up some red berries for accent. I will try to add the pictures I took of them holding their creations. Neither could believe they could look so nice!
Very pleasant to watch as always. No extra filler talk, fake smiles, posing for cameras or other annoying stuff I watched on other tutorials (and could not watch more than 2 mins). I enjoy her natural style of showing us stuff.
Oh so pretty and creative. I absolutely love it and will be making one from my evergreen trees. Thanks for the idea. Im thinking of making two and placing them end to end for the cemetery grave blanket. That would be so neat being homemade. 🎄🎄😇😇💕💕
Wow...always impressive.. you are so sweet and talented..the videos you share bring joy..I and my friends will be making these on Sunday, sipping hot choclate and watching this video. Thank You!!!😊
I love the Winterberry. I planted several in my yard. They were lush with berries. Unfortunately the birds enjoyed them before I could use for decorating. Guess I will plant more for next year. At least the birds were happy.
😇💚 VERY PRETTY Laura, I just L 💚VE Watching your channel, and although I don't garden anymore do to cronic issues, I do, do DIYS, ( Wreaths, and all sorts of crafts and I crochet ) I subscribed to your channel sometime ago, and the very first time I came across your channel, was when you went to Big Lots I believe for the first time, and I believe you also went to the Dollar Tree. ( You were so cute, and I believe that you said, apparently there's a place called Big Lots, and I said to myself, you've never been to Big Lots LOL 😊 You ARE a BEAUTIFUL Young Lady, and what I L 💚VE about you, is that you are so VERY SWEET and so down to earth, and I L 💚 VE How you explain what you are doing, and you have such compassion in everything you do.🌳🌿🍃🍁🍂💚 Thank YOU for sharing your creativity 🌿🎄💚 P.S. I go by my middle Joy 😊 💜🌳🌿🍃🌿🎄❄💚
Great tutorial and Aaron awesome camera angles and editing. Beautiful swag!! I really appreciated the suggestion of getting the tree trimmings from tree farm, I'm going to do that.
Another gorgeous project. Never thought I could be giving YOU hints, but here is one I learned years ago from a florist, if when you have a wire to tie a bow, instead of twisting the wire, you twist he bow holding the wire tight, it is much easier and the wire ends up tighter that way. Hope I made sense, just twist the bow, not the wire.
I love this idea! You could use this same swag for different occasions too! Flowers put in for mothers day or fall leaves for autumn. Oh the possibilities!
I actually love it as much as a wreath if not more! So pretty how the winterberry just makes it pop. Awesome job arranging it.🎄❤️ Perfect door for the swag!!!
Very pretty . Will go out into my garden now and collect all the greenery and make one for myself and my daughter's house. Thanks !! Lol. Very very windy day in U K. so it's amazing what I will find on the lawns
What a beautiful result! So festive and quick, especially compared to making a wreath. I love to also add a few evergreen pieces, facing upward above the bow, to cover the mechanics of the command hook or whatever the swag is attached to. Swags are always an elegant addition to any door. BTW, I think I have watched almost every video you and Erin have made. Each one is uplifting and informative. I always learn something from each one. THANK YOU for sharing your gardening knowledge AND role model worthy family life.
Oh what a beautiful swag.. you did such a wonderful job.. I’m so impressed and it came together without much fuss..I bet it smells wonderful too.. Thanks so much for sharing.. This is a project I would like to try.. Thanks again.. sending best wishes and Happy Holidays to You and your loved ones❣️🎄
So beautiful, creative and easy! Can’t wait to gather my goodies to make ours. You sprayed the front with Wilt Stop.... should the back also be sprayed or is one side enough?
Here's a tip. If you go to the tree lot and they do have a big stack of branches you can take for free, I generally give them a few bucks. Consider it a tip. Because let's face it, they could be selling those. The garden centers sell them for a pretty price.
i just come home from work disappointed about haw things are going but when i so your vid i had to see it knowing it will bring warmth to my heart. PS. I dont miss non of your vids. God bless you. 😻😻😻
Hi Laura and Aaron! The swag turned out beautiful! I will see if I can get some pine tree branches and I will use some rosemary too! Thanks for sharing! I will get the spray too,I didn't know about that!Hugs from Atlanta💞💞🎄🎄🎅😘
Looks great! A thought, I have made many of sprays for a number of years, and I have found that using pipe cleaners in place of wire, is much easier on your hands. I also make 200 to 300 bows, and use pipe cleaners for those, too. I volunteer a my Los Altos Kiwanis Tree lot, and that's where they are sold, all the monies go back into the community!
What a quick fun project, may have to do this with our parent group and I can even do it with the children in the classroom!! Thanks so much for my morning coffee video!!
Lovely. I am so much loving your Christmas decor videos. Now I can't wait to see what Aaron does with the lightings this year. Whatever you guys do you do the best. 😇😇
I Love everything you do! Swags Are great for so many places!!!! Outside on a lampost, mailbox, end of porch railings.....and much quicker and easier than full wreath (I do love them and kissing balls as well) I found a great trick after making a Bunch of swags one year for gifts- I ran short on wire so I used ZIPTIES!!! What an Amazing Happy Accident! I use them for Big bow making Too! It's a great time saver Plus My poor Ol Achy hands are so much happier now! Happy Holidays! ;D
9:56 cat photo bomber 10:41 maybe the first bomb didn't work let me try it again 😂🐈🐾😻😹 Thanks for this simple video. I'm not a crafty gal but if I do craft making it with live things is fun for me.
I'm a bit lost here ... can someone explain why it's called a swag please ... I live in Australia maybe that's the reason I've never heard it before. Tia to whoever will explain this to me 👍🏼💖🕊
I have made wreaths and swags for about thirty odd years. I was taught to wire each branch in . Wrapping each branch with three wraps of wire . Making sure each branch is secure before adding the next. Then add my decorations. Each way is good but thought you might like another way and making Christmas decorations.
2:04: This lady is correct! I stopped by a tree farm this evening and they were so generous with their clippings. Free. Some flocked. It was great. We left them a tip just cause that is the civilized thing to do😊 3:54: This looks like the clipping’s we got
Hi. I would just like to thank you for these videos. I've been making wreaths for q couple of years for myself and my mum. This year a few friends have asked me to make one for them too. Finding your videos has made it easier for me. I was making it really hard work for myself! From Liverpool, England
Those two little branches sticking up from the holly, that were getting caught on your sleeve were kind of driving me nuts. I just wanted to reach in and snip them off. Lol
I watched both of your videos, both are amazing but I like the one where you are talking it's just more personal, love the idea for a swag, can't wait to try it, thanks again Laura!
