Friday, December 20, 2013

Nature's beauties

We went to the Botanical Garden Glow this week. Later this weekend, I will post photos of the gorgeous holiday lights and the interior of the Henry Shaw mansion.
 
 
Early settlers decorated with an abundance of natural materials. These days people rush to the big box stores to buy cheaply made expensive wreaths. Such craftsmanship displayed here makes me sigh. 
 
These gorgeous nature wreaths were on display at Missouri Botanical Gardens. 
Click on the photos to view close up.
                                         
                                                                    feathers and fronds

                                                                  birch tree frame
                                                                           silver
                                                               
                                                    grapevine, pine cones and burlap ribbon
                                                                            Bark
                                                                         tumbleweeds
                                                    
                                                             Which is your favorite?
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16 comments:

  1. BECKYDecember 20, 2013 at 7:54 AM

    They're all beautiful, but my favorite is the one that looks like a window....so unique and includes a cute owl! :)

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  2. AnonymousDecember 20, 2013 at 11:21 AM

    All of them looks beautiful. I love all...

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  3. BookieDecember 20, 2013 at 12:54 PM

    Gorgeous and creative wreaths...I think my favorite is grapevine. Happy weekend to you.

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  4. SouthhamsdarlingDecember 20, 2013 at 3:56 PM

    I think the silver and the tumbleweeds!

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  5. Susan J. ReinhardtDecember 20, 2013 at 7:25 PM

    I like the Birch Tree Frame and the Silver. :)

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  6. ConnieDecember 20, 2013 at 7:42 PM

    The Birch Tree Frame is my favorite, but they are all beautiful.

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  7. ValDecember 20, 2013 at 9:09 PM

    I like that red one, because it's so different. My cousin owns a Christmas tree farm, and his wife makes some beautiful wreaths from the Scotch Pine trimmings.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 20, 2013 at 9:57 PM

    Love the square one-so different and creative

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  9. Sioux RoslawskiDecember 20, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    I like the bark one the best. The colors are so subtle...

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  10. RiverDecember 20, 2013 at 11:06 PM

    I like the Birch Frame best and the Feathers and Fronds too. The Bark looks like something I could make, there is certainly lots of bark falling off trees around here.

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  11. Mary HornerDecember 22, 2013 at 1:35 AM

    I like #4. I wrote an essay about making a natural bouquet with leaves and pine cones, etc., that I used to decorate my house for Thanksgiving, and people kept telling me my flowers were dead and my natural arrangement ended up in the trash more than once! Ouch! Did I mention that I am NOT crafty?

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  12. Pat WahlerDecember 22, 2013 at 8:16 AM

    It's hard to choose but I think the pine cone burlap one is my favorite. Each one is lovely in its own way.

    Pat
    Critter Alley

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  13. TammyDecember 22, 2013 at 9:53 PM

    I so desperately wanted to go to that, but I couldn't get the online ticket site to work. Beautiful wreaths, though! I think I have to vote for the birch window, too.

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  14. Kim LehnhoffDecember 23, 2013 at 1:26 AM

    I like the birch tree frame and the tumbleweeds best. I think I'd be more likely to hang the tumbleweeds one - I like the simplicity, though I'm sure if I had to make it, it would be far more complicated than it appears at first glance.

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  15. LynnDecember 23, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    Each one is beautiful. I think I like the bark one, then the window one, then the tumble weed or the feathers... who can pick?

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  16. Donna VolkenanntDecember 23, 2013 at 12:25 PM

    Hi Linda,

    Great photos.

    My favorites are the Silver and Grapevines.

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