I know it's not officially autumn yet, but the beginning of September always puts me in an autumnal mood. And I've been wanting to share this lovely wreath tutorial (above) with you since August, so I'm excited to share it now because it's a perfect project for fall.
You may remember I brought up the topic of sun-bleached materials in the last newsletter? Quick recap; a lot of plant material has been sitting outside, getting bleached and dried for nearly 3 months straight. This is unusual for our “wet coast” - even in summer there’s often rain, which would have kick-started the biodegrading process. I’ve been fascinated to see the difference in plant material this summer in comparison to summers before.
If you’ve been following me on Instagram you may have noticed my obsession with Garry oak leaves lately. As you can see in the photo below, there's a difference between the leaves that I picked up around this time last year, versus the leaves picked up this year. Perhaps it's just the novelty of having sun-bleached materials on hand, but I found this uniformity in colour to be really appealing, and I thought the leaves would make a gorgeous autumnal wreath for our front door.
So if you have 6 1/2 minutes, settle in for some gentle botanical observations and a really simple How-To video. My husband even made some bespoke music to go with it. Click on either photo above or below; it'll take you to my YouTube page. Newsletter subscribers get first access to this video! But feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone who might enjoy the project.