Yesterday I made a grapevine wreath. I'm happy with the way it turned out, and I'll have fun decorating it later on. The vines still need to dry out first, since most of them are still a little green. I haven't made a grapevine wreath in years, and making it took me on a little stroll down Memory Lane. My dad farmed 10 acres of grapes when we first moved to California. I remember running through the fields, spending hours playing outside. We kids also helped a lot out in the fields, doing various tasks for my dad. I say we helped "a lot" but actually, it probably wasn't that much. =)
One of the things we learned to do was make grapevine wreaths. I made several, and my grandparents asked me to make a large wreath for their back porch. It hung out on their back porch for quite a few years.
I got the vines from an interesting source. I belong to my city's Freecycle group, and one of the members posted that she had grapevines she needed rid of. I thought it would be fun to make a wreath, so I responded to the offer. Kevin and I went out to her house on Monday night, and got what I thought was a lot of vines. However, by the time I got done with my wreath, I had used them all.
I'll post a picture of the wreath after I get it decorated...which may be a while. =)
8 comments:
how long does it take for a wreath like that to dry?
Rebecca, I'm not sure how long it will take to dry out. My guess is a week or longer? Not really sure! The vines aren't green on the outside, just the inside--so the process has already started
You are one talented girl! I would never think of making a grapevine wreath. Is your middle name Martha?
After reading about your wreath, I saw one (don't know where) and started wondering if it was made out of grapevines. I would have never had that thought if you hadn't writen about it in your blog.
ooooo! I wanna do that! It is such a better grapevine wreath than I have seen in the craft stores!
I think Tammy could sell them and make some money. =)
They take too long to make, to make any money off them! It was a fun project, but not something I want to do to sell. :)
Not yet, Holly...Still waiting for it to dry out completely
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