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Apologies if this has been asked before. Its my first Christmas and i am wondering which methods you all use for making your wreaths, I would love to make them from scratch but don't think i will have time now.How many of you buy the foam rings and do any of you buy the wreaths with greenery already in?

I buy all ready made ones, conifer and holly type cheapy ones for graves and large plain spruce one that we decorate with fruit, cinnamon, berries, bit of holly, xmas decs...alsorts!
I don't find them profitable to make them from scratch (only did that one year, once was enough ) we don't have enough manpower, they are so time consuming

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Sarah Creating Bespoke Wedding Flowers Cheshire

I was let down by my supplier last year and was sitting with loads of orders so had to get to it myself.
For speed I used oasis 10" rings, greened them with cypress then holly. Added in plastic berries and a choice of ribbon. I also did 14" ones in the same manner but added fruit, cinnamon sticks, punpkins and any thing else I could think of. These were my luxury wreaths. They all sold really well, but they are SOOOOOO big on theit holly wreaths here. By the way loads of profit in them.
Hope this helps.
Try making up a couple and putting them outrside yopur shop to let folk know that you do them

I did think of making them myself, then I thought I would order the holly wreaths in, and same as sosas I will buy some blue pine one's and decorate them. Also this year I am going to do some oasis rings with blue pine and stuff (I have got a few 10"oasis rings in stock)

I have to make my own. The cheapest ones that I can buy in start at £5 and then I need to decorate them. My customers would not be willing to pay the price necessary to make a reasonable profit if I used bought in wreaths. Oh how I hate holly!

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Rainbow

Quote of the day : To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
Amos Bronson Alcott

jackson do holly wreaths rainbow I'm sure they're round the 3 pound mark

oh...no sorry they were £4.50

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Sarah Creating Bespoke Wedding Flowers Cheshire

how come you dont get them off the alstro man, rainbow???


they are really full and look great, think they were 4.50 last year

oh i'll be having words then sarah if you got yours for 3 quid

omg! Eric didn't tell me he did wreaths, under £5 too. Thanks Sarah and Elouise I will "ave words wif im"

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Rainbow

Quote of the day : To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
Amos Bronson Alcott

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Rainbow

Quote of the day : To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
Amos Bronson Alcott

ive just looked at my receipts from last year, mine were def 4.50


see if you can find one of yours sarah