So you have a Christmas party to attend and don’t know what to take as hostess gifts? Well, there are many lovely options. But it is very important to decide properly. Your hostess has taken the care to invite you and has shown her side of love. So your hostess gift will also have to reflect your side of the bond and goodwill. So depending on the kind of person your hostess is you can decide from a number of options.

A great hostess gift can have some lovely teas. It could be gourmet teas, organic tea, Russian tea etc. Tea has a lovely aroma and taste which can signify your appreciative feelings towards the hostess. You can also choose from a whole choice of coffee as a gift for her. Depending on what she likes, it could be gourmet coffee, coffee mugs, coffee chocolate or a coffee basket full of all these goodies. This high class beverage with its stimulating taste can be a great gift for the great homemaker.

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How to make various types of wreaths with (mostly) found items.
Wreath Materials from Mother Nature

Many materials for wreath-making are right in your own backyard or as near as your local supermarket.
Greens

You can use fresh pine branches or condition the branches in glycerin. Holly can also be used fresh or treated in glycerin and the berries sprayed with clear acrylic to preserve them.

How to Treat Evergreens in Glycerin

This method works best with greens gathered in early fall when the new-growth tips have stiffened. Best varieties to use are boxwood, hemlock, laurel, pine and spruce. Cut branches up to two feet long for conditioning. You can later cut them to shorter lengths for your wreaths.

Don’t wash the branches. Place one cup of glycerin and two cups boiling water into a tall narrow jar or vase. Cover and shake to mix or stir with a long wooden spoon.

Shake the branches out well and wipe the green parts with a cotton ball dipped in pure glycerin. Strip the needles or leaves and bark from the bottom four inches.

With a small sharp knife, cut a cross into the cut end and plunge into the glycerin mixture making sure to cover the exposed wood.

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