Wreath Making at Evergreen (Fundraiser)

Join me for an afternoon of Christmas Wreath making.

This event is for everyone. Come with your children, grandchildren, grandparents, siblings and besties. The charge is per wreath made, not per person. There is lots of space for everyone.

All Wreath making materials and frames will be provided. All materials are hand gathered by Ingrid. All wreath forms are hand made by Ingrid.

During the workshop not only will you be making wreaths but Ingrid will also be teaching and sharing her knowledge of the native and introduced plants she has harvested. No artificial decorations will supplied.

Materials

All wreath forms will have their unique shape. They are handmade by me using a variety of plants from the local landscape. Plants are harvested with the overall health of the landscape in mind in a caretaker manner. Many of the wreath forms are made with scotch broom, himalayan blackberry, english ivy, willow and red osier. The willow and red osier are harvested from roadside ditches slated for trimming by road maintenance crews.

Decorative material is also harvested in a caretaking manner.

Greenery is harvested from situations where the branches have already been removed from the tree by wind or by people. No greenery will be removed from the landscape unless it is deemed a benefit to the overall landscape.

Decorative elements such as dried seed pods, lichens, branches etc are harvested off the forest floor. Live plants are trimmed from areas slated for clearing.

Jute twine will be provided for those who wish to use it but instruction will be given on how to make the wreaths with only the materials harvested. No wire, plastic, glue or artificial decorative elements will be provided.

A bit about Ingrid

Bushcrafter: a person who makes beautiful utilitarian objects with natural materials harvested off the landscape in a caretaking way.

Ingrid: "I have been an active bushcrafter for the past decade. I have learned most of my bushcraft skills through my time at Tom Brown’s Tracker School in New Jersey. Through 1000’s of hours of “dirtime” I have learned an enormous amount about plants and landscape and how we can relate in a caretaking way."

See my work here: https://www.instagram.com/bushcraftingsoccermom/

"Professionally I have always worked in two fields; Interior Design and Education. As a designer I have worked for myself as well as for design firms. I bring this design expertise to the wreath making workshop and will discuss some design principles to help guide the wreath making process. As an educator I have held workshops for adults, camps for kids, owned and operated a nature play based daycare and currently work as an EA at Evergreen Independent School in Cobble Hill."