Simple Wreathe

Since one's home is a little Krishna temple, it is nice to decorate it for His pleasure and for the pleasure of all who enter there. Here's a simple wreathe idea to grace an entrance way this season, made from whatever is easily available.

MATERIALS
pine needles
small pine cones
wire
hot glue or craft glue
white tempera paint
ribbon
grand kids (optional- to splatter on the paint)

PREPARATION

The wreathe pictured here was made from pine needles and cones gathered nearby. The wire is from the long twistie ties (like around bunches of spinach or broccoli) available from the supermarket. The paper is first burned off of each one.

1. Shape the pine needles into a wreathe while binding them securely with the wire. (It may be helpful to wear gloves unless you don't mind being pricked by the needles a bit.)
2. Glue on pine cones as desired (Hot glue or craft glue is desirable. I didn't have anything but some leftover papier mache paste and....amazingly it worked. They've been stuck on there for weeks now). Then lay the wreathe on a large newspaper and splatter generously with white tempera to imitate snow.
3. Finish with a ribbon and a piece of wire in the back to hang with.

Most recent wreathe here.