I'm officially in the Christmas spirit.

December 10, 2012

Well folks, I finally feel like Christmas is on its way. I'm by no means ready for the big day, but I'm starting to get excited!

On Friday night a friend and I attended a wreath making workshop at Bradford Greenhouses in Barrie. Since I got there early, I took it as an opportunity to wander around and marvel. And marvel I did. I also may have drooled a little. This place is amazing at Christmas time!



They have seemingly 500 million Christmas trees decorated in store to show off all of the decorations that they carry, so I took a pictures of a few of my favourites. These were just taken quickly with my iPhone, so...sorry about that.

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It's pretty handy - if you see a tree that you really like, all of the decorations that you need to replicate the look are gathered around the base of the tree.

Here's a quick peek at some of my other favourite things.

plaid poinsettiaantique brass deer figure
rustic christmas stockingrustic christmas decorations


If you click on any of the above pictures, you'll be redirected to my Flickr page and be able to see the regular sized photo.

Eventually, it was time to start wreath making. My friend and I were the only two in the workshop, so it didn't take the whole hour that was scheduled. The hardest part was definitely the bow! While the supplies they had available aren't really my style, I still like my final product.

fresh christmas wreath traditional


Our tree at home is up, but I haven't decorated it yet...that's for tonight!

FYI - This post was NOT sponsored by Bradford Greenhouses in any way shape or form. I just find their store magical... and I'm short on blog content these days.

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Starr@Kiefer Cottage · 643 weeks ago

I love your wreath!
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1 reply · active 643 weeks ago
Thanks Starr. The golf leaf pick thingies are my favourite part.
LOVE that wreath!
1 reply · active 643 weeks ago
Thanks! I love the gold leaf things, but I'll admit that I'm not crazy about the bow.
Oooooh I love the wreath! Awesome job! :)
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1 reply · active 643 weeks ago
Haha, I just found it by chance one day on their website! Maybe some place near you does them??
It was pretty fun, because we were sort of silly, haha.

If I wasn't on a spending hiatus (I used a gift card for the workshop) I would have definitely bought some decorations!
This is such a fun idea! I'll have to check if they do anything like that around here. Your wreath turned out really cute! I like it! Those trees are really beautiful and I love that they display them like that- makes it easy to recreate!
1 reply · active 643 weeks ago
It's definitely cool. I want to pick up a bunch of the pick things - so neat!
OMG I LOVE Bradford Garden Gallery!! I went there at Christmas last year with my mom and we were like kids in a candy store.
And your wreath is gorgeous!! Can't wait to see pics of your tree :)
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1 reply · active 642 weeks ago
Ahhhh, the tree. I can't decide whether it will grace the pages of my blog or not. It's nothing special!
These are gorgeous trees! :Sigh: I love Christmas stores!
1 reply · active 642 weeks ago
Me too! Although I wish they would be a little more affordable.
Oh wow! I haven't heard of that place before, but definetly want to check it out now!!! Those trees are beautifull! As is your wreath too!!!! Very welcoming and festive!

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1 reply · active 642 weeks ago
I think there is one in Bradford, too, but I don't know if it's the same!
The Christmas trees looks so amazing. Thanks for the nice Christmas trees pics!

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