western australia

christmas decorations

Our garland is now in place

@JudyEv (325405)

Rockingham, Australia

December 7, 2021 7:58pm CST

I’ve written a previous Christmas about making a garland for the front door. I used a length of flexible hose and formed it into a circle then twisted tinsel round it. It worked out well and I wanted to do something similar this year. However, I must have left the circle behind when we moved. Vince was able to make another circle using some black reticulation polypipe and you can see the result in the photo. There are some very lovely commercial garlands hanging on some front doors but I’m very happy with this one. Have I told you I’m pretty cheap? Or maybe you guessed it.

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@jobelbojel (34729)

• Philippines

8 Dec 21

I like the design. They are colors of the Christmas.

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@jobelbojel (34729)

• Philippines

8 Dec 21

@JudyEv very beautiful.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

@jobelbojel Thanks

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

Last time, it was just red and white but I added in the green this time.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

8 Dec 21

It’s a beautiful wreath and looks expensive. If I could come up with something to make the circle I’d make one.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

If you had any old garden hose, you could use a section of that.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Dec 21

@JudyEv I live in an apartment but I might find something that would work.

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@BelleStarr (61047)

• United States

8 Dec 21

It looks lovely, that is what counts.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

Thanks. I can take off the tinsel and just keep the circle for use again next year.

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@FourWalls (61967)

• United States

8 Dec 21

That looks very nice, and your lovely sign is hanging in the perfect place as well!!!

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

So glad you noticed. I nearly cropped it out but then thought I'd leave it there.

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@wolfgirl569 (94806)

• Marion, Ohio

8 Dec 21

Yours is very pretty. I would rather have it instead of the bought ones

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@wolfgirl569 (94806)

• Marion, Ohio

8 Dec 21

@JudyEv Many are plastic anymore so you can put them away until the next year.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

@wolfgirl569 We had one like that but we have very little storage space here.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

It can only be used for a short time so I really don't like spending too much money on one.

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@almostoveryou (4175)

• Philippines

8 Dec 21

That's a beautiful garland. Doesn't matter if it's cheap as long as it lasts a long time.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

That was my thinking too. Thanks.

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@snowy22315 (169653)

• United States

8 Dec 21

Nice looking wreath you guys are so creative.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

Thanks. Sometimes I manage to come up with good ideas.

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@kaylachan (57383)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Dec 21

You're crafty, and That is amazing. I would never have thought it was hand made.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

I'm not very creative really but this was super simple to do.

@RasmaSandra (73241)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8 Dec 21

Very beautiful garland, I think it decorates your door nicely,

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

Thanks. I was happy with the final result.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Dec 21

Looks very nice.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

Thanks. I was happy with it. I went looking at the price of new ones last night and some are very expensive.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

@CarolDM I think some businesses see Christmas as an opportunity to hike up the prices.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Dec 21

@JudyEv Everything is expensive.

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@DocAndersen (54413)

• United States

8 Dec 21

that is so pretty - i love that tradition (of the holiday spirit on the front door)!

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

I checked the prices of some wreaths today. I am saving Vince a minor fortune!!

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

@DocAndersen Yes, well, that's the other part of the equation, isn't it?

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@DocAndersen (54413)

• United States

8 Dec 21

@JudyEv my wife says I saved you 20 dollars here so I spent it there!

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@JimBo452020 (42629)

• United Kingdom

8 Dec 21

I saw Garland And dear old Patsie Hately came to mind.. Garland was her beloved husband.. Quite a man.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

I remember poor Patsie and her struggles with her sight, etc. I never heard anything about her husband. That would be have been before I joined myLot.

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@JimBo452020 (42629)

• United Kingdom

8 Dec 21

@JudyEv Many moons ago.

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@zhangxueying (2945)

• China

8 Dec 21

It's made by yourself. It's very meaningful

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

I can recycle it year after year.

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@zhangxueying (2945)

• China

8 Dec 21

This wreath is very beautiful

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

@averygirl72 (37715)

• Philippines

17 Dec 21

You just make it? I buy a cheap round garland I put in my store

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@averygirl72 (37715)

• Philippines

19 Dec 21

@JudyEv That's very creative

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Dec 21

Yes, I made it. I just covered some tubing with different colours of tinsel.

@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Dec 21

@averygirl72 Thanks.

@rebelann (111090)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Dec 21

That's innovative, I haven't even thought of decorating.

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@rebelann (111090)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 21

Now all I need is the motivation to do one.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

@rebelann You might enjoy making one if you have the materials.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

The wreath if very easy to make. Here is a collage of last year's. The top photo shows the base of flexible hose but this time I just used polypipe joined in a circle. You could do the same with a piece of old garden hose. @Chakimmm @rebelann

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

8 Dec 21

Uhm... saying you're "cheap" doesn't sound very good... You should consider telling people you're "frugal" instead. That doesn't carry the same connotation as calling yourself "cheap".

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@DaddyEvil (137145)

• United States

8 Dec 21

Have I ever told you I love you?

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

@DaddyEvil I appreciate you putting me on the straight and narrow.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

You are right again! Frugal is what I am - definitely not cheap!

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@kobesbuddy (74448)

• East Tawas, Michigan

8 Dec 21

Oh my gosh, your Christmas wreath is very beautiful! Nice job, Judy:)

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 21

Thanks. It was simple to make.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

@kobesbuddy That would have been very effective too. There are probably dozens of ways to make wreaths without spending a fortune.

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@kobesbuddy (74448)

• East Tawas, Michigan

8 Dec 21

@JudyEv My sister made wreaths braiding ropes, made out of material.

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@LindaOHio (155562)

• United States

8 Dec 21

There's nothing cheap about your wreath. It's lovely! Good job.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

Thanks. It is holding its own against all the others. lol We need to remember not to go into competition with others here. There are a few doing that but then it is a village of old people after all.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 21

@LindaOHio You still have a couple of weeks.

Once the decorations go up, it starts to feel a bit more like Christmas.

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@LindaOHio (155562)

• United States

10 Dec 21

@JudyEv We need to put up our little tabletop tree and the wreath on the door.

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@Chakimmm (999)

• Indonesia

8 Dec 21

it's very cool for a garland made by hand, it must be complicated to make.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

I've tagged you in @rebelann's post to show you how it's made up. Once I had the circle, I just wound three different colours of tinsel round it. Very easy but quite effective.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 21

@Chakimmm Many houses have a wreath on their door at Christmas.

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@Chakimmm (999)

• Indonesia

9 Dec 21

@JudyEv is it? sorry maybe i forgot that. Is every Christmas there are many doors decorated like that?

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