Period Living

Festive foliage

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CHRISTMAS DELIVERY

Make gifts for friends and family extra special by wrapping them in beautiful botanical papers and then embellish them with silk and velvet bows in complementary colours, topped with gathered pine cones or sprigs of greenery for an extra flourish. When gathering foliage for decorations and embellishments, select different leaf shapes, textures and tones for a varied display.

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Vintage wire baskets, apple crates, botanical vases, enamel buckets and hurricane lanterns are perfect for styling rustic festive arrangements whether these are used indoors or placed by the front door to create a warm welcome.

For festivities full of ‘hygge’ magic look to a botanical winter theme
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WINTER HIDEAWAY

What could be more cosy than a Christmas celebration in a Scandi-style cabin? For festivities full of ‘hygge’ magic look to a botanical winter theme, or old man’s beard) can all bring sculpture and variation to wreaths, garlands and centrepieces.

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