Valentine's Day is around the corner and love is in the air. Here's an easy and elegant wreath to make that will have everyone swooning over your door. 1. Use your pliers to shape your wire hanger ...

Foraging in nature is a great, budget-friendly way to gather supplies for autumn decor. Dried leaves, flowers, vines, and ...

Sonoma County Master Gardeners also give ideas for December garden tasks. Question: I have been wanting to include my 7- and 9-year-old in creating holiday decorations. I thought wreath-making would ...

EVER SINCE festive 16th-century hausfraus first took to the forest with hedge clippers, wreaths have played a featured role in holiday-season décor. Nowadays, with no need to wrangle with underbrush, ...

This time of year, traditional evergreen wreaths with red ribbons are sold at every bodega, corner store, and gardening center—really anyplace with a cash register. And for good reason. They’re ...

Make a wreath, contend for a prize and then bring some holiday cheer to someone who could use it. That's the idea behind the Times Union's Circles of Caring, a project that begins with a wreath-making ...

It's the first thing you notice when you walk up to someone's front door -- their door wreath! Two local experts share their tips and tricks on how to make a beautiful, custom wreath, plus new trends ...

With this free quilt pattern make an American flag rag quilt to decorate for the 4th of July and summer. Rag quilts are easy and fun to make! I really love the 4th of July; it’s one of my very ...

In the American Southwest and Mexico, it's tradition to hang ristras -- bright strings of just-harvested red chilies -- by the front door every fall. Beyond their decorative allure, these vivid ...