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If you’re after a dainty day of flower arranging, you won’t find it at Grace & Thorn’s anti-wreath ‘swag’ making session. Be prepared to get messy and work those stems hard.
I start by grabbing a couple of branches and fashion what looks like an upside-down pine tree to form the base of my ‘Christmas swag’ and layer up the fragrant foliage. I’m shown how to bundle together mini bouquets of greenery and berries, then arrange and secure them with generous rounds of wire.
The key is making it look like you’ve not put too much thought into it, while secretly questioning where every last leaf and thistle falls.
Final additions of dried chillies and slices of orange jazz the whole thing up. You can even whack a giant pine cone into the mix if you’re feeling frisky. After whipping a length of festive ribbon into a sassy side bow, I’ve finally got my swag on.