A long time in the making...

This was the cover of last December's Sunset magazine, I became rather obsessed about the idea of a big, beautiful, wreath featuring Protea blooms...

And so I saved, and dried, every Protea flower I bought (or was given to me) over the last year.

It was finally time to use them! I gathered plenty of greens, and tested to make sure I had enough blooms.

While some of the greens were foraged I did buy a little fresh Eucalyptus, I wanted that great smell...

Right about here I was getting nervous that I didn't have enough blooms after all.

But my worries were for naught...

I tucked in other dried Grevillea foliage and Leucadendron blooms

A side-effect of using all these dried elements is that I don't have to worry about what temperatures they're exposed to. They're already dead!

I like it against the bright green front door...

Although it's a little distorted/muted by the glass security door.

We do keep the front door open quite a bit, it allows for more light in the house – and let's Lila keep tabs on the neighborhood. As a result we get to enjoy the wreath too...

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