| Christmas wreaths rival Christmas trees as the two | | | | String a few popped kernels of popcorn together then |
| most popular Christmas decorations. Most wreaths | | | | roll them in peanut butter and birdseed, a treat loved |
| are hung as a holiday greeting and welcome to | | | | by blue jays. Take a large needle and string clusters of |
| neighbors and friends on the main entry door of the | | | | three or four whole, raw, unsalted peanuts in the shell |
| house appearing soon after the pumpkins and corn | | | | and tie to the wreath. Make sure you use a natural |
| stalks of the fall harvest season have been removed. | | | | thread like raffia. You can do the same thing with |
| Decorations for Christmas wreaths vary from the | | | | bundles of fresh grapes. Slice apples, pears or oranges |
| traditional - pinecones, red berries, deer moss to unique | | | | and hang them on the wreath. It's best to leave the |
| decorations like small handmade crafts made from | | | | strings of peanuts, or fruit short, a couple inches long at |
| fabric. | | | | most, so they are easy for the birds to handle. |
| Bird lovers like to decorate their Christmas wreaths | | | | Transforming your Christmas wreath into a wonderful |
| with their favorite small stuffed birds surrounded with | | | | source of food for your birds also provides you with |
| holly berries that birds love. Christmas wreaths can be | | | | the wonderful pastime of watching the birds as you sit |
| made just for the birds or you can recycle your | | | | and enjoy your morning coffee. It's a fun activity to |
| Christmas wreath after the season and provide the | | | | share with the children in your life. Teach them the |
| birds with needed food during the cold winter months. | | | | value of recycling, the wonders of nature right outside |
| If you take your wreath down in January or February | | | | the door and the joy of watching birds. |
| you can transform it into a wreath just for the birds. | | | | Once the birds have eaten everything on the |
| Roll the pinecones first in peanut butter and then in | | | | Christmas wreath you can always put more goodies |
| birdseed. Wrap some floral wire around the base of | | | | on or if it's a balsam fir Christmas wreath, you can |
| each pinecone and attach it to the wreath. If you have | | | | recycle the balsam needles. Make a fragrant draft |
| purchased a Christmas wreath from a company like, | | | | stopper by sewing the balsam needles into a long |
| Acadia Wreath Company, the pinecones already have | | | | muslin bag or make a balsam sachet. |
| picks on the base to attach to the wreath. | | | | |