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This morning, I foraged in my own backyard for materials for this year\u2019s Advent wreath and came back upstairs with grapevine, thuja, yew and spent spirea seed heads.\n<\/p>This morning, I foraged in my own backyard for materials for this year\u2019s Advent wreath and came back upstairs with grapevine, thuja, yew and spent spirea seed heads.\n
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I soaked the grapevine for about an hour in the bathtub to make it pliable and then tied it into a wreath. ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/wreath-2018-2.jpg?resize=695%2C695&ssl=1\")
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