For some people making Christmas wreaths from holly, ivy, mistletoe and the like comes as naturally as breathing; for others it is shall we say a bit more of a challenge. Some just breeze up with their own baubles, bangles and beads whilst others scratch around in a dozen or so prop boxes looking for anything they might get away with by hiding it behind a king sized pine cone.
Either way, whether you are Kirstie Allsopp mark 2 or a rank amateur there’s no denying that after two hours (much less in some cases) the satisfaction gained by hanging your finished product up, standing back and admiring it must be – I can’t say is because I didn’t do one – one of life’s greatest pleasures.
Almost forty contestants (wrong word I know but that’s how it felt to me) lined up at 1pm and following a short pep talk off they went. Two hours later, and it was to the untrained eye difficult to tell the difference between one that might cost you £100 plus from Harrods and one you can pick up for a tenner at Lidl.
So as something of an outsider I don’t think I need to explain that through my lens I considered it a great if somewhat confusing afternoon. And particular thanks for making it so go to Shelley to Sarah and to everyone else who organised both it and us.
