Hello sweet friends! Has your holiday decorating begun? We have been decking the halls here at Storybook Cottage in a charming, old fashioned way. It includes A Tasha Tudor Advent Centerpiece.
A Tasha Tudor Advent Centerpiece
Tasha’s charming holiday-themed artwork often featured hanging advent wreaths and lovely seasonal garlands.
Each year Tasha lovingly attached boxwood clippings onto a wire form to construct the hanging advent wreath in her kitchen.
It was embellished with red ribbon and beeswax candles that she also dipped herself.
In our formal dining area, I have made a similar wreath. Here is a sneak peek. The entire space will be shared on Friday.
But if you don’t have the room or inclination to build a hanging wreath it is easy to construct a mini tabletop version.
You will need:
- A waterproof container (I used my mother’s ceramic bundt cake pan.)
- Florist foam (Make sure it is wet foam, also known as oasis. I ordered mine HERE.)
- Greenery (Faux or real pine, holly, cedar, boxwood, etc.)
- Clippers (To cut greenery.)
- Candles (I used vintage beeswax candles found at an estate sale.)
- Embellishments (Ribbon, berries, flowers, etc.)
Before starting I spritzed my live greenery with Wilt Pruf in the hopes it will remain fresh the entire Advent season. (This is my first time using it.)
Constructing The Centerpiece
Arrange the oasis foam to fit your container. If it needs to be cut down a serrated knife works very well.
Add in your candles. A traditional Advent centerpiece will have either four or five candles. The fifth center candle is optional, it serves as the lighting candle.
Advent is a Latin word that means coming. The Advent season allows us to reflect and to prepare our hearts for Christmas. One candle is lit on the first Sunday of Advent. Two candles are lit on the second Sunday, and so on. Each candle has a different meaning.
In 2020 the Advent season begins on Sunday, November 29th.
Week 1: Hope (or promise)
The second week: Preparation (or waiting)
Week 3: Joy (or peace)
The fourth week: Love (or adoration)
Then just add in your greenery and embellishments.
This week’s video is the first in the 4 part Tasha Tudor series. It shares how to create the sparrow post from Monday and today’s wreath. It also includes a great Gracie the doxie blooper.
You can view the video HERE.
Let your light shine!
Laura
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Good morning! Your advent wreath is so pretty. I love that you put it in the special pan from your mother. <3
Tasha Tudor was such a sweet gentle soul. Lovely way to fashion your Christmas after her style this year when we need some comfort and gentleness for all.
Have a great day! {{{hugs}}}
Let us know how the Wilt Pruf worked for you.
Seems to be an interesting product.
Lovely. The hypericum berries are a nice addition to your Advent wreath.
That is so great! Love it. Thanks for the tutorial.
Your dining room chandelier looks pretty as inspired by the Advent wreath of Tasha Tudor. Our church uses the old fashioned concept of the chandelier too, and has it configured to be lowered for lighting before Mass. It’s beautiful. But it’s your bundt pan creativity that I still remember and love the idea of for an Advent wreath – so simply beautiful!