Christmas In October—Weaving Willow Ornaments

Try your hand at making a few different rustic holiday ornaments out of willow with local weavers and artists from 65willows! Christmas In October—Weaving Willow Ornaments In the 65willows household, there's no Christmas/winter holiday decorating permitted until all of the dishes from Thanksgiving are clean and put away. But there's no rule about when the decorations can actually be made. They don't just appear out of nowhere. So, why not get a jump on putting decorations together with us at the home of the Archeaological Research Institute in downtown Lawrenceburg, Indiana? We'll try out a few different willow weaving projects, and we'll have extra willow on hand should you like to take some home and make more of your favorite project solo over the weekend. Willow stars, trees, and snails. We'll have differently sized willow for different sizes of stars. Chunkier willow makes a pretty 3-D star that you could fit over an electric votive candle for a center piece. Slimmer willow makes a star easier to hang in a tree. And why a snail? Have you never heard the story of the Winter Snail!?! We'll make sure to share that story with you. (Aaaannnnd we'll make sure to make up that story before October. . . Mostly they're fun to make. And a snail wearing a festive scarf is durn cute.) We taught a wreath making class at ARI last year and it was delightful. Wonderful and curious company who really gave it their all and supported one another while learning new craft techniques. We expect the same loveliness this time around to. Please join us! We promise a fun time for all!