Wintertyde wreath protocol change! Evergreen is now OK to use

Special announcement! Until now Winteryde protocol has called for the use of a grapevine wreath in order to distinguish the wreath from a Christmas wreath. In other words, evergreen was not to be used because of its association with Christmas. Well, we have rethought this aspect and decided that the use of an evergreen base for your Wintertyde wreaths is OK. Here's the caveat: Be extremely careful that your evergreen Wintertyde wreath does not look like a Christmas wreath. The secret is to work with silver, white and natural tones. Gold, red, and bright green are forbidden. Use your intuition with your decorating materials, and you should be OK. Also, traditionally a Wintertyde wreath takes no bow. If you absolutely have to have one, go for it, but avoid anything that says "Christmas," the holiday just past. Wintertyde is a completely different holiday season.

Courtesy www.housetohome.co.uk The wreath above says "Wintertyde" because it's uniformly silver, it's simple, and it does not say "Christmas." Also, less is usually more. Google "silver wreaths," and click on Images for ideas. Remember to add the Wintertyde chickadee!