The matched pair of outdoor wreaths below took a long time to create. They were in our outdoor staging area, on the bricks,  ready to be picked up, when a volunteer stumbled and fell on one of them.  First thought – oh no, the wreath is crushed! Not a chance. The beauty of having the decorations attached firmly is that mishaps can occur without consequence. We emphasize to our decorators that every piece of greenery or embellishment must be picked or wired into the wreath firmly, and we go around testing to make sure our instructions are followed. This decorator gets a gold star.