There is a lot of laughter during Wreath Week. This year one of our newer volunteers came out of the ladies room and commented “No judgment, but you know someone left cream cheese by the sink.” We then realized it was our bar of Crisco, which we use for removing pine tar from our hands prior to washing with soap or dishwashing liquid. Nothing works better. The trick came to us during a Garden Club decorating workshop years and years ago, from a floral designer who had struggled for years with black marks all over her hands during the holidays. Try it at home – butter would work, too, but vegetable shortening is cheaper. Below is an all natural wreath with burgundy bow which had its share of pine tar in the materials.
