As someone who was raised Jewish and only recently started celebrating Christmas (thanks to my non-Jewish husband), I'm always excited by the opportunity to cover our home in festive decor. What I don ...

Susan Moss Bourne lives in the country outside Kingston, Idaho, where she spends much of her time hiking and gathering lichen, moss, antlers, pine cones and flowers for handmade wreaths. For the last ...

Wreaths may be more familiar at this time of the year, but the festive adornments are perfect for all seasons, both inside and outside the home. They provide texture, scent and a warm feeling to ...

Kim Biekert knew she had chemistry with Mark Wolf the night they went out on a blind date and talked until 3 a.m. But his gift of a beautiful handmade wreath a few months later sealed the deal. The ...

The Christmas wreaths arrived at the Morningside at The Manor long-term care facility in two packed-to-the-headliner SUVs. They had been created by Express-News readers who had entered the paper’s ...

In these chilly and sun-deprived days of December, the decadelong Circles of Caring effort through the Times Union has asked Capital Region residents to dig deep into their hearts and wells of ...

in downtown Cadillac has handmade decorations to prepare your house for the holidays. Owner Yvonne Ahrens started making wreaths 25 years ago but opened a storefront for the first time this year. She ...

Holiday wreath entry, an adult submission by Erin Dawson of Duanesburg, for the Circles of Caring contest on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at the Times Union in Colonie, N.Y. We've hardly put out the ...