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- 11/30/25 Reserved for Previous Guests - Sunday - ARTworks Vass Presents Live Wreath and Swag Making with Jean Skipper, Lori Meltzer, and Friends
11/30/25 Reserved for Previous Guests - Sunday - ARTworks Vass Presents Live Wreath and Swag Making with Jean Skipper, Lori Meltzer, and Friends
This listing is reserved for those guests who made wreaths with us previously, and enjoy doing so annually. It will be open to reservations for new guests in a week.
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Establish a tradition as you create a One-of-a-Kind Live Wreath, and memories to last a lifetime, with Jean Skipper, Lori Meltzer, and Friends at ARTworks Vass!
Will your wreath be wild and wooly or reserved and elegant?!?
Will you display it on a wall or as part of the centerpiece on your dining room table?
The choices are all yours!
Wreath Making will take place on Sunday, November 30th, beginning at 11:00. Based on your requests, we expanded our hours to accommodate more guests. Additional weekday wreath making sessions will likely be added to our schedule later in 2025, and this Sunday session is expected to be the only weekend day available during the holidays in 2025.
Use this listing to make your reservation.
Jean, Lori, and their Friends will break down the process into manageable steps, and you'll be proud and amazed by your finished results.
All supplies are included.
Beginners are welcome, and those age 14 and older may register to make their own wreath independently.
For your GPS, this class will be held at ARTworks Vass, 129 Main Street, Vass, NC, 28394, and we ask that you arrive to register a few minutes before your scheduled start time.
Options for Completed Wreaths or Swags
- A Mantle, Table, or Mailbox Swag, priced at $79 (This is the default price shown in this listing.) Originally named "Mailbox Swags", these may be curved over the top of your mailbox for a festive and unexpected decorating option. Perhaps even more popular, guests allow this piece to remain flat to adorn their mantle or table. This piece contains between 7 individual bouquets.
- Our Large Sized Wreath, priced at $99 (When you select this option at checkout, $20 will be added to the base price of this listing for $99 total.) Large sized wreaths measures between 22 and 25 inches across, and it will fit comfortably on a standard household door.
- For those who know that a Large Sized Wreath won't be big enough for their needs, by popular demand you may now make a Super Sized Wreath, priced at $129, (When you select this option at checkout, $50 will be added to the base price of this listing for $129 total.) These wreaths measure up to 36 inches across. This size is perfectly suited for display above a fireplace or on a large interior or exterior wall.
- All wreathes contain a base layer of local ethically harvested evergreens, plus your choice of specialty botanicals, pine cones, seed pods, and other surprises.
Options for Adding Single Bouquet Swags
- Single Bouquet Swags make a beautiful addition to a door, fence post, wall, or even a vase or vessel! Our Swags include one generously sized bundle of ethically sourced greens with bows and embellishments. Single Bouquet Swags are priced at $29 each, and you may register to make up to 3 of them at a discounted price of $24 when you register to make a Live Wreath or Mailbox Swag.
- All Swags contain a base layer of local ethically harvested evergreens, plus your choice of specialty botanicals, pine cones, seed pods, and other surprises.
You're welcome to bring the following:
- Comfortable Clothing that's appropriate for the weather and work. While wreath making will happen under a tent, and you’ll have access to our gallery and studio inside, we will primarily be working outside. Prepare for layering your clothing in chilly weather.
- Your own folding lawn chair.
- An Apron.
- Pruning Sheers.
- Leather Gloves or Gardening Gloves.
- Greenery and Botanicals from your own garden. We love these sentimental touches!
- Embellishments, including feathers, Christmas Bulbs, and almost anything else that you can imagine! We'll have plenty on hand to share, but your own personalized touches will make a welcome addition too. (One special guest brings her own sentimental ribbon to use each year!)
You'll have the opportunity to finish 1 Live Wreath and up to 3 Single Boquet Swags per appointment that you schedule. Reservations are non refundable, and the start time of your class may not be changed after registration.
You may book additional sessions if you'd like to make extra wreaths or swags.
We expect to sell out; an appointment is generally required to participate; and walk-ins on the day of classes will only be permitted as space allows.
Important Information:
- Beginners are welcome.
- Children age 14 and older may attend class independently.
- Children under age 14 may join this class if a responsible adult also registers to attend and participate with them.
- Registration allows for one Guest per class project.
- Only Registered Guests may attend class.
- Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be rescheduled.
- Class starts promptly as scheduled.
- Dress to mess or bring an apron.
- At ARTworks Vass, you're always welcome to bring your own Nibbles and Sips to class.
- Click here to read the ARTworks Vass Disclosure and Liability Waiver for All Classes and Events
*** The photos shown here are divided into two groups. Samples of Live Wreaths from 2022 have been labeled as a size reference for you. Photos from 2023 are unlabeled and provided for inspiration. 2024 photos will be added in the new year. (We're confident that you'll be able to easily identify the Super Sized among them!) Each year brings new and different creations, and we're confident that your finished wreath will be as unique as you are!