There are several different types of wreath garlands:

Advent wreath, or Advent crown: symbolizes the passage of the four weeks of Advent. This type of wreath usually lays horizontally on a table top and contains four to five candles.

Funeral and Memorial Wreaths

• The circle shape of a wreath is said to represent the circle of eternal life. Since ancient times, evergreen wreaths have been placed at burial sites to represent victory of the eternal spirit over death.

Maypole or May Day Wreaths

• Colorful poles are included in the country of England's festivities when young bachelors race to climb the maypole to capture the coronet headdress perched on top of the pole. The winner wears the wreath as a crown for the entire length of the holiday celebration.

Enhance the images by adding little bells or sprinkles of glitter and bows to create Christmas wreath ornaments for the holiday tree. String several different decorated wreaths together to make garlands and hanging holiday decorations.

Children can contribute to the holiday festivities. Print as stationery or letterhead to write messages and letters to Santa or friends and relatives. Children can make photo frames by decorating and carefully cutting out the centers to frame a photograph.

Enhance the images by adding baubles, bells and bows and sprinkles of glitter.

Applications for these patterns could include:

• Frame: Frame a favorite photo for a friend.
• Decals: Print on window decal sheets...
• Foam: Trace onto colorful foam sheets to mix and match colors and shapes.
• Cloth: Trace the designs onto tee shirts to create fun baby doll decorations with puffy paint and glitter.
• Felt: Make filled puffy cloth pillows or window ornaments
• Celluclay: Paper mache tree ornaments
• Wood: Scroll saw enthusiast's dream patterns
• trong>Magnets: Print on magnet sheets for refrigerator magnets
• Paper: Print and color with markers, crayons, water colors, chalk, colored pencil...
• Stencils: Decorating the baby's room or use as patterns for sewing projects; embroidery and needle point.