Wreath Making
A Third Age Small Business Opportunities feature
by our Small Business Editor

As strange as it may seem, Wreath Making is not a straightforward one-season pastime. Neither is it purely a seasonal business opportunity centred around Christmas.

Yes, Christmas might be the time when most people will buy a wreath to hang on their front door or to decorate their hallway, but setting up a Wreath Making Business to offer a Wreath Making Service is a business with year-round possibilities.

Wreath Making is a craft associated with the ancient Greeks and Romans. But today, Wreaths are used on many, many occasions including Weddings, Funerals and seasonal celebrations such as Christmas and Easter. They’re also used as year-round decorations throughout the home for the likes of wall ornaments or table centrepieces.

They can be made in varying sizes meaning that you can create a range to suit all pockets and tastes, and Wreath Making materials can easily be sourced from specialist Wreath Making suppliers or made from seasonal materials found in your garden, on the beach or around the countryside. You can even create personalized Birthday gifts for clients adorned with party hats and ribbons, and they can be custom-made to order using customers’ mementos carefully incorporated into your designs.

One of the great benefits of establishing a Wreath Making Business is that the start-up costs are so low. All you need is a Glue Gun or two, Glue Sticks, Floral Wire, Florists Tape, Florists Picks, Florists Pins, Wire Cutters, a Ruler and a Measuring Tape. Those few items, together with a modicum of artistic skill, should see you up and running for less than a hundred pound. Factor in a few pounds for some leaflets and business cards that you could easily design on your computer and voila, you have the makings of a potentially lucrative small business for less than the cost of a weekend break!

Every time you create a new Wreath, whether it is for yourself or a client, photograph it and add it to your ‘catalogue’.

If you want to learn more about Wreath Making, Making Classic Wreaths: Designing and Creating for All Occasions by Ed Smith, is an excellent starter book on the subject.

These wonderful Wreaths go far beyond Christmas decorations. Crafted from pinecones and seashells, autumn leaves, berries, and pumpkins and even styrofoam, they add a beautiful touch to any room all year long.

They’re easy to make too, especially with instructions that carefully outline the basic supplies and show how to make an attractive bow, wire items to the Wreath, work with dried materials, enhance pre-made Wreaths, and more.

So if you’re in your Third Age, have creative talent and an eye for detail, perhaps a Wreath Making Business might be just the money-making opportunity you’ve been looking for!

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