{法式花艺第二期} 如何制作圣诞花环|163

圣诞节马上就要来了！圣诞节是西方最重要的节日，相信您一定见过圣诞装饰用的绿色花环，在西方我们称之为：降临节花环（圣诞花环）。现如今，女士们（还有越来越多男士们）更倾向于自己动手制作花环，然后和孩子们一起装饰屋子。本期文章中，法国花艺大师Anne-France Larquemain将会为我们讲解怎么制作圣诞花环，教您在家轻松创作出美丽的花环。跟我们一起动手制作吧！

Christmas, the most important celebration in western countries, will soon be upon us. I’m sure you have already noticed a round, verdant decoration in people’s homes. We call this the “Advent wreath.” Ladies (and gentlemen, more and more nowadays) would traditionally take special care to create their own wreaths and decorate their houses with the help of their children. Anne-France Larquemin, a French professional florist, will here explain how to create your own. The wreath is beautiful, and you can easily make one at home. Let’s begin together！

什么是圣诞花环？

The Advent Wreath: What does it mean?

圣诞花环是水平放置的绿色花环，其上通常有四支蜡烛，有时花环正中还会有第五支蜡烛。圣诞花环象征着耶稣将要降临（圣诞节），光明逐渐来临。因此在圣诞节来临前四周的每个周末，会逐个点燃花环上的蜡烛，代表着光明的逐渐复苏。今天刚好是要点亮第二支蜡烛的日子。这项传统最早来自于凯尔特民族，1830年后从德国的汉堡汉萨市逐渐兴盛开来。

It is usually a horizontal evergreen wreath with four candles and, often, a fifth white candle in the centre. The wreath represents the path of the resurgence of light before the birth of Jesus on Christmas day. Therefore, families would light one of the candles on the wreath each of the 4 Sundays before Christmas, making the light becoming more and more intense. Today we should then light the 2nd candle. This custom has its origins from the Celts, and more recently from the 1830’s in Hamburg, Germany.

圣诞花环除了可以水平放在桌子上之外，还能挂在门上，用来表示对客人的欢迎。如果挂在门上做装饰时，无需使用蜡烛。

It can either be placed as a table decoration or on a door to welcome guests and show hospitality. In this case, we would not use candles.

怎么制作专属您的花环？

How to create your own?

4支蜡烛（可凭喜好选择颜色，西方通常选用白色，在中国则偏向于红色）
4 candles (choose the colour you want, often white in Europe, red in China)
常青树枝（或其他绿色的树枝）
Evergreen branches (or another kind of tree)
细铁丝
Flexible iron wire
透明塑料线
Thin plastic wire
丝带，花朵，其他饰品
Ribbons, flowers, or any decoration you like

第一步：制作花环

Step One: Prepare the branches

将常青树枝做成环状，各连接点用铁丝加固。制作花环时，可以多用一些树枝，这样做出来的花环看起来更有分量感，同时也能遮住树枝间的连接点。要注意，连接点要均匀分布在花环上，这样做出来花环的形状才会比较好看。

Take evergreen branches, fold them in circles, and attach the extremities with the iron wire. You can take several branches in order to have a thicker wreath, and to cover the attached part. Try not to attach all the branches at the same place, or your wreath won’t be very round.

用透明塑料线缠绕花环，让花环更为平整。

Then use the transparent plastic wire to wrap around the wreath and make it relatively even.

第二步：放置蜡烛

Step Two: Candles

在放置蜡烛前，您可以添加一些其他树枝，如下图所示。

If you wish, you can add now other types of branches, like these one.

接着，就可以放置蜡烛了。在蜡烛底部涂好胶水，再将细棍插入蜡烛底部。

Then it’s time to fix the candles. On the bottom put some glue, and insert a stick inside.

将蜡烛放在花环上面，底部用胶水粘合。

That way you can easily place the candles on the wreath, with some glue under them.

第三步：添加饰品

Step Three: Fix the decorations

现在可以添加饰品。饰品的颜色不建议使用太冷或太暖的颜色。在花环上摆放饰品时，要注意饰品摆放的位置。为了自然美观，不要将饰品全都放在花环的内侧或全都放在花环的外侧。可以选择胶水或者塑料线固定饰品。

Now comes the time to attach the decorations. You should wisely choose the colours (not too cold, not too warm) and the positions on the wreath. For instance, do not place the decoration only inside or only outside of the wreath, it would look disproportionate. Use glue to fix them, or the wires.

第四步：添加花朵

Step Four: Fix the flowers

将花朵也添加到花环中间。在添加花朵之前，你需要将花朵枝干的根部先做保湿处理，将花枝底部放入一小管水中，如下图。

You will fix the flowers by inserting them inside the wreath branches, while previously having inserted the flowers in some small tubes with water.

第五步：摆放

Step Five: Display

当你做好所有的装饰后，就可以摆放了。您可以将花环放在桌上，或者挂在门上作为装饰。挂在门上时，记得要把花环上的蜡烛拿下来哦！

Once you have attached all the decoration you want on your wreath, you are ready to display it. Either on a table, or on the door, but don’t forget to remove the candles then！

希望这篇文章对大家有所帮助。随后，我们将会和Anne-France一起开展花艺培训课程。如果您感兴趣，欢迎留言告诉我们，我们会在开课的第一时间通知您！

I hope you enjoyed this article. We will soon open floral arrangements workshops with Anne-France, if you are interested to participate you can already send us a message and we will contact you as soon as we open the class!