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105 Sandra Sigman is serious about the holidays, infusing her own brand of holiday flair into every design she creates. Sigman also suggests turning to nature for inspiration, echoing the sentiment that oftentimes all you need to create a beautiful design is just outside your front door. And feel free to expand your horizons when it comes to a traditional pine base. Branches are a great alternative. When creating, Sigman encourages people to follow their intuition. If you want to fill out your wreath base completely, by all means. If you want to focus only on the top or the bottom, that's perfectly acceptable. Symmetry is not a requirement and letting some of the base remain unadorned can be beautiful and make your wreath a statement piece. Not just for front doors, holiday wreaths can be displayed in a variety of ways, from adorning fences to miniature sleighs. How's your handwriting? Penning a handwritten holiday phrase or song lyric (or having someone do it for you) is another way to make your design stand out. Whatever direction your wreath design takes you, Sigman wants people to enjoy the process, noting that this can be such "an enjoyable activity for a small group to do together" and get everyone into the spirit of the season. Katie Rocheford is the owner and lead designer at Sweet Annie Floral Design and the