The 12 Posts of Christmas, Day 1: Our Hillbilly Christmas Wreath 2022

Inside: Let’s start the annual 12 Posts of Christmas marathon with our favorite annual tradition–our Hillbilly Christmas Wreath 2022!

Tractor tire made to look like a Christmas Wreath. — One of our favorite Christmas traditions!

The Hillbilly Christmas Wreath 2022

Welcome to our favorite Christmas tradition around the farm: Our Hillbilly Christmas Wreath 2022! If you tune into the yearly 12 Posts fest, you might notice we are using the same maroon bow as last year. This was actually the first bow that made it unscathed over the course of the weeks of display, and this is the sixth year we’ve been displaying our tractor tire wreath.

While the tire might be sporting the same bow, we did give it a fresh coat of green paint. We also streamlined our process by attaching two black bungee cords around the tire and through the bow loops which made it so much easier!

Another improvement we made was simply timing. In the past we’d always been mindful not to even begin tire wreath plans until after Thanksgiving. After all, we like to enjoy one holiday at a time. Well, it never dawned on us that we could actually prepare the tire ahead of time, minus the bow, so we’d have it ready. On a lovely warm November day, I wore shorts as Mom and I cleaned and spray-painted the tire and strung the lights.

Nice to do the work without shivering!