I’ve always been the sort of person who takes the lyrics of Deck The Halls a little too literally, collecting boughs of holly (along with all the other garden clippings I’d usually chuck in the compost bin) and sticking them up around the house for the holidays.
My dried fruit garlands, homemade wreaths, and evergreen festoons look top-notch (if I do say so myself). My centrepieces and displays, though? Well, things can wind up looking… well, rustic. Not in a good way. This year, much to my husband’s delight, I’ve tracked down a foraging kit that transforms scraps from the garden into a spot of festive and eco-friendly DIY magic with basically zero effort – and it just so happens to be available on Amazon.
Yes, this little Amazon foraging kit is here to inject some festive magic into your homemade holiday decor, providing pretty much everything you need to get from ‘clump of ivy and miscellaneous hedge clippings’ to ‘WOW! Did you buy that on Etsy?’. No wonder it’s made it onto the Garden Media Group’s 2026 Trend Report, eh?
A Crafty Bit of Kit
‘In a world of digital sameness, instant gratification and mass production, collecting is making a comeback,’ explains GMG, going on to note that gathering branches, evergreen sprigs, seed pods, moss, blooms, bark, or berries is no longer seen as scavenging, but ‘intentional curation’.
‘Each item collected tells a story of place, season, and moment. And tools like OASIS Forage Products™ help people turn their findings into living art, from wild wreaths and ikebana-style arrangements to seasonal installations.’
Enter stage left, then, the Oasis Forage Floral Create Kit on Amazon:
Perfect for beginners and haphazard hobbyists like myself alike, this kit contains everything you need to get started on your homemade holiday decorations.
This means that, when you open it up, you'll find a sustainable planter, a spool of teal bind wire, three OASIS Forage Foam bricks, a pair of Ippon Scissors with ergonomic grip, and even a handful of mossing pins to secure all of those lovingly foraged elements in place.
If that isn't enough to get you started on your next project, though, there are plenty of supporting products from OASIS Forage Products™ you can pick up, including their waterproof floral stem wrap, a bottle of nutrient-rich flower fuel for freshly cut stems, and a very cute forage collection bag for all of the natural treasures you stumble across in your backyard and beyond
It’s rare you find something that’s affordable, accessible, and genuinely makes your handmade decorations look professionally done, but this kit really does. And, while I’ll absolutely still be fa-la-la-la-la-ing my way around the garden this December stuffing my pockets with random sprigs, I know I’ve got a kit that can help me turn every little haul into something beautiful.
I have a feeling it’s about to become my new favourite holiday ritual – and if you love a bit of festive DIY, I suspect it’ll fast become yours, too.
