Uta Brown's Holiday Creations
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Signs in front of the home and workshop of Uta and Sam Brown in Purcellville.
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A sign points to Uta Brown’s farm-based store in Purcellville, where she makes and sells wreaths, swags, garlands and other festive, handmade holiday decorations.
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A doorway leading to Uta Brown's store. The store is largely based on a simple, informal honor system where customers walk up, choose a wreath and leave money behind.
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Uta Brown inspects one of her wreaths.
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Uta's store is based on the honor system -- customers choose their wreath and leave their money behind.
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This photo shows two holiday wreaths for sale at Uta Brown’s workshop in Purcellville.
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Sam Brown holds up one of the bases he uses to build wreaths. The bars on the side allow him to hold the branches more securely -- and with much less time and effort -- than using wire.
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These baskets hold items Uta Brown will use to create holiday wreaths and swags.
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Uta Brown often incorporates twigs and branches in the holiday wreaths and swags she creates.
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Uta Brown often uses pine cones when she creates holiday wreaths and swags.
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Sam Brown stands at the wreath design station in his barn.
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In this photo is of the few pigs the Browns keep on their farm in Purcellville.
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Uta and Sam Brown’s cat, Morgan, examines some of the pieces that will make up the wreaths and swags.
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Uta Brown, left, and a customer, Jonelle St. John, bring back some of the branches that Brown will use to help build a wreath for Jonelle.
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Uta Brown, left, discusses the design of a swag she is about to create while a customer, Jonelle St. John, looks on.
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Uta Brown identifies which items she will use to decorate a set of swags for one of her customers.
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Jonelle St. John smiles as she looks the swags Uta Brown created.
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