fresh strawberries in december in michigan is a delicacy.

while shopping at vince and joe's...a gourmet grocery store, which is a good drive south of us, i found these sweeties!

i sliced the tops off and served the berries with strawberry yogurt dip, on christmas eve. 

getting ready to discard the stems and tops of the berries, i suddenly realized how festive and colorful they'd be if i put them in an ice wreath!

this is how it turned out! 

it made me smile, each time i walked by our window.

i guess this is what you could call an upcycled food wreath!

smile, wink, nod.