In African-American wedding tradition, it is customary for the bride and groom to jump over a broom after being married but  before they head back down the aisle together.

So, my plan all along was to get a broom on clearance after Halloween. My quest started this morning at Michaels. When I walked in I noticed that there were some Halloween leftovers in the entryway. “Great”, I thought, “I should be able to find a broom without a problem.

Fast forward 3 stores later, I finally have my broom. Complete with harvest blessings. I also picked up a spool of ribbon and some straight pins to secure the ribbon.

Note: Normally, I’m not the type to maniacally scamper from store to store trying to hunt down anything, let alone a broom, but I knew if I didn’t move quickly, all the clearance stuff would be shipped out before I even had a chance. Already today, in all the stores I went to, the Christmas stuff has already completely overtaken the seasonal merchandise areas. I’d just like to point out that today is only November 2nd.

Anyway, while it was thoughtful of the cheery little lady to impart harvest blessings, it wasn’t quite the look I was going for. So off she came.

I used the ribbon to wrap the handle pretty simply. I started at the back and without pinning or gluing just wrapped all the way up the thicker part of the of the handle. I did use one of the straight pins at the very top of the wrap, on the back to secure the ribbon.

I then came back around the handle with more ribbon, crossing it in the front as I went.

I finished by tying a bow on the front and using a straight pin to make sure it doesn’t budge.

There you have it! Even if we don’t yet have a venue, at least we have a broom to jump over.

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