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Meet This Mom: Sarah Souders, the Wreath Lady

Meet a Severna Park mom with a talent for making unique gifts out of candy.

For Sarah Souders, keeping busy while watching TV has taken on a sweet life of its own.  While some folks find knitting, sewing, crocheting or crossword puzzles as a retreat, Souders enjoys making decorative wreaths out of candy.  Patch shares a glimpse of this unique expression of art.

Souders started making candy wreaths three years ago, after seeing something similar that inspired her.  Since then, she launched a website and started taking orders last year.

The candy wreaths are most popular during the Christmas season, but Souders has also made sports-themed wreaths, raised money for and has had a wreath sent to a war zone. 

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“The wreaths started out as a hobby and a way to give unusual gifts to people who had everything, or for people I didn't know well enough to buy a gift for, [like] teachers, neighborhood friends and so on,” Souders said in an emailed statement.

Souders cited other advantages to making these gifts. “I didn't want to have a big work station to set up and I didn't want to need to use hot glue or pins.”

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One client requested a Dallas Cowboys wreath to be sent to her husband while deployed in Afghanistan. Souders also created and donated a wreath for a work colleague’s auction to benefit breast cancer awareness. 

The item fetched just under $100, which was more than Souders would have been able to donate herself.  The wreath garnered rave reviews with auction participants.

The wreaths are both decorative and edible.  “Most people eat the wreaths, but almost all of them can be kept as long as they are not made with candy that may melt. Most of the completely sealed candies will last for a while,” Souders said.

Sports team themed wreaths are becoming increasing popular.  Souders said they are “sometimes a challenge, because the color candy and bows are not always available.”

While she is not looking to expand her business to mass quantities, Souders has an online catalogue of her work and takes orders over her website.  When she is not busy creating sweet works of art, this busy mother of four works full-time as a licensed massage therapist.  She recently launched her home-based studio in Severna Park and also works at Elements Massage Therapy in .

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