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Christmas Decorating Ideas
A collection of blog posts on how to decorate for Christmas, including Christmas decorating ideas like how to decorate a Christmas tree, how to put ribbon on a Christmas tree, how to decorate a Christmas mantel how to make a Christmas wreath and more, as featured in well known media like Women's Day and Cottages & Bungalows.
Oh deer, I think I love you. {Faux Taxidermy – Near & Deer}
When you’ve been a blogger for awhile, you get lots of pitches for product reviews. While this might sound great, only a handful are ones I’d consider writing about.
Awhile back, though, I found an e-mail in my Inbox from a company called Near and Deer, inquiring whether I’d like to try one of their faux deer heads. Now, I think you’ll agree, that’s not something you hear every day. And, since I hadn’t yet indulged in the ‘faux taxidermy’ decorating trend, I was intrigued.
Faux taxidermy has been all the rage in decorating in recent years. (See: Faux Taxidermy Is A Surprisingly Chic Decor Element.) I love the personality statement that a set of (fake) antlers makes in a room. They’re such a great mix of modern chic and rustic cozy. I’ve swooned over many room photos with them; I just wasn’t sure how a set of antlers would mix with my own decor scheme.
And then this guy arrived in the mail…READ MORE
How to Make a Photo Booth (Cheaply + Easily)
It’s been a crazy ride around here lately, but I finally had a chance to pull together a little tutorial on how to make a diy photo booth like the one at my daughter’s Broadway themed birthday party.
It was really quite easy and inexpensive, and Miss G was so happy with how it all turned out.
Photo booths are pretty trendy right now, so I knew I couldn’t be the only one crazy enough to think I could make one on my own! I did some research, and then came up with a plan for creating a diy photo booth that met our particular needs – i.e., one that could withstand the acrobatics of 10 tween-aged girls!
Here’s what I used (the important stuff, anyway):
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- Backdrop material: 3 cute plastic tablecloths from the Dollar Store!
- Props: a basket of masks, mustaches, hats, etc.
- Camera: my DSLR mounted on a tripod, with a shutter release remote.
- Photo booth decor – string lights, cardboard chandelier, etc.
- Poster board for the ‘Photo Booth Rules’
- A bench
Blinged Out, Girly-Girl Monogram {Easy Craft or Gift Idea for Girls}
In my holiday home tour the other day, I shared a picture of our 8-year old daughter’s Christmas tree. This year she made a colorful, blinged-out monogram for the top. (Last year, she had a ballerina tree and we topped it with a ballerina teddy bear – times, they are a changin’.)
If you are looking for a fun and easy craft to do with your daughter(s) over the coming days, either as a tree topper or perhaps as friend gifts, this is a sweet idea. It can just as easily be used as wall decor in a friend’s room.
G made the first one for her cousin as part of her birthday gift back in November. All it took was some gems and sequins, a wooden letter from a craft store, and some strong glue. The great thing about it is that it can be completed independently. G needed help fitting the gems on in some of the tight spaces, but that’s about it!
Holiday Home Tour 2012
OK, so I *think* I’m done with the Christmas decorating. When it comes to seasonal decorating, I have a slight problem, in case you haven’t noticed by now. I have to make a full stop; otherwise, I could keep going until the 25th! But then I’d have way too much to take down later. Plus, I have to move on to a million other things on my Christmas to-do list. Like, for example, I haven’t wrapped a thing yet. Nodda. I like decorating so much more than wrapping.
So tonight, to procrastinate on the wrapping a little longer ;-), I thought I’d pull together a summary of all the random Christmas decorating blog posts that I’ve shared over the past month. In the home decor blogging world, that kind of blog post is usually called a “Holiday Home Tour”. That label is a little misleading in my case. I am only going to show you the areas of my home that are presentable at the moment. Unlike a real home tour, I’m going to shield you from the mess of Christmas bins (and glitter) that still needs to be put away!
The Porch
Our front porch is decorated with real greenery, white lights and traditional Christmas colors. I usually stick to red out there because it’s such a festive color, and is easily seen from a distance. For the first time in a decade, I also used some gold in my Christmas decor this year.
The gold and red polka dot ribbon that I used is traditional, but fun. I’m a big fan of polka dots!
Earlier in the month, I posted a tutorial on how to makeover an old artificial wreath, and create the look of real greenery using just a few sprigs of cedar.
The Tree
Our Christmas tree sits right in the center of our open concept Living Room / Kitchen area. For the first time, I decorated a 100% neutral Christmas tree this year, using champagne, white / cream and chocolate brown.
I also gave a little Christmas decorating tip / tutorial on how I added ribbon to my Christmas tree, which was a little different than in previous years. Last year, my tutorial on how to decorate a Christmas mantel (including how to add ribbon to a Christmas mantel) was really popular, so I thought this might be helpful too!
Our 100% neutral tree only lasted a few days! “Neutral”became “bleu-tral” when I added a pop of muted blue to the tree. It still feels pretty neutral, but the touch of blue blends so much better with the room.
Our Dr. Seuss Christmas Tree! (2012)
If you read my blog last Christmas, you might remember that I created a full-on Dr. Seuss-themed Christmas tree for our basement family room! Well, it’s up again (yay!), and we’re still just as excited about it.
The best thing is that this year, our 3-year old boys really ‘get it’. Last year, they were kind of oblivious. But now that they love “Cat in da Hat”, looking at the tree brings them endless enjoyment.
I didn’t make anything new for the tree this year. I think I maxed out on handmade Dr. Seuss decoration ideas last year! (You can find a tutorial on how to make my Dr. Seuss decorations here.) But I’m loving the Dr. Seuss themed ornaments that I received last year as gifts, and a couple that I bought recently. So, for those of you who haven’t seen last year’s posts on our Dr. Seuss tree, I thought I’d share some more pics!
Although it’s not strictly a Who-ville Christmas Tree, we definitely have lots of Grinchy ornaments on it! There’s The Grinch, Cindy Lou Who, Max the Dog, and a bunch of Whovillers. The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (with Jim Carey) is our 8-year old daughter’s all-time favorite Christmas movie. OK, I’ll admit, I seriously LOVE it too. It’s hysterical. (“Holiday, whoby whaty?!?” Classic!)
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