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Colorful Display Splash your mantel with vibrant color. Start by wrapping three canvases with solid-color wrapping paper and tying them with bright ribbon and bows. Stack small wrapped gifts on the mantel, and add funky ornaments in a large glass vase and throughout the display. Finish the look with garland and stockings.
Making Memories Wreath Capture the spirit of holidays past with this unique photo wreath. Insert favorite family photos in lightweight purchased or handmade picture frames. Then hot-glue the frames to an evergreen-base wreath. Add colorful ribbons and ball ornaments between the frames using hot glue or wire. See the next slide for more wreath tips.
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few simple wreaths are more than enough to say Christmas. It's not always necessary to bang people over the head with it by having decorations covering every available surface.
Christmas traditions - http://www.kidspot.com.au/subsection+119+Christmas-traditions.htm
link to make this wreath - http://www.kidspot.com.au/Christmas-Christmas-crafts-Paddlepop-stick-wreath+6219+117+article.htm
Link to tons of xmas ideas - http://www.kidspot.com.au/Christmas-Christmas-crafts-Christmas-crafts-to-give+3756+117+article.htm
Link to how to make this wreath - http://thehappyhomeblog.com/?p=2632
Linda from Restyled Home blog used a charming holiday "subway" sign to compete her mantel decor:
Stephanie from the Providence Handmade blog decorated with sweet patchwork wallhangings:
Link to handmade gift ideas - http://www.craftynest.com/2010/08/inexpensive-handmade-holiday-gift-ideas-part-1/
Link for directions for snowflakes - http://www.craftynest.com/2009/12/giant-craft-stick-snowflakes/
And decorated her living space with these fabulous DIY snowflakes: Read the complete story here »
Monica Ewing from Crafty Nest created giant craft snowflakes from Popsicle sticks: Read the complete story
A closer look of the little monkey on the tree at the Fairly's house: Read the complete story
Tobi Fairly and her daughter used sock monkeys to decorate the tree: Read the complete story
Brian Patrick Flynn from Decor Demon declared red, green, silver and gold totally off his limits. Instead he picked violet, brown, white and bronze for his living space: Read the complete story
Abbey Hendrickson from Aesthetic Outburst blog used a tree branch, her wonderful vintage bird collection and a few charming deers to decorate for the holidays:
29. Tropical Christmas tree. For a Christmas in South Florida, Houzz professional Suzanne Pignato skipped the traditional red and green Christmas palette and worked shades of turqouise and gold into her tree, accenting with shells and starfish for a beachy vibe.
27. Clever Christmas riddle. Holiday decorations can be silly too! Read the sign out loud to see if you can figure out the riddle. Gail of Can't Stop Making Things created this hilarious sign using paint and a tabletop wooden round she found at Lowe's for $7. The sign reads "No L" — "Noel!"
. Crafty yarn ball wreath. Lisa of Recaptured Charm put together this crafty wreath using styrofoam balls, yarn, and a wire wreath form. By wrapping the yarn around each ball in different directions, she was able to make it look like an actual yarn ball. She hot glued all of these faux yarn balls onto a wire wreath form, and mixed a few red Christmas ornament in as well for some color contrast.
nstead of using colored glass or hard plastic, she made a trip to her local craft store and bought pom-poms, eyelash yarn, and a yarn needle. Making the garland was incredibly simple — just pull the yarn through each pom-pom until you have the spacing you want — so Kristina made an all white version too!
21. Whimsical pom-pom garland. If you have younger children running around, you might want to take a holiday decorating hint from Kristina of ReMade Simple: Make it unbreakable. Since her holiday decorating theme this year was "childlike and whimsical," she wanted her garlands to be playful combinations of simple materials and bright colors.
0. Chic black-and-white Christmas tree. Retro-looking all-white Christmas trees are making a huge comeback this year. Houzz professional Nicole Lanteri used a Parisian theme with hers. Simple black iron ornaments in the shape of the Eiffel Tower go perfectly with a chic black-and-white striped tree skirt.
8. Christmas display in turquoise. Shelley Smith from House of Smiths always has an amazing holiday display in her dining room (check out her Halloween display in this roundup). Last year, she decided to avoid red and green and use colors that felt more wintery. She chose a palette of silver, green, and a little turquoise for this setup. Although she decided not to do a Christmas tree this year, she still wanted to have a Christmas-tree like display. Spray painted branches hung with small ornaments became a fun and affordable alternative. Then she filled up glass votives with small baubles and trinkets for a little extra sparkle. Perfect!
this is the link to the xmas light advent idea for the instructions. http://www.elsiemarley.com/string-of-lights-advent-calendar-pattern.html
Each little bulb is a pocket that Spaeth fills with lightweight treats — notes, little ornaments, and candies — for her children to open each day before Christmas.
4. Christmas bulb advent calendar. Try your hand at a unique advent calendar like this one Meg Spaeth of Elise Marley made for her children. Using a homemade pattern (found on her blog), she sewed this by hand out of felt.
. Simple advent calendar in a modern palette. Christy Wallace of Everyday Giggles wanted to make a fun and colorful advent calendar for her 1-year-old daughter. Simplicity was key, so she went to Hobby Lobby and found a simple starter kit. Using her Cricut machine, paint, and a lot of decoupage, she gave the kit her own custom look. Instead of using more traditional Christmas colors, she decided to go with pink, red, and gray theme for a different look.
extravagant looking wreath — rolled up music sheets glued together — at a craft party. A retro Merry Christmas sign adds a vintage touch. The wooden village below is one of Freeman's most favorite possessions — her mother bought it for her and her brother on a family vacation to Germany when they were little.
12. Merry and bright Christmas mantle. Curious about how Heather Freeman of The Lovely Cupboard got her mantle to glow? This cheerful DIY art was made simply by sticking Christmas lights through the back of a canvas. Freeman made all of this mantle art herself, and accented it ornaments from Wal-Mart and deep green velvet stockings from Hobby Lobby.
Hufnagl set aside a kids table for her holiday dinner setup. Brown craft paper is a great makeshift tablecloth — give kids a set of crayons, and they'll be occupied for the entire meal.
1. Warm and intimate holiday dinner. Lauren Hufnagl of With Two Cats has a lot of tips and tricks for entertaining large holiday parties in small spaces. Mirrors and metallics helps a space look bigger, as does turning on the lights. If your space is already small and cozy, there's no need to dim the lights to make guests feel comfortable.
Clever peppermint wreath. Doesn't this look like a photo from a catalog? Believe it or not, Myra of My Blessed Life made this stunning Christmas decoration from three bags of peppermints, a hot glue gun, and a white foam wreath form. She added a ring of Red Hots to fill some white space, and then hung the entire thing with a festive ribbon.
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