'Tis the season to start shopping for a new Christmas tree! Since my very tall, beautiful, tree won't fit in our home, I went on a big search to find the best flocked Christmas trees to replace the one I have. I loved my other tree... but with our home having 8' ceilings, there's no way we'd make it fit without it looking like a Clark Griswold tree shoved in the corner. That's not necessarily what I had in mind, so... let's talk flocked Christmas trees! First, let me just lay the ground work and let you know how picky I am about Christmas trees, especially flocked trees. They're not all created equal in the way the flocking is dispersed, and the type of flocking on the tree. I prefer ...
Winter
My Favorite Digital Prints For Winter
Since we have a few months to go still, today I thought I'd share my favorite digital prints for winter. The perfect thing about purchasing digital prints, is that not only are they cheap, but you can customize the size for your space... just like I did in my dining room! It's also an easy process to frame a digital print... you can either use your own home printer, or have it professionally printed! Digital prints are perfect for adding artwork to your home, decorating for the seasons and mixing and matching with pieces you may already have to create unique displays! Whether you need a horizontal or vertical print, these are perfect! They're all instant downloads, so as soon ...
DIY Framed Tree Print
Well, I think it's safe to say you all like the DIY framed tree print in the dining room as much as I do! I've been getting a bunch of questions on how I made it, where I got the print, what size it is, and more! It was incredibly easy, and the longest part of making this was waiting in the line at Office Depot while it printed... Please note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links, which allows me to make a small commission from your purchase, but your purchase price stays the same. Thank you for helping support my blog! Here are the supplies I used to create the print: Digital Tree Print (Asked to be sized to 24" x 36") Printed Tree Print (24" x 36") I ...
How To Make A Real Garland
Christmas is in full swing at our house. I've finally finished decorating everything, and am enjoying the cozy nights next to our Christmas tree. Today, I wanted to share about another element of our front porch, how to make a real garland. On Monday, I showed how I made the garland that frames our front door, but what I wasn't showing you, was another big element to our front porch. I am in love with the it! It's such a lovely element to our front porch. The perfect mix of festive, and cozy, all while bringing in the beautiful green. I know you're wondering, was it time consuming? And I'll be honest, it was. But only by a tiny bit. Once I got on a roll, it went ...
How To Make A Garland Frame Your Front Door
I absolutely love to decorate our front porch for the different seasons. It's a great way to greet guests, but it also brings in the perfect amount of seasonal cheer! This year, I wanted to try my hand at a pretty garland framing our front door. It's as lovely as ever.... I just love it! It creates the warmest welcoming, and it focused your attention on the door. So, here's how to make a garland frame your front door! Here's what I started with... (Affiliate links used below. Thank you for helping support this blog!) To hang the fresh Juniper tree clippings around the door, I used these Command Brand Outdoor Light Clips... I spaced them evenly ...
How To Make A Wreath From Garland
I had a bit of an "iced" theme tossed into our casual homemade Christmas this year. From the iced berries on our tree to the wreath that's hanging on our kitchen cabinet, "iced" was a little here and a little there. Today I'm sharing how to make a wreath from garland.... it's so unbelievable easy... but so pretty! I started with a big strand of iced garland, which I bought at Hobby Lobby while it was 50% off... Never mind the straw wreath form or the wire, I thought they would be the best way to make it work, but turns out I was wrong... more on that later. Next, I used a pair of needle nose pliers and removed all the icy bundles... Then, after trial and error with ...
DIY Wood Centerpiece
One of my absolute favorite things about our dining room from our Christmas home tour, is that DIY wood centerpiece.... and the rosemary! And since today is $30 Thursday, I thought I'd share a little bit more about that fabulously smelling centerpiece! If you're new here, $30 Thursday is a monthly project that can be completed for $30 or less. April from House by Hoff, Jen from Migonis Home and I join forces to bring you easy ideas that you can complete on your own... on a budget! I told Anthony that I wanted a wood centerpiece to put my rosemary trees inside and he definitely delivered! Literally... That sweet hubby of mine brought me this lovely wood crate, all I had to ...
Winter Front Porch
This past weekend the weather was lovely. 42 degrees was a solid heat wave and I took full advantage of it and slipped outside to freshen up our front porch. But before I get too far, I have to tell you something. I still hadn't taken down our Christmas items from the front porch. Whew. I feel much better. Now, as a saving grace for myself, I'd like to point out that none of our decorations were overly Christmasy. But still, I can only handle the unruly wind blowing over my Christmas trees a few times. And those babies were on the 20th fall. I can't tell you how tired I was of coming home to find all the trees laying over on their side. The OCD in me wouldn't allow me to ...
Christmas Shelves- AKA- My Mantle
You may remember that when we built our kitchen shelves all I could think about was decorating them for Christmas. Needless to say, I was quite the happy lady when it was time to decorate. Ah, the joy! I think I still might be floating on a cloud. Admittedly, I did struggle with narrowing down my theme for this year. I soaked in so much inspiration that I wanted to include it all. That probably wouldn't have turned out so great... Finally, I decided on a classic Christmas color duo: Silver & Gold. The only problem with my theme is that every time I say it in my head, I start singing the "Silver & Gold" song from Rudolf. Wait, that may not be that bad of a problem... With the ...
