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How To Decorate Your Bedroom For Christmas
Every season I change out the bedding in our master bedroom to suit the changing temperatures and colors to suit the months ahead. I have bedding for summer, spring and fall, but until this year Christmas has eluded me… Yes, I would put a red pillow on the bed, tie a ribbon around the papier mache deer head above the bed and then spend all season wishing I had real Christmas bedding. Last year I got really close to buying it and was talked out of it by a friend – “no one will see it”. This year I went ALL in. New evergreen accented sheets, red shams and a…
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Christmas Table Decorations With Fruit & Nuts
Not all centerpieces need to be made from flowers. During the winter season there are a variety of fruits and nuts that become available in the farmers markets. Combining these natural elements with candles creates a beautiful display that can be made ahead of time and placed on your holiday table to greet guests. In this video for eHow I show you an easy way to incorporate fruit and nuts in to your holiday decor. Click on the image to start the video. If the image does not display click HERE to start the video. I love to create decorations that can be used in multiple locations and that can…
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Ideas for Decorating Christmas Evergreen Swags.
Making your own ever green swags is easy and a gorgeous way to decorate an entranceway, bookcase or even a chair! In this video for ehow I discuss how to make and decorate Christmas swags. Click on the image to start video or watch video here. Making your own Christmas swag decorations is easy! Clip greens from your backyard, collect them from your local tree stand or pick them up at a market. Once you make one your whole house will be filled with these festive seasonal decorations. SUPPLIES: Evergreen Branches Magnolia Branches Rosemary Unpainted Wood Sleigh Ornament Letter Ornament Ribbon Cut to Length Green Floral Wire Scissors Garden…
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Decorating Christmas Tree Ornaments with Glitter. {DIY}
In this video for eHow, I show you how to decorate plain Christmas ornaments found in your local craft store with glitter. These are fantastic teacher gifts, hostess gifts or use them on your tree! Click the image to start the video or if the image does not appear CLICK HERE. Create your own glamorous glittering Christmas ornaments this season to give as hostess gifts or to place on your tree. This craft is perfect for snow days or a girls holiday get together. So grab your glitter and let’s get to it! SUPPLIES: Plain Ornaments Craft Glue Glitter in various colors Dampers (to apply the glue) Scrap Paper Ribbon Scissors Starting…
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How to Make Christmas Star Ornament Placecards. {DIY VIDEO}
In this video for eHow I will show you how to make Christmas Star decorations with salt dough. I grew up putting salt dough ornaments on my tree and haven’t made them in a very long time. It is time to bring this easy and fun craft back. This year I am going to use them as place cards on my Holiday Table. Each one is stamped with the guest’s name to let them know where to sit and then they can take it home to place on their tree. SUPPLIES Flour Salt Water Rolling Pin Star Cookie Cutter Straw Parchment Paper Extra Flour Ribbon Stamp & Ink Pad…
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Easy Christmas Mantle Decorations. Christmas Trees + Candles
Candle lights and Christmas trees can create quite the fire hazard if you’re not careful. Make candle lights and Christmas trees the safe way in this video for eHow. Click the image to start the video or if the image does not appear CLICK HERE. Many years ago, Christmas trees were decorated with actual candles, and the candles were attached to the boughs of the trees. And, as you can imagine, this was quite a fire hazard! So, luckily, fast-forward to today. We have many different ways to decorate with candle lights and Christmas trees that do not require an open flame – specifically, speaking of battery-powered candle lights,…
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DIY: Creating Mercury Glass At Home
Mercury glass, also known as silvered glass because of its look, is ornate. Its name may be deceiving because there is actually no mercury or silver in it. True Mercury glass is a mold-blown clear glass that has double-sided walls and then has a thick coat of silver-colored liquid nitrate inserted into it through a small opening the size of a pinhole. The tiny hole is then sealed up to keep the nitrate inside. Mercury glass does age and the liquid nitrate can crack and fall from the double-sided walls. Mercury glass also oxidizes with age, due to air flow that can get in through the small pinhole opening if…
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A Christmas Tree for Every Room
It is the first weekend of December and my guess is that most of you are heading out to select the perfect tree sometime this weekend. But why just stop at one? What if you placed a tree in everyroom of the house? Big or small, Christmas trees bring the warmth of the season into the space. So this year, why not add a festive glow to more than one room? Consider these options… THE KITCHEN CHRISTMAS TREE {Image Courtesy of House Beautiful} THE HALLWAY CHRISTMAS TREE {Image Spotted on Alicia B Designs Blog} THE BEDROOM CHRISTMAS TREE {Image Courtesy of Traditional Home} THE OFFICE CHRISTMAS TREE {Image Courtesy…
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Outdoor Entertaining ~ Let There Be Light
Spring Entertaining means Outside Entertaining, but as most areas of the country are still waiting for daylight savings time to give us that additional hour of precious light, evenings still require additional lighting for dining, sitting by the fire or simply to light the way to your front door. I was drawn into the Atlanta Urban Trends Collection showroom by the bright Orange Collection on the back wall, very close to the Pantone’s Color of the Year. Tango Tangerine {a recurring theme on this trip. See Style on the Street }. Can’t you just imagine the tiny square shadows that would be emitted on to the grass by a candle inside the shiny boxes when…
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On the Road: NYC ~ Finding Inspiration on the Street
If you are like me, each city you have been to has locations and memories about it that you associate with being there and will become your list of “Favorite Things About ____” (insert city name here). Growing up in the NY tri-state area, New York has always been the city for me with the longest list of favorite “things”. I feel the most comfortable there over most cities and towns and has the best memories associated to it. My trip last week allowed me to experience not just my usual favorites but experience new places, locations and add to my list of loves. (more on those next week…) At the top of my list would be the availability…
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Holiday Decorating: Woodland Christmas
Each project (no matter if it is a room, a garden or an event) should have a theme that loosely inspires the direction. The Woodland Christmas theme was inspired by walking into my local Lowes and seeing 3 buckets of those round scraps produced when they cut the bottom of Christmas trees for customers. I asked if I could take a few and the very nice young employee said I could take as many as I wanted. Jackpot! Although I wanted to dump all three buckets into my car I controlled myself and only took two full bags. These little perfect and not so perfect stumps became my inspiration for the entranceway and tablescapes. Using…
