"For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11
The best season is upon us! CHRISTMAS! Time for a break from work and school, family, yummy food, shopping, presents...and most importantly celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, who changed this world forever.
One of my absolutely favorite things about Christmas is the decorations. Love! Every year, I have the responsibility of decorating our family tree. For the past 3 years, I've decorated it with a "peacock theme" It has lots of bright colors in it, like hot pink, turquoise, purple, etc. It's not your traditional Christmas theme, but I love it! There are few ornaments on there that are really special to me. My sister bought me a few peacock ornaments a few years ago and I just love them. I always put them right in the front of the tree where everyone can see!
I wanted to do a little something different for my room this year. I was inspired by a BEAUTIFUL home I saw on the Christmas tour of homes. If you know me, you know I love owls. In this house, every tree was owl themed. It was great! It was also very vintage and rustic...so perfect! So, I decided this was what I wanted to do for my room. I have a mini tree that I set up in my room that I usually do in hot pink and zebra, but not this year!
I bought all of the decorations at Hobby Lobby except for the cute little owl at the top. He was a gift from William :) He also inspired the color theme for the tree! Reds, browns, and teals!
Another Christmas favorite this year is burlap and DYI projects :) I've had about 2 yards of red burlap around the house that I'd never used. I thought it was the perfect season to finally use it. I cut two long strips and used it as garland on my tree.
I also used it to make a wreath. I used a foam wreath for the basic shape. I covered the foam in burlap first. Then, I cut 5 in. squares out of the burlap and folded them in half twice. I cut the bottom off so it was kind of flat and hot glued it to the wreath. It was a long process, but the end product is so pretty! I used the same brown ribbon I used on my tree to make a bow and hang the wreath.
After all this, I still had some burlap left over. I decided to make some garland to hang on my dresser. I used a threading needle, a thick ribbon, and 3 long strips of burlap. This project was so simple! I just threaded the ribbon through the burlap and scrunched it as I went. It took a lot of burlap, but the more you use the fluffier it looks! The next part is my favorite. I wanted to add a banner of some sort. I have a ton of scrap booking paper, so I looked through my collection and found a sheet that had tiny woodland creatures all over it (OWLS!!). It matched my tree perfectly! I cut three little triangles, glued the triangles to poster board for support, and used a gold marker to color the word "JOY" onto my banner :) I think the final results are so cute!
Lastly, Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without all the wonderful fragrances. I've got a new candle that I'm absolutely addicted to. It's called Frasier Fir by Woodwick...love it!
So, that's my most recent update on Christmas decor...hope yall enjoyed! Who knows, maybe you can whip up a few creative decorations with some things you have just lying around the house. You never know!
