Adam and I have been together for almost 13 years (married for 5 years) and I have been under the impression that he didn’t care for Christmas. Not the actual meaning of Christmas but more of the decoration stuff and the commercialized part of it. I have learned recently that he in fact DOES like Christmas. I have never gone overboard in decorating because I thought it wasn’t his thing. He made a comment to his mom that he loved how people he knew when he was younger had beautifully decorated houses and it smelled and looked like Christmas. He remembers how much he loved it.
So my mission this year is to do Christmas the way I’ve always wanted to do it and bring that Christmas spirit to our house. I have already started planning. Is that weird? It is only August. I don’t have a lot of money so I thought by starting early I can make things or catch some things cheap before they get marked up for the Christmas season.
So here are some things that I’m loving:
I’m going to make this in red and hang it on one of my hard to decorate walls. Maybe with a green ribbon to hang it? (Thanks Janette for giving me the instructions on how to make this!!)
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I love this! I don’t have a chandelier so that could be an issue but I’m still thinking this would be beautiful to have during a party.
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I love this centerpiece. I’m thinking that Hobby Lobby or Michaels would have everything I need to make this.
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Those are just a couple of pics from what I have found on Pinterest. Do you have sites you like to go to for inspiration on projects? What about home sites to get decorating ideas?
4 comments:
Yay! I love it =) That wreath is so cool. I want to do it!
Reese & I start saving money for Christmas right now. We take $20 out of every paycheck & set it aside, so we don't have to take as big of a chunk out in Nov/Dec. It's really helpful!
Aww-- decorating for Christmas makes me all giddy. In fact, just lastnight I looked it up. 143 days to go! :)
Woo Hoo!
All of it is SUPER cute!!!
ooh, I bet you could find some felt that has some sparkle in it to make it more Christmas'ie too! OOh and the lil' topiary's to match!
I'm unusually ready for Christmas this year for some reason.
I want to make that wreath! Tell her to give me the instructions too! Are they coffee filters? Last Christmas was the first Christmas in my 8 years of marriage that I put up a tree. We lived out of state and were never home at Christmas so I never bothered. Things change when you have a child. I'll try to decorate more this year too! GREAT IDEA! Love the centerpiece too.
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