Christmas Tree Banner & Stocking

While decorating my main Christmas Tree this year, I chose to go red and natural...



Natural by adding Quail



A twig Star



And I made this cloth banner...






On a trip to Kansas City, we stopped by Nell Hill's, a fabulous decor and furniture store like no other! The prices are great too! I picked up a yard of this fabric...





Not knowing what I was going to do with it, I put it

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Christmas Craft Ideas

Christmas is just around the corner and I am all set to make lots of Christmas craft with my son, who has got a long Christmas vacation. Keeping him busy all the time is the biggest challenge I face during his vacations. So most of the time I involve him in creative activities. Here I am sharing some of those activities to keep your kids busy during holiday season.

Here I am sharing some of the Christmas crafts that we made together and some inspirations from different sources. First is easy way to make a small Christmas tree with your little ones, watch this video:

One more Christmas tree and wreath DIY that we did few years ago. Click the link below:

Christmas tree & wreath DIY

One more Christmas tree that we made I think last year ans it is very easy to make and looks lovely. Click the link below for the tutorial.

Christmas Tree Tutorial.

Christmas means holidays and lots of guest visiting you. So here is an idea to make your home guest ready. 

Now lets have a look of whole bunch of ideas and inspirations I found on internet. Click the link below        

 Christmas craft Ideas

Hope you will enjoy making these crafts as much as I did. Have a wonderful holiday season!!

Linking this to #HuesnShadesXmasDIY 

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Vignettes of Christmas 2014

Vignettes of Christmas in my home...
                              no words needed! 
                                                    Just Enjoy...






















































































Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas!


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Monday

Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On

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The Cutest Wool Trees

One of the favorite things
that I do every year
to get myself in the
Spirit of Christmas
is go to an Open House at a local natural crafts store called
Ohio Street Originals.

This post is not about this store (but you can see an old post I did on that store HERE)

What this post is about are the fun and adorable little wool trees that I discovered there and how to make them!




I purchased

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Ticking In Time for Christmas

As my mind was

dreaming up

a new way to display

my Christmas decor

(It's boring if it's put up the same way every year, don't you think?)











I decided that I needed

a new runner

for my buffet...












I had picked up some black and white ticking for another project that I didn't end up using it for, so this fabric was available in my stash to use.


I wanted to have it hang

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Creative Nativity Display

It all started this summer when my son gave me a single, huge elk antler. I knew that I wanted to use it for my Christmas display with greenery but the rest came as I was working on getting the loads of Christmas decor out to decorate...





I had seen a Nativity scene on Pinterest inside a cloche and knew that would be happening in my home!


This summer garage sales allowed me to locate a

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Christmas Greenery Dress Form Tutorial

Want to make this?





 Here is what you will need. 
1) Some kind of dress form, large or small. I picked this one up at a garage sale for $2. 
2) Fake Greenery. Amount depends on size of dress form. I picked this up at a garage sale for 25¢.
3) Ribbon
4) Hot glue gun


I measured ribbon around the waist of the dress form and pinned my measurements, but left the ribbon long enough to tie.

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Cute Skate Ornament and More!

As every Christmas draws near, I hand make an ornament for each of my kids and grandkids. Of course Hubby and myself too.

This year, I was reminded of a fun day we had at a local skate and game place.

That brought me to come up with making a felt shoe. The wheels are sewing machine bobbins and each is decorated with felt holly and greenery. I always tag them with the date and name.

I hope

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A Bit More Of A MacKenzie Childs Christmas

Based on my last post about getting rid of some of my overloaded Christmas decor, it was a split on people that believe that you can't have too much Christmas decor and others like me that want to simplify the huge process of storing so much stuff for 11 months out of the year and then killing themselves with putting it all out in record time to enjoy for...a month!




This year, not only

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Christmas In The Livingroom

This year I realized something...







 I have been OVER-DOING Christmas! 

 



Way to much Christmas decor


 Crammed in ALL areas to a claustrophobic proportion.



It looked like someone had thrown-up Christmas!



I decided, it had to stop!



So from now on



I am going to do a lighter touch


Of Christmas decor in my home.



I asked myself, WHY?
Why am I doing so much Christmas

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Songbook Page Christmas Tree

I have a wreath that I made using rolled music book pages...


And thought, "Hey why not make another shape out of the same rolled up pages".


Plus, I wanted to show you early enough so that you could make one for Christmas if you so felt the desire!



I started with a clear plastic cone shape like this, but you can use any cone made out of different material like heavy card stock...



 

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Merry Christmas

Design Decor & Disha wishes Merry Christmas to all the people around the world.

Image: Clicked by me

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Enjoy Your Christmas...

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Putz House & Tie Skirt

Since all the decorating is done,

 I have been having a bit of fun. 

I have always wanted to make a cute little paper house. In doing research on them, I found out the name of these sweet houses are putz houses.



I googled them and came across a pattern to use. I used this pattern...



I think it came out so cute and was a fun little glitter project.








Here is a great website with

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Christmas 2012 House Tour

Happy Holidays...please come in...
































The Christmas Elf is finishing up decorating the chandy...I caught her red handed!






















Now Let's go Upstairs...



 

 






 
On to the basement Media Room...







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Monday
Holiday Housewalk Link Party @ Jennifer Rizzo's
Party Time @ It's

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My 3 Chrismas 2012 Mantels plus 1

 Please enjoy viewing 3 of my Christmas Mantels

  



Plus 1 that I helped a friend decorate...















The inspiration below for my friends mantel...


Her actual mantel this year...











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Monday
Party Time @ It's So Very Cheri
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps On The Porch
Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping It

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Christmas Craft Ideas & Inspirations

Christmas is just around the corner and I know everyone is looking for easy and quick Christmas crafts. So here I am sharing some very easy, beautiful and fun crafts. 

Ornaments: 

1). Want to make this cute little fairy ornament find tutorial here.

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2). Very beautiful tear-drop ornament, for DIY go here.

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3). Easy and lovely dry pine cone ornament.

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Bells: 

1). Find tutorial for these beautiful paper bells here

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2). Quick and fun paper cup bells.

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Lanterns:

1). These lanterns are super easy and fun to make go here and make one for you.

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2). Simple and amazing wine glass lantern tutorial.

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Snowflakes: 
1). Learn to make loads of snowflakes here

2).This priced and sparkling snowflake is must have for this  Christmas.

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3). Snowflake Ballerinas tutorial.

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Christmas Tree: 
1). Find tutorial for this paper Christmas tree here.

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2). This felt tree looks so beautiful and easy to make. Find tutorial here

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3). A tree that you will definitely going to love: Acorn Christmas Tree 

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Wreath: 

1). Wreath made of paper rosette.

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2). Pompom wreath tutorial

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Hope you all will going to enjoy these Christmas crafts. Have a very happy & creative weekend.

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Hand Painted Christmas

My hand painted Christmas...


Painted red frame



Hand painted pitcher

















My 2011 Christmas Mantel with painted frames



Last years painted ornament



Hand painted buffet, frame and chalkboard




This year I used the frames differently and framed my skates




Hand painted Skates




I hand painted the base of the tree pot and the table cloth to look like MacKenzie Childs

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My Take on A MacKenzie Childs Tree

I am thankful to be blog friends with Patti over at Pandora's Box.
She actually lives close to MacKenzie Childs farm and has even worked in their store this past year! Oh what a dream! Patti shared with me the actual tree that they had decorated in the store last year...


I think it is just 2-die-4 wonderful and whimsical. So this year I thought I would work even harder to replicate it than I

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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

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