We are under three weeks on the CoUnTdOwN to ChRiStMaS...can you BeLiEvE that?!?!? I've been out there in BlogWorld, busily perusing all the fabulous ideas for crafting and decorating. So many Fabulous and Fantastic Ideas...I'm going into "sponge-mode-overload" trying to soak them all up!
I really haven't had just a whole lot of time to craft in recent years, but I wanted to show you a few of my FaVoRiTeS for this year. They're not all homemade...they're not all terribly crafty...but they all WoRk for Me!!!
My "Best Find" for this year is this beautiful red vase, which I picked up for $7.99 (nope, that's not a typo!) at Ross. I couldn't believe my luck when I spotted it AND got my hands on it before my Mother did!!! I simply filled it with a couple dozen old silver glass balls (already had these, don't we all?) and - voila - a beautiful piece that really makes a statement!
Next project: We had a need for a large centerpiece for the dining table that can be easily picked up and moved. I recently purchased a simple brown wooden serving tray at WalMart that I knew I wanted to use a the base. I took a cheap 9-foot artificial garland and wrapped it around a couple of times and shaped it to fit snugly down in the tray. Left-over silver beads and ornaments were just draped and snuggled into the greenery and a trio of silver candlesticks nestled in the center completed the arrangement. I just love the way this turned out and it's soooo easy to just grab it and move it when we need the table space!
Finally, I unwrapped these little pinecone trees I crafted a couple of years ago. I had the tiny clay pots, leftover from a project years ago, and transformed them with silver spray paint. Pinecones, gathered from our property, were simply tipped with glue, using a spongebrush, and dusted with silver glitter. A little dried spanish moss was tucked in the base and a pinecone hot-glued on top of that. How simple!
I made about a dozen of these one evening and have tucked them here and there as accent pieces to finish out little vignettes. Great fillers!
So, there you have it! These fun and simple decorations - some made and some bought -help brighten our country home for the Holiday Season.
You know, at this Special Time of the Year, Eddie Dale and I are feeling truly BLESSED. We have a wonderful home, our health, our awesome Family and Friends...too many BLESSINGS to list.
I wish for each and every one of you Abundant Blessings during this Season of JOY!!!
Jane
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that was just awesome
ReplyDeleteThose are some really fun projects. I've actually been looking around for something cute I could make to give away to a few friends from church. You've given me a couple of good ideas...
ReplyDeleteHello from SITS, by the way!
Hey there, stopping by from SITS. What great projects!!
ReplyDeleteVisiting from SITS! Happy early SITSmas. :)
ReplyDeleteHi, Jane, thanks for stopping by & leaving a note! Nice to meet you & I hope you'll come back often. I love your little pinecones in those clay pots. Too cute!
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