{President's Day Sale}

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Happy 2013!

[deviant art]

I hope you all have some exciting plans for New Years Eve.  We’re planning to ring in the new year with a low key evening at home and a nice glass of bubbly. 

If I were going to have a NYE party, the décor would be white and glamorous just like these rooms.  Maybe next year…

[Crystal Gentilello]

[Canadian House & Home]

[Elle Décor]

[Sally Wheat’s home via Décor Pad]

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[Rue Magazine]

[AH&L]

Happy New Year!

{ Decorating in Layers }

Just like in fashion, layers almost always works.
Here's a way to create an inexpensive (free) Holiday swag for your home.
layer, layer, layer...

this project included

• a scrap piece of burlap from a coffee bag
• an old pair of ice skates discarded at a flea market auction
• zip ties
• branch clippers
• cutting from a holly tree and out Christmas tree
• ribbon

start by attaching the pine cuttings to the holly cuttings with the zip ties.

then "sew" the burlap to the cuttings with a few zip ties.

then, layer...the burlap, cuttings, ice skates, ribbon.

add a zip tie to the back for hanging.

hang.

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{ Santas in a Jar }

{ Hot Chocolate Station 2012 }

If you've been living under a rock, let me fill you in on the easiest Christmas project you can do for your kids and they will think you are a rock star!

...the hot chocolate "station"

move your hot chocolate ingredients out of the pantry and cluster them together on a tray. voile la. You've made a hot chocolate station. Congratulations.

Throw in a cookie or two and your the best mom in the world.

I needed a little height, so I turned a cake pan upside down and laid it on top of a milk glass vase.

Wham bam, Bob's your uncle. It's like you live in a Four Seasons Hotel.

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{Christmas Mantel}

This year's mantel is one of my favs! I collected silver trays throughout the year just for the purpose of making a wreath out of them at Christmas.

The trays are attached to the wall with 3M Command picture hangs. Lot's of them.

The candle sweater sleeves were left over from my sweater pumpkins at Halloween.

And, the Santa mugs always make an appearance somewhere.

A little sparkly, a little cozy.

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{ Burlap bunting }

Okay, something I use all year long,but especially love wrapped around my Christmas tree is burlap bunting.

Simple. Charming. You need to make one.

Here's what you'll need -

I cut strips of the webbing into 8" pieces (this will create a 4" flag)
Hot glue down the sides and along the rope line so it won't slide.

Fold over so everything lines up cleanly.
I add a webbing flag approximately every 10" along the rope (which is a cotton clothes line btw)

For more detail you can cut a "V" in the end.

I hang this bunting on my mantel all year long.
But, it's great around a tree too. You'll have to wait for my tree reveal coming soon!