christmas decor
Memory Christmas Tree
Celebrate & remember your loved ones during the holiday season with this special Memory Christmas Tree idea. A few years ago I saw A Beautiful Mess post Instagram stories about a Memory Christmas Tree that they had put together. Having just lost a grandparent and feeling heavy with grief the idea spoke to me. I…
Decorate a Cohesive Christmas tree with ornaments
In order to decorate a cohesive Christmas tree your ornament collection will need a bit of planning. These tips & tricks will help you create an ornament collection that is cohesive, personal and beautiful. BASICS: All trees need a base layer, which are generally ball ornaments. Once you have decided what colors you will…
How to make cheap garland look expensive
How to make cheap garland look expensive with these simple tips! When we moved into our house we inherited tubs of faux garland from the previous owners. There was a lot of it but none of it was super nice. Over the years I’ve experimented with it and have come up with one very simple…
How To Professionally Decorate a Christmas Tree Using Oversized Items
To professionally decorate a Christmas tree there a few things that will help you achieve the look. I talked about how to decorate a Christmas tree with ribbon already and today I’m going to share another pro tip: adding oversized decorations! When you vary the scale and texture of your Christmas ornaments it gives an…
How to Decorate a Christmas Tree with Ribbon
Putting ribbon on a Christmas tree is a classic element that can elevate your Christmas tree and give it a designer look. Whether cascading vertically top to bottom, added as ornaments, or wrapped as a garland, ribbon adds interest and fullness to even the most scraggly of tree. In this post, I am sharing my…
Christmas Morning Breakfast Table
The night before Christmas we have a few traditions in our house. We always read ‘The Night Before Christmas’ and the boys open one package. They are convinced it is always Christmas pajamas 😉 Then after the kids go to sleep I sneak into the kitchen and prep our Christmas breakfast table. It doesn’t take…
Christmas Master Bedroom Tour
Two years ago I was browsing Pinterest and came across a bedroom decorated for Christmas and realized I had the perfect master bedroom to be decorated – it is green after all! (Take the full tour here.) A week later a black Friday impulse purchase of Christmasy flannel sheets confirmed that my bedroom was getting…
Easy Holiday Card DIY Display Idea
One of the things I just love about Christmas is the steady stream of happy mail we receive throughout the month. (And no, I’m not talking about the Amazon boxes.) Ever since we have been married I have stuck the years stash of Christmas cards down in the bottom of one of our tubs. I…