Do you ever have the best intentions to do something really nice and neat, but then things come up and you just don’t know where the time went? Well that’s exactly what happened with my Christmas Home Tour.
I had every intention of having all of you into my home (Of course through the internet) to show you my Christmas decorations and something just magically happened. The Home Tour didn’t happen so please forgive me. I am still going to share pictures below of different areas in my house and my decorations. I just wish you could have seen them sooner. Merry Christmas!!!!
My Not So Christmas Home Tour
Coco-Cola crate turned table centerpiece with tree trimmings and Coca-Cola bottles
The beautiful Nativity scene
Hallway with sitting bench
The garland on the wreath is made with bakers twine and pom poms that I made last year. Get the full tutorial HERE.
Most of these items I had already laying around the house and were found on clearance. Christmas decorating doesn’t have to break the bank.
Hot Cocoa Bar
Complete with mugs, paper straws, marshmallows, chocolate chips, and peppermints
I also hand lettered this Hot Cocoa sign to hang above made by spray painting the glass with chalkboard spray paint and placing back inside the frame that I painted with white spray paint.
Chalk markers are now my favorite.
Kitchen Table
I love this red and white stripe table runner that I got at TJ Maxx for about $7. I placed the Christmas spode napkin holder and salt and pepper shakers on each side of a white cake plate. I ran a red ribbon through the holes of the platter making it perfect for Christmas. The tree was found at Michael’s last year on clearance for $3.
Ceramic Christmas Tree
This tree was made by my very talented Aunt Sharon. It has such a special place in my heart because my Mom made one just like it but larger when my parents were dating. They still have it and put it up every year. I used to place the colored lights in each hole when I was little and looked forward to it so much.
My Mom found this lantern in the Christmas section at Target I think but knew I would love it for any time of year. I added a few tree trimmings for the perfect Christmas touch. Beside it is sitting a framed photo of me and Mark at one of our Christmas’ when we were dating.
Porch Decorations
On the side porch, I placed this simple silver tree for an extra shimmer that I found one year after Christmas on clearance once again at Target. Can you tell I love Target by now?
To continue with the tree trimmings that smell amazing by the way, I thought a few tree trunks cut into small sections with tree trimmings placed in them would be the perfect centerpiece. I actually just went to a Christmas tree farm and asked for some of the excess trimmings. They were more than happy to give them to me. I even saw several of the trunks in different sizes lying there as well and grabbed them. They had holes already drilled in them as well making it even better.
And in case you missed my front porch decorations, here is a sneak peek. Be sure to see the whole front porch HERE. I absolutely love the way it turned out.
Most of my decorations are very rustic and cozy. I love how everything turned out. Please share what your favorite themes to decorate with are for Christmas in the comments below.
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