I was asked by my sweet cousin
Jessica Rose Lee to share with you all some of my homemade Christmas decorations and ideas. I've just started getting things together and doing some decorating, but I'm happy to share what I do have up. So, here goes...A Homemade Christmas.
These are our Advent candles. I know it's not "tradition" to have all white, but we love them!
Also I've never been able to afford a candelabra, so I decided to buy mismatched silver plate, candle sticks at thrift shops (I paid less than $3.00 each) and group them. I LOVE this look!
The little candle "wreaths" was a decoration tip I picked up from my Mother in-law. I bought them at Michaels, I think for about a dollar each.
Here is my latest project (sorry the picture is so washed out, it was dark when I took it).
I spray painted a twig red, put it in a vintage vase (I already had) and hung little ornaments on it. I'm loving this! Total cost: nothing! I used what I had on hand. And just in case you're wondering, yes, I am one of those people that has about 10 cans of spray paint in the garage...just in case!
These little apples are one of my favorite ornaments (if I'm decorating with red), I get them at the Dollar Store each year. That's right, the Dollar Store. 6 for a dollar!
And here's the paint I used. Now I must tell you that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Rust-Oleum, Ultra Cover 2x!
It is by far the best spray paint! And I have used everything! Cost, about $3.00 a can.
These glitter decorations the children and I made last year. I went to Michaels, bought about a dozen of those little wooden cut-outs (hearts and stars). I believe they are 25 cents each. Anyway, we painted them what color we wanted (cheap craft paint), pasted them and then put glitter in a bag and did the "shake and bake" thing with them one at a time. We then let them dry, hot glued ribbon and a button on and there you go...a big glittery mess, with some pretty cute ornaments that the kids helped make.
Here's what we use (I had a 50% off coupon for this holiday set, but any glitter and paste would work. Check the Dollar Store!
I love orange clove balls. They make me think Christmas! They are very time consuming to make and unless you can buy your cloves bulk they can be a little spendy to make, but oh,so worth it. They make the house smell yummy and they last forever. A few years ago we made this one as a family. I would work on it for a time, then we'd help the children, and then my husband would take over. It took us a while, but we love it.
I made these with some sheets of craft felt (25 cents each) some hot glue and stuffing from an old pillow.
I did some hand stitching around one with some embroidery floss just for fun.
We got these at Michaels (I don't recall what they cost, but it was not much). I think there were at least a dozen in the box. We added the bright ribbon to hang them. These are the children's favorite ornament.
These ribbon roses are super easy to make. Take a wide ribbon and a needle and thread, run a loose stitch though one side. Pull tight and watch it curl up into a circle. Make a quick "holding" stitch, securing your circle in place and then hot glue a button in the center and add ribbon leafs with the hot glue.
Adding a simple bow to decorations you already have is very festive!
Add a few berries (Dollar Store again).
And a dish of nuts. It warms up the space and adds that extra touch for a homemade Christmas.
Hope you have enjoyed peeking into my living-room and our homemade Christmas!
