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Bottle Brush Trees Are the Cheapest Decor Trick I Know
Bottle brush trees are the cheapest Christmas decor I own. Here's how I build a little village on my console, and how to fix those ugly plastic bases.
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Projects I have actually made, with the mistakes included so you can skip them.
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6 Ways to Display Christmas Cards (Without Taping Them to a Door)
I taped our Christmas cards to a door frame for three years and finally pulled the paint off. Here are 6 christmas card display ideas that actually hold up.
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A Christmas Centerpiece You Can Actually Eat Dinner Around
Christmas table centerpiece ideas that survive an actual dinner. I build mine in a dough bowl so the whole thing lifts off the table in one motion.
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Christmas in the Kitchen, Beyond the Cocoa Bar
My christmas kitchen decor ideas after four years of grease and steam: mini wreaths on cabinets, swapped towels, greenery over the range, and what I quit.
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DIY Dried Orange Slice Garland (With a Toddler Helping)
My oven method for dried orange garland — quarter-inch slices, 200 degrees, and which batch I burned. Strung on jute twine with cinnamon sticks.
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A Front Porch That Looks Done in One Afternoon
Front porch christmas decorating ideas that take one afternoon: two lanterns, two pots you build yourself with cheap faux cedar, and a doormat. That's it.
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How to Make Your House Smell Like Christmas All December
My Christmas simmer pot recipe with orange, cinnamon, cloves, and cranberries, plus the candles and warmers I rotate and the one scent I had to quit.
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Salt Dough Handprint Ornaments You'll Keep Forever
My salt dough ornaments recipe with cinnamon, plus the sealing step I skipped the first year and regretted. Four ingredients and a tiny hand.
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A Very Arendelle Christmas
How I'm turning my daughter's room into Arendelle for Christmas, with tree candles, straw ornaments, Norwegian treats and a Saint Lucia crown.
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DIY Popcorn Cranberry Garland
How to make a popcorn and cranberry garland that actually lasts all season — my stale popcorn trick, the right wire, and the spray that seals it.
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DIY Wall Christmas Tree
A wall Christmas tree made with jute twine, sewing pins and fairy lights. It takes up zero floor space and you can hang it high enough to stay out of little hands.
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DIY Ribbon Designs for Your Tree
Two simple ribbon designs for your Christmas tree that look professional, plus two ways to finish the ends so they aren't just left hanging at the bottom.
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Get the Flocked Look Without Ruining Your Tree
How I got the flocked look on my Christmas tree using flocked picks instead of flocking spray, so I didn't risk ruining a tree I paid good money for.
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DIY Double Sided Poinsettia Wreath
I could never hang a wreath in a window because I'd miss out on seeing it. Here's how I made a double sided poinsettia wreath that looks pretty from both sides.
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DIY Stocking Birchwood Log
In five years of marriage we've never had a mantle. Here's the DIY stocking birchwood log I made to hang our stockings on the wall — and keep up year round.
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DIY Mid Century Modern Christmas Wreath
Mid century modern Christmas decor is one of my favorite styles, and this tinsel wreath gets you that vintage look without paying vintage prices. Only 5 steps!
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DIY Jingle Bell Garland
A rustic jingle bell garland made with two things: bells and jute twine. Here's how I strung mine, plus all the ways I'm using it around the house.
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DIY Fresh Greenery Holiday Arrangement
A fresh greenery arrangement for your table that only takes a few things and a few minutes. Here's how I wove holly berries and pinecones into mine.
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DIY Advent Calendar
A DIY advent calendar made from a big hanging metal letter, cut-out scrapbook numbers, and fresh cedar. Only a few steps, and the letter stays up after Christmas.
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DIY Hot Cocoa Bar
A hot cocoa bar that doubles as decor! Here's every piece I used on my tiered tray, and where I found the tray without spending over $75.
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The Easiest DIY Faux Fur Tree Skirt
Probably the easiest DIY you'll ever do! Two yards of faux fur and something to fluff underneath, and your tree stand disappears in a few minutes.
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DIY Scandinavian Style Ornaments
These DIY Scandinavian ornaments take four steps: a clear glass ball, a sprig of fresh rosemary, and you've got natural, cozy decor for your tree.
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Tobacco Basket Christmas Wreath
One of the easiest DIYs I've ever done! A tobacco basket, a frosted lambs ear wreath, holly berries and a little sign, and it works year round.
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DIY Hoop Wreaths
Embroidery hoops plus greenery make the easiest DIY wreath I've done, and you can swap the cedar out each season to use them all year long.