Tips
Etsy Picks Holiday Season 2019
My 11 favorite Etsy Christmas decor picks for 2019 — a Merry Christmas sled, ice skates, gift boxes and more, most with a discount code for y'all.
18 posts
Tips
The small things that make decorating faster, cheaper, or a lot less annoying.
Tips
How to Decorate Your Small Space This Christmas
Seven ways to decorate a small space for Christmas without the clutter, from pencil trees and corner trees to a wall advent calendar and tiny festive touches.
Tips
Where to Find the Best Ribbon for Your Tree
The three places I actually buy Christmas tree ribbon (Hobby Lobby, Amazon and Etsy), plus what to check so you get your money's worth on every roll.
Tips
4 Ways to Make Any Tree Look Full
Tree looks lush on the box but full of holes once you fluff it? Here are 4 ways to make any Christmas tree look full — no trip back to the store.
Tips
A Better Way to Hang Ornaments
Tired of tangled hooks and heavy ornaments that won't stay put? Here's how I hang ornaments with floral wire so they sit right on the branch and stay there.
Tips
How to Add Fresh Greenery to Your Decor
Skipping the real tree? Here are 5 easy ways to add fresh greenery to your Christmas decor — and every one of them stays out of reach of pets and kids.
Tips
How to Choose the Perfect Christmas Tree
Real, PVC, molded branch, pre-lit, flocked or pink? I did the research on all seven Christmas tree types so you can pick the perfect one for your home.
Tips
Where to Find Fresh Greenery
Where to find fresh greenery for your holiday decor — six places I've actually shopped, from Amazon and Lowes to tree farms that deliver to your door.
Tips
6 Ways to Hang Stockings (No Fireplace Required!)
No mantle? Same. Here are 6 ways to hang stockings without a fireplace, and some of them only need things you already have in your home.
Tips
Guide to Useful Christmas Decor
Christmas decor starts to feel like clutter fast. Here are 8 useful Christmas decor ideas that look beautiful and actually earn their spot all season long.
Tips
How to Keep Pets Away From Your Tree
I have two cats who didn't care how many times they got sick from chewing my tree. Here's the one spray that finally kept my pets away from it.
Tips
How to Keep Your Greenery Fresh
Fresh greenery smells amazing, but it won't last like artificial does. Six things I do to keep Christmas greenery fresh all the way through the season.
Tips
Everything You Need for a Glam Christmas
Love a little extra sparkle? Here are the six things I'd start with for a glam Christmas: a flocked tree, mixed metallics, faux fur and lots of glitter.
Tips
Everything You Need for a Mid Century Modern Christmas
A silver aluminum tree, a sputnik topper, vintage style ornaments and lots of tinsel: the eight essentials for a mid century modern Christmas.
Tips
Everything You Need for a Classic Christmas
Classic Christmas decor is red and green, velvet ribbon and poinsettias. Here are the six things I'd start with for that homey, nostalgic look.
Tips
Everything You Need for a Farmhouse Christmas
If you love Chip and Joanna, farmhouse Christmas decor is for you! Here are the six basics I'd start with, from a flocked tree to buffalo check stockings.
Tips
Everything You Need for a Scandinavian Christmas
Scandinavian Christmas decor is one of the easiest styles to pull off. Here are my six essentials, from a bare tree to gnomes to wool garland.
Tips
Send Beautiful Holiday Cards, No Post Office Trip Required!
I once forgot a whole stack of Christmas cards I'd handwritten in November. Here's how I send holiday cards now without ever going to the post office.