Continuing with my "better late than never" approach from yesterday, I finally got my act together and got my house ready for a holiday blog tour. I love poinsettias so they are always on my front door wreath. This year, I added silver ribbon that was left over from trimming our Christmas tree. You can see last year's Dickens-inspired version here and the original, simple wreath from 2011 here. With a sturdy wreath form, silk florals, and craft picks, the possibilities are endless, and I really like the elegance the ribbon adds.
When I ran out of space on our kitchen bulletin board to display cards, I used polka dot and striped washi tape to stick them directly to the walls! I got the idea from this post at Design Improvised.
My counters are stacked with holiday treats for family members and drop-in guests! This year I made The Dwelling Tree's funfetti sugar cookies and Hershey's crinkle cookies. Both turned out GREAT - I was finally organized enough to make all of the dough on the 23rd, chill it overnight in the fridge, and do the actual baking on Christmas Eve morning. I found the square snowflake and cellophane wrapping kits at Big Lots and A.C. Moore.
You can see how I made my chalkboard chargers and matching Christmas tree ornaments in yesterday's post.
These crochet snowflakes are a family heirloom.
The penguin ornament was a gift from my mom this year - she said it was calling my name - and the clear snowflake ornaments and white frosted ornaments are new additions from Michael's. I tried to keep an overall simple, sparkly, snowy theme in mind and I used very little red and no green or gold on the tree this year.
I was really excited to find Hershey's chocolate mint flavored candy canes! It's the little things, y'all.
My little snow jars were one of my first holiday crafts this year and probably the easiest - I added Epsom salts, mini pinecones left over from Breeze's wedding, and colorful tiny jingle bells and called it done. The square Mason jar was a gift from Breeze. I'm not really a big candy dish person (they make me feel like an old lady) but apparently they are a popular teacher gift, so I went with it.
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Goergous house my dear
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