DIY Winter Branches with White Leaves...

I use several wreaths around my home while decorating for the holidays. This one started out fairly plain with natural greenery and a few faux berry sprigs. After adding just a few elements, I was able to create a much prettier focal point for this holiday vignette.

 

 

 

 

As I mentioned in this post, I am using a red, green, and blue color scheme this year. I added some vintage glass balls to my wreath, along with some snowflakes and these homemade winter branches with white leaves...

I found this simple craft on The Nesting Place last week, and just had to try it out! Just 3 items and you have the prettiest winter branches with white leaves to use all around your house.

All you need are a few bare branches, white duct tape, and scissors…

 

 

 

 

I used Duck Brand white tape for mine. Snip off a strip of tape about 3-4 inches long and place it on the end of the twig…

 

 

 

 

Fold strip over. Don’t worry about the wrinkles…that helps it look more natural

 

 

 

Fold in half again, then snip with scissors into a half oval shape…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That’s it! Now you have some pretty, shiny, white winter leaves to add to your wreaths, and garland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How is your holiday decorating coming along?


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Let the decorating begin…

Last weekend I was out of town at a friends cabin in beautiful Truckee, Ca. near Lake Tahoe. This is an annual “Girls Weekend” which is a pretty good reason to be a little behind on the holiday decorating! It is so nice to get away with some of your best girlfriends to visit, eat, drink, hot tub in a snow flurry, play some games, and just hang out and chat!

Cheers!

 

 

So far, I have changed out my chalkboard to a holiday greeting…

 

 

 

 

I have also decided to do things a little differently this year. I am using a smaller portion of my holiday decorations, and recently purchased this ornament collection from Home Depot to set my color scheme.

 

 

 

 

I already use a lot of blue accents in my home and this Martha Stewart collection will work nicely. Now for the next decision…white lights vs. colored lights on the Christmas Tree?

 

 

 

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I have always used colored lights on our tree. That is the way our family did it growing up and I loved the colored lights with all the unique and different ornaments. However, now I am in the mood for something different and think I will change out to white this year!

 

 

How do you decorate your tree? Are you a colored or white light family?

 

 

 

Glitter Crowns…

Today I want to share a pretty little project I made recently that is small in size…yet brings a large amount of sparkle to your holiday table!

 

 

These sparkly Glitter Crowns take just a few items and a few minutes to make!

 

Supplies ~

Several cardboard tubes ~ from paper towels, t.p., wrapping paper, etc.

Gold and Silver Krylon Spraypaint

Mod Podge

Gold and Silver Glitter

 

Start with your cardboard tubes and cut them into 2-3 inch high sections (depending on how tall you want your crowns to be). Then cut the points on each section…you will now have a pile of these…

 

 

 

 

Next, spray paint your cardboard crowns ~ be sure to spray the inside of each crown too ~ some silver and some gold…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now get your Mod Podge and glitter ready…

 

 

Lightly paint each crown with the Mod Podge and roll in glitter…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That’s it! You now have some sparkle for your holiday table…

 

 

 

 

These festive little crowns can be used several ways. As shown above, I used some as napkin rings…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And they are equally cute as place card holders…

 

 

For these photos, I set up a display at our shop Hip Chick Designs, to showcase how nice they will look on your holiday table…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you don’t have time during the busy holiday hussle and bussle to make your own…these gold and silver Glitter Crowns are available at our shop Hip Chick Designs and also through my blog. Visit my contact page, and send me a note for availability and shipping info. I will be happy to send you some sparkle!

 

 

 

 

How are you adding the sparkle to your holiday décor?



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