I am in a wreath making mood lately, that and the last one was promptly given away to one of my little 4 year old friends. This one above I made with what I had on hand to complement the Advent elf. I am liking this color way so much though that I think I will shelf our regular Christmas decor and make some flag garlands to adorn a little tree in a basket such as this one from a Christmas Tilda book.
It would be a more subdued holiday, but I always get very stressed by the clutter created by the many many "Noel" ornaments and trinkets I have collected in about ten years of marriage and home making. So instead of decking the halls this Thanksgiving we just repainted our front door, not that it was without stress!
In the end I still want my home to look like itself, not transform into a store display. I fully realize of course that many families have a blast decorating every inch of their house but you see I live with a grown man, a toddler boy who thinks he is spider man and two male cats. Nobody cares here, at all!
(unless it's eatable or scratch-able of course)
Aside from the tree the only decorating I do is whatever crafts the girls make. I have no patience for more than that - my house is too full as it is.
This all looks wonderfully simple and beautiful
Posted by: Cheryl Arkison | December 02, 2011 at 03:10 PM
I love having the Christmas tree but am not as excited about all the other little stuff I've collected over the years, but it has become "tradition" so it goes out. However the last 4 years or so I've managed to leave it all to the hubby and children to put up. Is that wrong?
Posted by: Lisa | December 02, 2011 at 09:17 PM