I've never been that excited for Christmas the last couple of years because it's always snuck up on me and I was always too busy to really get prepared for the holiday. I didn't have time to decorate or go shopping for all my loved ones & made me irritated for holiday season (which I hated, and made me even more upset). And then working in retail where Christmas comes before Halloween, I *really* hated the holiday season.
So imagine my surprise when I find myself starting to think about what I want to bake for Christmas Eve dinner at my grandfather's house. Or how I want to decorate the mantel (because we have a house now!). Maybe it's a combination of our first Christmas married, and our first Christmas in our new house & my not working in retail anymore. I even find myself thinking about Christmas decorating and it's not even Thanksgiving yet! Yikes! I used to hate when people would do that before Thanksgiving and now I'm one of them! haha.
So in the spirit of preparing & getting excited for the holidays this year, I thought it'd be fun to dream a little about what a homemade Christmas would look like in our new home this year.
This year I want to focus on making some Garlands...
lots of Ornaments...
(both made by my husband and I if we can organize an afternoon to do some crafting :) and I'm sure the kids I babysit would love to make some ornaments with me)
Wreaths...
Stockings...
(I've been wanting to knit our own but with all the gifts I still have to make, I doubt I'll have enough time to get them completed for this Christmas. Maybe next year)
and since both my husband and I are really excited to have a real Christmas tree, we'll need a tree skirt of course!
What are you planning for the holidays? Or are you too busy like I used to be in the past years?
So imagine my surprise when I find myself starting to think about what I want to bake for Christmas Eve dinner at my grandfather's house. Or how I want to decorate the mantel (because we have a house now!). Maybe it's a combination of our first Christmas married, and our first Christmas in our new house & my not working in retail anymore. I even find myself thinking about Christmas decorating and it's not even Thanksgiving yet! Yikes! I used to hate when people would do that before Thanksgiving and now I'm one of them! haha.
So in the spirit of preparing & getting excited for the holidays this year, I thought it'd be fun to dream a little about what a homemade Christmas would look like in our new home this year.
This year I want to focus on making some Garlands...
The paper garlands would be fun projects to do when babysitting.
lots of Ornaments...
(both made by my husband and I if we can organize an afternoon to do some crafting :) and I'm sure the kids I babysit would love to make some ornaments with me)
Painted ornaments (Local Craftstores have these ornaments kits)
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| Can you believe these are crocheted? Where do I find a pattern to do this. These make awesome Christmas gifts, too. |
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| Ornaments made from origami. Now I have another reason to hang out with my dad. |
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| I don't know how I could replicate these, but I just LOVE the colors! If I went with tradition ornaments, this is what I'd get. |
Wreaths...
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| This would go well with that silver tree skirt (below). |
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| My favorite, traditional & simple wreath. |
Stockings...
(I've been wanting to knit our own but with all the gifts I still have to make, I doubt I'll have enough time to get them completed for this Christmas. Maybe next year)
I'm a sucker for the traditional with only a touch of new.
and since both my husband and I are really excited to have a real Christmas tree, we'll need a tree skirt of course!
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| This tradition red & white skirt is what I had envisioned. |
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| I didn't even think about knitting or crocheting one. |
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| This one would be very sophisticated for those holiday parties. |