Five Easy and Simple Christmas Decorating Ideas
Five Easy and Simple Christmas Decorating Ideas
Christmas is right around the corner, so what better time than now to share a few easy and simple ideas to help with last-minute Christmas decorating.
If you have some ribbon, a few empty jars or vases and some extra Christmas decorating items then I’m sure you can bring these together too!
I’m using everything that I’m sharing today in my kitchen but they are honestly ideas that you can use anywhere in your home.
Ok, lets get started…
Five Easy and Simple Christmas Decorating Ideas
I love faux flowers so it’s no surprise that I pulled a few out to help with these decorations.
Here I’m using two hydrangeas that I used back in spring along with a few small poinsettias. An old recycled jar holds all those flowers together and some ribbon ends up wrapped around my jar and this one is done.
This next one is so simple but kind of a classic. I mean, who doesn’t like filling up containers with Christmas ornaments!
Red Christmas ball ornaments fill up a large mason jar that I wrap with that red and white ribbon also used with my hydrangeas and that’s it for this one.
I found that red and white (Dollar Store) ribbon so beautiful and couldn’t help but use it on practically all of my kitchen decorations.
Here I wrapped an old glass lotion bottle with my ribbon then filled that up with a few red glittered berry stems.
Last year I used these candy canes to decorate this same area in my kitchen and really loved it so I decided to use them again and just change it up a bit with some gold ribbon and then scatter them around a bit more compared to last year.
Lastly, a single pine cone ends up in a small drinking glass, a white candle in a jar with gold curling ribbon, and that’s it for my easy and simple Christmas decorating ideas.
Hope you enjoyed these easy and simple Christmas decorating ideas.
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9 Simple Fall Decor Ideas
9 Simple Fall Decor Ideas
Today I’m sharing 9 simple fall decorations.
I started by picking out my colors. I love color! And I almost always end up with a mix of different colors when I’m decorating. So for these fall decorations, I decided to use three classic fall colors. Red, yellow, and orange but I also included some blue as well.
Then I brought in the two usual items I love to decorate with. Faux flowers and ribbon.
I added in a few classic items like pumpkins and pine cones and brought that all together with a few new items as well as items I already had at home to create these 9 simple decor items I’ll be sharing with you now.
ok, let’s get started…
9 Simple Fall Decor Ideas
For this first one, I used a white candle, a small glass cup from the dollar store, yellow ribbon, red checkered ribbon, and a few sprigs of small leaves that I pulled off of an old faux plant.
I started by securing my yellow ribbon with some scotch tape here…
then finished wrapping it around my glass and secured it again with more tape.
I finished by tying a bow with my checkered red ribbon over the yellow ribbon then tucking my small sprigs into the red ribbon. Then in goes my candle to the glass cup.
For my next one, I filled a cylinder vase with mini pumpkins then wrapped green ribbon around my vase, securing it with tape.
Then I finished off with some Dollar Tree orange/gold ribbon that I picked up a couple of years ago for this fall centerpiece.
It doesn’t get any more simple than this next one!
I used a recycled old jar, filled it with a couple of old mini pumpkins and some pine cones then wrapped my checkered red ribbon finishing off with a simple bow around the front.
Now I’m using three blue faux flowers that I picked up over the summer at my local dollar store…
and added them to a blue vase that I found at the Christmas Tree Shop, then finished with jute twine tied to my vase.
Here I used three red faux poppy flowers from Walmart, another old jar and then I wrapped my jar with three different ribbons…
Red velvet ribbon, yellow ribbon, and my checkered red ribbon.
To create a simple wreath, I used a small paper plate, cut the center out with a craft knife…
wrapped burlap around my paper plate and secured it with hot glue…
hot glued a few faux leaves, one sunflower pulled off its stem, and a few red berries to complete this simple wreath.
Please excuse me while I ramble a bit. I’m always amazed at how many times I’m able to reuse my faux flowers. I’ve used that sunflower you see on the wreath over and over again since picking it up a few years ago at the Dollar Tree. It started off as a couple of bunches of sunflowers but since then I’ve taken it apart many times and created a number of different pieces with them.
I’ve actually used many of the items you see today in a number of different posts throughout this blog. Those eucalyptus leaves you’ll see down below were used last year for fall decor. My single sunflower on my wreath has made a presentation for spring, fall, and who knows how many other times! My two yellow flowers accompanying that large red rose down below have also appeared a few different times.
As for those fun white chrysanthemums a few photos down, they made their debut right here. Even those sweet little red berries up top popped up to say hello here.
Anyway, I always love seeing how many times I can use these beautiful flowers and thought it would be fun to share with you as well.
This next one may just be my favorite.
I’m using another glass cup just like the one I used for my white candle, burlap, orange twine, a large faux yellow peony from the dollar store, and a bunch of eucalyptus leaves.
I cut a few stems of leaves off of that bunch of leaves, then combined them with my yellow faux flower.
And wrapped my cup with burlap and orange twine…
Now I’m using pine cones, a glass vase, glitter red ribbon, a red rose, yellow faux flowers, and faux leaves…
All of that comes together in my vase, finishing off with a simple red sparkly bow.
(Red rose from Walmart. I picked up the yellow flowers about a year ago at Michaels)
For my last one, I’m using orange and white faux flowers…
(Orange faux flowers from the Christmas Tree Shop)
Mixing those two colors together and displaying them in this old Walmart vase I’ve used over and over again around my home.
Well, that’s it for this one my friends.
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Green Turquoise Stackable Stretch Beaded Bracelets
Green Turquoise Stackable Stretch Beaded Bracelets
Beaded bracelets are so fun.
You can wear multiple stretch beaded bracelets at a time…
or pull a single bracelet onto your wrist and call it a day.
Today I’m sharing an easy DIY for stackable stretch beaded bracelets.
I started off with green turquoise beads as my main color and then decided to add in a few more neutral-toned beads…
White, crystal, and gold.
Let’s get started!
Green Turquoise Stackable Stretch Beaded Bracelets
First, my supplies:
Green turquoise beads, gold beads, crystal beads, and white pearls.
You can find the turquoise and crystal beads at Walmart.
I linked to the “gold” beads on Amazon. FYI: They are a slightly darker toned gold color in person compared to a more classic toned gold bead.
The pearl beads have been in my collection for ages 🙂
Next, elastic string and scissors.
Step 1:
Start by adding beads to your string. Measure on your wrist as you go and continue adding ’til you reach your desired size.
Step 2:
Once you have the right size, tie a few knots. I usually do around four knots.
You can add some adhesive here if you wish (like I did here) but I’ve recently stopped adding glue to my bracelets and haven’t had any issues with breakage. I just give the bracelet a few tight knots and I’m good to go.
Step 3:
Cut your string.
And you’re done!
Here’s a closer look at the patterns I went with for my bracelets:
A mix of all the beads, with a couple of long sections of crystal beads…
Another mix of all my beads where the pearls are standing out a bit more than the rest…
and lastly, a more simple look where the turquoise beads are the star of the show!
Well, that’s it for this one my friends.
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3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements
3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements
It never fails…
I start working on my floral arrangements and more times than not…
I reach for an old pickle jar instead of my store-bought vases.
I love them…
Beer bottles, cans, a flower pot, sugar bowls, tiny travel bottles, and even a smartwatch box. I’ve used them all!
Between the vases that I’ve picked up from actual stores and the recycled containers that I’ve saved at home, I’ve developed quite a collection.
I find these containers so easy to work with and I can’t help but wonder every time I hold an empty can of beans in my hands, what can I possibly do with this.
These three simple summer faux floral arrangements are no exception to the recycled container love. They ended up in three small jars that I wrapped with ribbon, just like many of my other simple faux floral arrangements, and then filled with Dollar Store faux flowers and came up with three simple but very pretty summer table decorations for my home.
Let’s get started!
3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements
The first arrangement consists of:
3 stems of faux flowers, all light shades of purple…
and yellow ribbon and an old jar.
I wrapped my yellow ribbon around the jar, securing it around the back with some scotch tape…
then I took the wisteria stem and cut off a long portion of it then cut down my other two flowers to fit the jar.
And this little gal is done!
My second arrangement consists of:
3 white lilies and one stem of foliage.
White and yellow ribbon and an old jar.
I cut down my flowers to fit the jar as well as a portion of the leaves to tuck behind the white lilies and wrapped my ribbon around the jar, again securing it with scotch tape.
And this one’s ready to go!
My third arrangement consists of:
A couple of cherry blossom stems and the same stem of leaves that I used for my second arrangement.
Another old jar and white and jute ribbon.
I wrapped my ribbon, first the white ribbon, then the jute ribbon on top of the white…
then I cut off 4 short pieces of the dark pink cherry blossom stem, a small section of the light pink cherry blossom, and a piece of what I had left from my leaves.
And my third summer faux floral arrangement is all set!
Well, that’s it for this one my friends.
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